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FOOD BLOGGERS RESOURCES

I thought it would be helpful to create a resource page that food bloggers can use to see the products and services that I use with my blog. From photography equipment, accessories, editing software, web hosting, Genesis, WordPress, email marketing, e-courses, eBooks and plugins. The list will be continually evolving as I find different resources that I love.


PHOTOGRAPHY

Canon EOS 80D
Canon EOS 80D

This is the DSLR I currently use, it’s a cropped sensor camera that shoots incredible pictures.

Canon Lens EF 50mm f1.8
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8

Amazing prime lens ideal for portrait which I use mainly for food photography.

Canon Macro Lens EF-S 60mm f2.8
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro

Macro lenses are wonderful at capturing sharp details of texture.

Canon Lens EF-S 24mm 2.8
Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8

This pancake lens is ideal for interior, street, travel, everyday photography.

Canon Lens EF-S 10-18 f 4.5-5.6
Canon EF-S 10-18 f/4.5 – 5.6

The wide-angle lens I use for landscape photography.

Canon Remote Switch Wired
Canon Remote Switch

I bought this remote switch for night and long exposure but I am using it for food/lifestyle photography instead

Manfrotto 190X Aluminium 4 Section Tripod with XPRO Ball
Manfrotto Tripod + Ball Head

A sturdy tripod, great design ‘Made in Italy’. I use it with the Manfrotto 131DB horizontal double head for overhead shots. 

Manfrotto Horizontal Double Head Accessory Arm
Manfrotto Horizontal Double Head Arm

Great accessory for my Manfrotto Tripod 190XPRO 4 section tripod, it’s a must to capture beautiful flat lays.

Neewer Portable 5 in 1 Multi Disc Light Reflector
Manfrotto Horizontal Double Head Arm

Amazing value for money. I use mainly the diffusor and few black and white foam boards from the craft store to bounce/block the light

Lowepro Tahoe 150 Backpack for Camera
Lowepro Tahoe 150 Backpack for Camera

Great compact camera bag, it holds my DSLR + 4 lenses + accessories.

SanDisk Extreme PRO 32GB Memory Card
SandDisk Extreme Pro 32 GB SDHC Memory Card

Fast memory card, it holds all my RAW files with no issues.

Neewer Heavy Duty Muslin Spring Clamps
Neewer Heavy Duty Spring Clamps

A must-have for any photographer. So handy for holding backgrounds and reflectors.

Neewer Memory Card Case Holder
Neewer 14 Slots Memory Card Case Holder

You need a place to store your memory cards that is durable, waterproof and anti-shock. Designed to store 10 Micro SD cards + 4 SD cards + 2 CF cards.

Neewer Set of Two Black/Orange Heavy Duty Sand Bag Photography Studio
Neewer Heavy Duty Sand Bags

I use these sandbags to stabilize my Manfrotto tripod, especially for overhead shots. 

Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan
Adobe Creative Cloud

I use Lightroom and Photoshop for editing photos, Premiere Pro for video editing. Currently learning Indesign to create my next Ebook.


BLOGGING

One.com
One.com

Great value hosting plans with free email hosting, SSL and domain names all in one package. Reliable high-performing infrastructure to scale together with your hosting needs. Furthermore, it lets you create as many fully-featured email addresses as you need, I use the WordPress Plus plan and I could not recommend it enough.

WP Engine
WP Engine

Another great option is WP Engine the best platform for developing and hosting fast, reliable, and secure WordPress sites. It includes Free Genesis Framework + Free 35 StudioPress Themes. You also get 3 months free when you sign up for any WP Engine plans for being referred by me.

Foodie Pro Theme by StudioPress
Foodie Pro

The child theme I currently use is on top of the Genesis Framework. Designed by Shay Bock at Feast Design Co. this theme has a  minimalistic style, fully customizable and mobile responsive meaning your website will be perfectly optimized for every browser, device, and screen size.

Food Blogger Pro
Food Blogger Pro

FBP is a membership site that teaches you how to start, grow and monetize your blog. Founded by the Lindsay and Bjork Ostrom of the popular blog Pinch of Yum FPB boasts over 300+ tutorial videos, covering everything from setting up WordPress to essential plug-ins, ad networks, affiliate programs, Photoshop, Lightroom, email marketing and more.

Email marketing service
MailerLite

Mailerlite is the e-mail marketing company that I use. The design is intuitive and offers lots of features like embedded signup forms, pop-up forms, landing pages, RSS campaigns, e-mail automation etc. It’s free for up to 1000 subscribers so perfect for new bloggers.

Grammarly, check spellings, grammar errors
Grammarly

Grammarly is the world’s leading software suite for perfecting written English. It checks for more than 250 types of spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors, enhances vocabulary usage, and suggests citations.


LEARNING

Creative Live
Creative Live

Founded by Chase Jarvis CreativeLive is an online education platform that broadcasts live classes to an international audience.

PHLearn
PH Learn

Founded by Aaron Nace PHLearn is an online education platform that creates fun and engaging Photoshop, Lightroom, and Photography tutorials. 

Tasty Food Photography ebook
Tasty Food Photography

This e-book by Lindsay Ostrom will guide you through the fascinating world of food photography.


WORDPRESS PLUGINS

A WordPress plugin is a piece of software that can be installed on your blog to give additional functionality. These are the plugins that I use and recommend.

Akismet  – Protect your blog from comment and trackback spam. Find out more

Pretty Links  – Create, shrink, re-direct, and track links from your website. This plugin makes it easy to manage affiliate links and track clicks. Find out more

Short Pixel  – Speed up your website and boost your SEO by compressing old & new images and PDFs. Get FREE 100 images/month + 100 for being referred by me. Find out more

WP Recipe Maker  – The easy and user-friendly recipe plugin for everyone. Automatic JSON-LD metadata for better SEO will get you more visitors. Find out more

Yoast  – Improve your WordPress SEO: Write better content and have a fully optimized WordPress site using the Yoast SEO plugin. Find out more


Disclaimer: Please note that some of the links below are affiliate links and I will earn a commission if you purchase through those links. I use all of the products listed above and recommend them because they are companies that I have found helpful and trustworthy. Please let me know if you have any questions about anything listed above! For more information see my disclosures

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