Resources: The Amazon Digital Photography Blog

A stunning photo from Ryan Brenizer’s Amazon Blog

Every once in a while, you find a great resource in an unexpected place. That is exactly what happened when I stumbled upon the Amazon Digital Photography Blog.

First, a bit of back story.

When we first started Inkubook, the first book I wanted to do was a cookbook, but this presented me with all kinds of dilemmas. Not least among my concerns was how on earth do you make the food you cook at home look as delicious as and beautiful as those in cookbooks written by top chefs. I made a note to do some research and went about the work of building the site with which to build the cookbook.

Having been in publishing for some time, I try my best to keep up with the comings and goings at Amazon and check their Amazon Daily blog regularly for inspiration and the latest news. Imagine my surprise when I come across a post called Play With Your Food! on their site that was all about photographing food. Rather than focusing on the voodoo that is “food styling” that all to often includes very little food, the post provided a few dead on tips that would make any food look beautiful and scrumptious.

Being altogether pleased, I continued to follow the blog and have found it consistently useful. Of particular interest to readers of this blog will be the post on Photography tip: Shooting for Photobooks. The blog is authored by Ryan Brenizer who is a professional wedding photographer, and not an Amazon employee. The content is a mix of product reviews, photography techniques, and tips and tricks, all of which should be valuable to the amateur photographer. I have already found myself employing a number of the techniques relayed in the blog and have been very pleased with the results.

If you are looking to expand your repertoire of photography techniques and your knowledge of the latest gear, the Amazon Digital Photography blog is a great place to start.