On today’s podcast, I talk with Donna Crous, an award winning blogger and food photographer based out of Surrey, UK. Donna has been a Pink Lady “Food Photographer of the Year” Finalist for four years in a row, from 2017 to 2020, along with many other accolades throughout the recent years. Donna is best known for her food photography, styling, and recipe development from a broad range of health food magazines to cookbooks. Donna plans to soon release her own cookbook A Healthier Family For Life, which is expected to release in late 2021. Donna also works closely with Nikon as a Nikon Europe Ambassador. Her clientele base is widespread throughout the UK, the United States, and South Africa. Today we talk about her Nikon Ambassadorship, working with an agent, and the varying expectations of clients when making a cookbook.
Intro (0:00 - 0:51)
Donna’s Background (0:51 - 2:27)
What type of clients Donna works with & Her personal workflow (2:27 - 3:51)
Donna's work on cook books, and how she prevents a burnout (3:51 - 14:48)
How is it working with an agent (14:48 - 15:56)
Donna's Nikon Ambassadorship (15:56 - 22:59)
Donna's Advice for an aspiring food photographer (22:59 - 24:44)
Donna's Unique Style(24:44 - 26:23)
Instagram - the online portfolio (26:23 - 31:31)
Donna's biggest milestones in her food photography career (31:31 - 34:19)
Donna's Recipe Book: A Healthier Family For Life (34:19 - 37:09)
What Donna finds fun in her work (37:09 - 38:49)
Donna’s go-to recommendations (38:49 - 41:24)
Donna’s Socials (41:24 - end)
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References-
Joanie Simon - Picture Perfect Food: Master the Art of Food Photography in 52 bite-sized tutorials.
Beata lubas - How to Photograph Food: Simple techniques for appetising images
Kimberly Espinel - Creative food photography: How to capture exceptional images of food
Donna's book, "A Healthier Family For Life" is due out in November or December of 2021.
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You can find Donna on Instagram, and her Website.
You can also find all of my Podcasts on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts
