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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2025 · 19 MIN

#123 - How to create powerful photos without using props

from My Food Lens · host Dyutima Jha

Love the episode? Send me a text & tell me.This week, I’m sharing 2 ways to create powerful photos without props. How to think on your feet, tools to use, and get creative with working with no props. How to use limited props to your advantage, and perhaps, even create a new style.Free yourself from the idea of using props all the time, and create visual stories by tapping into different techniques, whether it’s composition or lens.Here are two completely different ways to work without props to match your style and the food subject, so you’re never at a loss for ideas.Sometimes it’s a personal exploration of creativity and other times, it might be a client's brand style not to shoot with props. How do you step into a place of confident creativity to deliver their vision?Or what if you’re in the middle of a client shoot and they decide to shift the concept to fewer props? How would you tackle that challenge on the spot?Every photographer should have some tricks and techniques up their hip pocket. And this episode will give you those creative ideas to keep forever.Read more at https://myfoodlens.com Follow Dyutima on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dyutima_myfoodlens/ Show notes available at https://www.myfoodlens.com/blog/123-how-to-create-powerful-photos-without-using-propsHave a question? Submit it as a voice note to be featured on the My Food Lens Podcast HEREMini-course: A guide to diversifying your  photography businessDownload free resources:The 10-step photoshootThe 5 steps to visual storytelling

Love the episode? Send me a text & tell me. This week, I’m sharing 2 ways to create powerful photos without props. How to think on your feet, tools to use, and get creative with working with no props. How to use limited props to your advantage, and perhaps, even create a new style. Free yourself from the idea of using props all the time, and create visual stories by tapping into different techniques, whether it’s composition or lens. Here are two completely different ways to wor...

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