My Food Lens

We all have days when we wish we could perform better but a churning feeling inside us takes away the motivation to cook or photograph or engage in anything remotely creative. We want to pick up the camera, but it is a struggle to find the energy or inspiration to do so.This could be because a photoshoot didn’t go as well as expected OR a potential declined our offer OR we suffered a financial loss in business OR we are doubting our skills OR any other reason. As a creative, if you have ever felt

It’s Monday morning.You wake up at 6am. You go for a walk by the river and come back refreshed.You sit down to work. You already have your tasks mapped out for the day.You begin. It’s been an hour & you’re killing it, striking off tasks from your list. And then you take a break for a few mins. You casually open Instagram.You’re scrolling and see a photo with 2000 likes. You feel sad, jealous, angry. Ughh!You continue scrolling, scrolling and suddenly it’s been an hour. Not just any hour. Your

If I asked what skills you need to be able to work with brands, the obvious answer would be, technical skills. If we are photographers, we need to have a good grip on photography. If we are recipe creators, we need to have a solid understanding of flavors & cooking technique, and so forth. But even with the best technical skills, why do creatives struggle to find clients? Why is it so hard to have brands engage the same creatives for their services over and over again?  As someone who has never

So, you’re taking a photo of food and it just doesn’t look right. You wonder what’s missing?  You know something’s not working but can’t put a finger on it.  Well, 90% of the times it is the lighting.Light is the backbone of a good food photo.  Today when social media is flooded with a million food photos, where everyone is trying to create one magnificent composition after another, sometimes the most fundamental aspect of a photo, is overlooked.  A good photo does not need to be elaborate in

My Food Lens Podcast TrailerRead more about Dyutima at https://myfoodlens.comFollow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dyutima_myfoodlens/

In this episode, I introduce the podcast with a background of myself, who the podcast is for, what it’s about, the topics we’ll talk about over the episodes, the frequency, tone and what you can expect from this podcast.   Read more about Dyutima at https://myfoodlens.comFollow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dyutima_myfoodlens/Show notes available at https://myfoodlens.com/1-introduction-to-my-food-lens-podcast/