tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post8733807412872690179..comments2024-01-05T00:42:22.034-08:00Comments on Best Food Photography Tips: 20 Proven Tips To Get You Published on TastespottingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-15890262515578116192010-02-22T14:46:43.493-08:002010-02-22T14:46:43.493-08:00Congrats Naomi!!!!!!Congrats Naomi!!!!!!Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597734339038443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-73359057565453787332010-02-22T12:57:17.636-08:002010-02-22T12:57:17.636-08:00Aweeee-some post! I just started my blog and follo...Aweeee-some post! I just started my blog and followed all your rules here and your post on angles and I've have been published on both Tastespotting and FoodGawker. In fact only two posts deep and both have been published. I attribute this directly to your tips. A big Thank You to you! My traffic went from 10 visits(all family) to 500+ visits in 24hrs.Naomihttp://www.bakersroyale.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-19545341450595054282010-01-21T07:26:52.147-08:002010-01-21T07:26:52.147-08:00Hi Danielle,
Sorry for the late response. Usuall...Hi Danielle,<br /><br />Sorry for the late response. Usually the image does not need to be square when you submit it...the site will automatically crop it for you..(tastespotting actually lets you crop it once you submit it). The important thing here is that you have to make sure that the main focus of the photo is in the center, otherwise the picture will look off once the cropping occurs. Checking the file size is a bit more complicated but using Photoshop is always the best way.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597734339038443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-91361988591137497082009-12-04T12:53:35.284-08:002009-12-04T12:53:35.284-08:00I know these sights require square cropping and a ...I know these sights require square cropping and a certain file size and I don't know how to know if it's right. Can you answer that for me?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-28862204099713508332009-11-04T12:10:37.542-08:002009-11-04T12:10:37.542-08:00I just found this post, and have had the opposite ...I just found this post, and have had the opposite experience than most of you, TS has published two of my pics, while those exact pics were rejected from FG. Photo grazing has been much easier to get published on!Beth @ Kitchen Minionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01016766408943064599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-52636017274616670352009-09-10T09:51:48.528-07:002009-09-10T09:51:48.528-07:00These are some great tips here. My photos are alw...These are some great tips here. My photos are always rejected. I don't think they are so bad, but alas, they do and it's their opinion that counts!Marie Raynerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00407913432222377267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-51107589490529559762009-09-09T22:08:26.852-07:002009-09-09T22:08:26.852-07:00Thank you for your great tips! I am excited to sha...Thank you for your great tips! I am excited to share that for the first time two of my photos were published on Tastespotting.com! This is very exciting for me:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-72061489299710885432009-09-03T17:27:04.477-07:002009-09-03T17:27:04.477-07:00I personally have had more things rejected from Fo...I personally have had more things rejected from Foodgawker than from Tastespotting, oddly enough. I've even done 2 different pizza posts and used pictures that were almost identical in composition just one from one direction and the other from the other direction.<br /><br />Funny thing is the one that wasn't accepted was because of "composition". Now if they had said that the issue was contrast/dark/too grainy, I would have understood.<br /><br />I'm beginning to think it's random (as in hit their quota for the day and no more past that)or based on what the one viewing the photos is craving :PAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09070583800403011942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-14431302512955519712009-08-18T14:26:12.133-07:002009-08-18T14:26:12.133-07:00I dont know what works - I have had a number of ph...I dont know what works - I have had a number of photos published and each time its different...Christo Gonzaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07593498830764421725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-40285461637655696232009-06-24T16:09:01.251-07:002009-06-24T16:09:01.251-07:00I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds fo...I'm glad I'm not the only one who finds foodgawker is more accepting than Tastespotting! I've only ever been rejected by the latter, and the one time foodgawker didn't like a submission, they told me which other photo in the blog post that they would accept. <br /><br />I've definitely been feelin' the love more for FG than TS as of late. They also seem to update their site more frequently than TS.Jaymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170879262827264585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-44059687721504076152009-06-21T13:28:55.384-07:002009-06-21T13:28:55.384-07:00Great post! I agree with some of the other commen...Great post! I agree with some of the other comments concerning one site accepting and the other rejecting. It is quite confusing. <br /><br />I also agree that Foodgawker has an easier submission process. <br /><br />Thanks for the tips!judyfoodiehttp://www.culinaryescapade.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-81283858621999972502009-06-17T14:30:03.375-07:002009-06-17T14:30:03.375-07:00Nice post, thanks for the tips. I was thinking of ...Nice post, thanks for the tips. I was thinking of writing a post called Tastespotting Hates Me. <br /><br />We have had much better luck with Foodgawker. And I find Foodgawkers submission process easier. <br /><br />It also took me a long time to figure out how to track my submissions at Tastespotter. Maybe I needed a tutorial on how to use the Tastespotting website. :)<br /><br />I resized my photos, then found out some of my photos were too small and did not fill the square. Rejected, of course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-40431823033250995152009-06-17T13:42:11.597-07:002009-06-17T13:42:11.597-07:00Great tip Jenncuisine!
Olga, I find that totally ...Great tip Jenncuisine!<br /><br />Olga, I find that totally confusing also...just goes to show you how subjective it all is.<br /><br />Phoo-D, Many of my photos have gotten rejected with those comments. I think it's just their default answer when they don't like the picture. Also, try making the photo more dynamic with composition and lighting.<br /><br />Thanks for the great comments everyone!Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597734339038443470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-45137706754917378412009-06-17T10:20:58.714-07:002009-06-17T10:20:58.714-07:00I'm loving your blog. All of your posts are v...I'm loving your blog. All of your posts are very clever and they really helped me to improve my blog. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-81745922443179610092009-06-16T16:44:59.523-07:002009-06-16T16:44:59.523-07:00There's nothing better than natural light! Ala...There's nothing better than natural light! Alas, we're nightowls here at HTC so sometimes natural light is a bit hard to come by! <br /><br />Great post!Hugging the Coasthttp://www.huggingthecoast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-80740061008598986642009-06-16T14:04:50.035-07:002009-06-16T14:04:50.035-07:00Very helpful post. Thank you. I frequently run int...Very helpful post. Thank you. I frequently run into the rejection comment "dull/unsharp" image even after sharpening and brightening the image considerably. Have you run into this and if so how do you correct for it?Phoo-Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048641393951998481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-21748216283303139482009-06-16T11:05:27.238-07:002009-06-16T11:05:27.238-07:00You know what cracks me up? When Tastespotting lik...You know what cracks me up? When Tastespotting likes my photo, but Foodgawker doesn't...or the other way around.<br /><br />Tastespotting also pays a lot of attention to the content of the blog post. They liked my picture of cherries in a bowl but did not publish it b/c apparently my post wasn't informative enough.<br /><br />My mood swings back and forth depending on whether they like my photos or not :)Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272849981052077296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-42536396338084720542009-06-16T10:18:59.417-07:002009-06-16T10:18:59.417-07:00Another good tip - do a search on TS for the food ...Another good tip - do a search on TS for the food you made, and look at ways other people shot successfully submitted photos and draw upon them for some inspiration! I also try to look at other photos and then think of new and creative ways to shoot my food. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-15881708071187078872009-06-16T09:57:27.373-07:002009-06-16T09:57:27.373-07:00Fabulous tips, all! Such great sites to get inspir...Fabulous tips, all! Such great sites to get inspiration for new recipes, too. <br /><br />+JessieThe Hungry Mousehttp://www.thehungrymouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8475667289349218469.post-76963701644921960342009-06-16T09:33:07.535-07:002009-06-16T09:33:07.535-07:00It's always useful to have tips to improve pho...It's always useful to have tips to improve photos so they can enter on these sites. <br /><br />I see many photos done with artificial light no only with natural light, but with a correct balance in their shadows. Thanks Danny!<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />GeraGera@SweetsFoodsBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514975756946730873noreply@blogger.com