This post is the first of a new series on the blog called, Tips and Topics: Working in Food. I often find myself in conversations with fellow bloggers and colleagues that span from pitching articles to props for photography. After telling each other countless times – you should write about this! – I’ve finally decided to do just that. So every few weeks there will be a new post on the blog that I hope you will find helpful whether food is a hobby or a new profession. In this post, I thought I would share my favorite, affordable napkins for food photography.
I call them all linens, whether they are made of actual linen or not. They are the napkins, pieces of material, cloth, scarves and just about anything else that looks good next to a bowl and used in my food photography. I have an overflowing stack in my studio and I’m happy to report that none broke the bank.
First I should say that I love handcrafted, one-of-a-kind pieces and I believe that they are worth every penny. I have a few. But in reality, I am always, and I mean ALWAYS, looking for a deal. It would be impossible for me to build my prop room without working in many affordable pieces.
By affordable I mean my palms start sweating a bit when something costs $10. Who am I kidding, I will spend a half hour weighing the pros and cons of a piece at a vintage store that costs more than $3.
I know. I’m tight, cheap, frugal – whatever term you want to use. But now that I see the prop section in my studio, I know why. Deal searching is worth it.
That goes for linens, too. When I look at my growing stack I often wonder, if I could only keep a couple, which would they be?
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