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New eBook, Creative Lighting for food Photography

After twelve months writting and production my new ebook is ready for publishing. A guide to lighting for food, sharing my knowlege, experience working as a food photographer for over twenty yeras! I now have a cover shot I am very happy with just some last minute adjustments before  making it available on the amazon kindle, ibooks and my own teaching website www.foodphotographytraining.com

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