Food Photographer

3 Tips For Starting A Successful Food Photographer (2024)

Pat Walls

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Updated: July 24th, 2023

Want to start your own food photographer? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a food photographer:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a food photographer?
-> Pros and cons of a food photographer

Need inspiration?

-> Other food photographer success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a food photographer

Other resources

We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for becoming a food photographer:

#1: Carrie Forrest, founder of Clean Eating Kitchen:

We chatted with with Carrie, founder of Clean Eating Kitchen ($20K/month). In our interview, Carrie says:

At this point in 2023, my site is profitable. My ad revenue is fairly consistent, although it does vary from day to day, month to month, and season to season.

Additionally:

I also continue to experiment with different types of content on my site, from posting just recipes to writing about women’s health issues.

Read the full interview ➜

#2: Sean Audet, founder of Sean Audet Photography:

We chatted with with Sean, founder of Sean Audet Photography ($11K/month). In our interview, Sean says:

So many people in the photography space (especially in the amateur photography space) obsess over equipment, but you don’t need the latest and greatest stuff to start learning the ropes and building a portfolio.