![👋🏾 Hi there! In case you're new here, I thought it would be fun to meet the face behind the 🌮 food!
I'm Quiana – a freelance photographer based in the US Virgin Islands 🏝 ( #islandlife) and founder of @thequiingredient. For 16+ years I've worked as a commercial and wedding photographer, which has given me lots of experience dealing with clients, pricing projects , and understanding my value 💁🏽♀️.
In addition to a successful photography career , I have a passion for food and recipe development, and I understand food branding at an intrinsic level. I love to share my passion for food, food photography 📸, and educate my followers on all things food and photos!
Whether you're here for recipe inspiration 📝, photography tips , or you're thinking of taking the leap into a 1-on-1 mentorship, I'm here for YOU 👊🏾, my friends!
What do you like to see 👀 here? Do you have favorite types of posts? Things you want to see more of? I'm all ears!
Drop your feedback below and check my [linkinbio] for more #thequiingredient content! 👇🏾
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👋🏾 Hi there! In case you're new here, I thought it would be fun to meet the face behind the 🌮 food! I'm Quiana – a freelance photographer based in the US Virgin Islands 🏝 ( #islandlife) and founder of @thequiingredient. For 16+ years I've worked as a commercial and wedding photographer, which has given me lots of experience dealing with clients, pricing projects , and understanding my value 💁🏽♀️. In addition to a successful photography career , I have a passion for food and recipe development, and I understand food branding at an intrinsic level. I love to share my passion for food, food photography 📸, and educate my followers on all things food and photos! Whether you're here for recipe inspiration 📝, photography tips , or you're thinking of taking the leap into a 1-on-1 mentorship, I'm here for YOU 👊🏾, my friends! What do you like to see 👀 here? Do you have favorite types of posts? Things you want to see more of? I'm all ears! Drop your feedback below and check my [linkinbio] for more #thequiingredient content! 👇🏾 • • • • • #compositephotography #foodtographyschool #foodphotographer #foodphotos #foodphotoshoot #learnfoodphotography #iphonephotography #foodphotographyandstyling #editingphotos #foodphotographytips #iphonephotoshoot #iphonecamera #learnfoodphotography #foodphotographytips #foodphotographyprops #foodphotography #bhgfood #foodstagram #foodblogger #buzzfeast #feedfeed #browngirlblogger #blackfoodie #essenceeats #huffposttaste #foodstylist #blackfoodbloggers #foodies ![📸Photo Tip of the Day 💭
📌 Pick a CONSTANT 📌
When determining image exposure settings, pick your constant from the exposure triangle (Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO), and then add in your variables 🎛.
Let’s say that you want a shallow depth of field in your final image. Your constants are ISO 100 with an aperture of 2.8. Those are the things that cannot change. That is your focus. 👀
So your variable (the thing compensating between the 2 constants) is Shutter Speed. Adjust your variable until the image is properly exposed OR exposed to your liking.
As you experiment with different settings ⚙️, remember to pick a constant based on the desired end result. Play with it a little bit – that is how you start to grow 🌱
[🔗 Link in bio] for more tips like this!
REMEMBER to tag me in your tests!
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Featured Dish: Garlic Hummus and Toasties
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📸Photo Tip of the Day 💭 📌 Pick a CONSTANT 📌 When determining image exposure settings, pick your constant from the exposure triangle (Aperture, Shutter Speed, ISO), and then add in your variables 🎛. Let’s say that you want a shallow depth of field in your final image. Your constants are ISO 100 with an aperture of 2.8. Those are the things that cannot change. That is your focus. 👀 So your variable (the thing compensating between the 2 constants) is Shutter Speed. Adjust your variable until the image is properly exposed OR exposed to your liking. As you experiment with different settings ⚙️, remember to pick a constant based on the desired end result. Play with it a little bit – that is how you start to grow 🌱 [🔗 Link in bio] for more tips like this! REMEMBER to tag me in your tests! • Featured Dish: Garlic Hummus and Toasties • • • • • #thequiingredient #compositephotography #foodtographyschool #foodphotographer #foodphotos #cinemagraph #foodphotoshoot #learnfoodphotography #iphonephotography #foodphotographyandstyling #editingphotos #foodphotographytips #iphonephotoshoot #iphonecamera #learnfoodphotography #foodpics #foodphotographytips #foodphotographyprops #foodphotography #bhgfood ![So what is ✨"The Qui Ingredient"✨ anyway?
I'm glad you asked! 💁🏾♀️
🤝 BRAND COLLABORATION 🤝
I provide a complete range of food and product photography 📸, styling 🎨, and editing 🖥 to enhance your brand and elevate your marketing campaigns.
🧑🏾🍳 RECIPE DEVELOPMENT 🧑🏾🍳
I help brands create recipes that showcase their products, emphasizing flavor, versatility, and simplicity. I will work with you to create unique ⭐️ and delicious menus that highlight your brand values 👏🏾.
👩🏽🏫 EDUCATION 👩🏽🏫
Comprehensive, engaging, simple to implement—and most importantly, fun —my resources are the perfect aperitif 🥂! If you love food 🍴 and photography but don’t know where to begin 🤷🏾♀️, start here
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So what is ✨"The Qui Ingredient"✨ anyway? I'm glad you asked! 💁🏾♀️ 🤝 BRAND COLLABORATION 🤝 I provide a complete range of food and product photography 📸, styling 🎨, and editing 🖥 to enhance your brand and elevate your marketing campaigns. 🧑🏾🍳 RECIPE DEVELOPMENT 🧑🏾🍳 I help brands create recipes that showcase their products, emphasizing flavor, versatility, and simplicity. I will work with you to create unique ⭐️ and delicious menus that highlight your brand values 👏🏾. 👩🏽🏫 EDUCATION 👩🏽🏫 Comprehensive, engaging, simple to implement—and most importantly, fun —my resources are the perfect aperitif 🥂! If you love food 🍴 and photography but don’t know where to begin 🤷🏾♀️, start here 👇🏾 [link in bio] • • • • • #thequiingredient #compositephotography #foodtographyschool #foodphotographer #foodphotos #foodphotoshoot #learnfoodphotography #iphonephotography #foodphotographyandstyling #editingphotos #foodphotographytips #iphonephotoshoot #iphonecamera #learnfoodphotography #foodpics #foodphotographytips #foodphotographyprops #foodphotography #bhgfood #nycfoodies #nyceats #nycfood #foodblogger #buzzfeast #feedfeed #browngirlblogger #blackfoodie #foodstagram #foodstylist #blackfoodbloggers ![There is an ongoing photography 📸 myth that you need tons of props to be a good photographer. This. is. FALSE! 🚫
Like with many things, your style will develop and change, and you want to make sure that the props that you get fit your aesthetic as you grow. You just need a few key 🔑 items to start your collection, and you can build from that (Plus, you probably have many of these around the house 🏡 already!).
Here are some of my favorites:
🖌 Paintbrushes: Paintbrushes are helpful if you are working with things like flour, powdered sugar, or granules of any kind because you can easily brush them out of the way 🧹.
🍨 Mini (dip) bowls: these help by adding a "story" element to your image. For example, If I’m shooting chocolate chip cookies 🍪, I might use a small bowl to put chocolate chips. It's a great added visual touch.
💦 Spray Bottle: A spray bottle helps when taking pictures of drinks 🍸(spritz away to make them look cold!), but you can also use it to spray vegetables to give them that freshly showered produce 🥒 look.
Want more tips? 🙋🏾♀️Check out my go-to favorite photography 📸 tools 🛠on the blog! [linkinbio]
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There is an ongoing photography 📸 myth that you need tons of props to be a good photographer. This. is. FALSE! 🚫 Like with many things, your style will develop and change, and you want to make sure that the props that you get fit your aesthetic as you grow. You just need a few key 🔑 items to start your collection, and you can build from that (Plus, you probably have many of these around the house 🏡 already!). Here are some of my favorites: 🖌 Paintbrushes: Paintbrushes are helpful if you are working with things like flour, powdered sugar, or granules of any kind because you can easily brush them out of the way 🧹. 🍨 Mini (dip) bowls: these help by adding a "story" element to your image. For example, If I’m shooting chocolate chip cookies 🍪, I might use a small bowl to put chocolate chips. It's a great added visual touch. 💦 Spray Bottle: A spray bottle helps when taking pictures of drinks 🍸(spritz away to make them look cold!), but you can also use it to spray vegetables to give them that freshly showered produce 🥒 look. Want more tips? 🙋🏾♀️Check out my go-to favorite photography 📸 tools 🛠on the blog! [linkinbio] • • • • • • #compositephotography #thequiingredient #foodtographyschool #foodphotographer #foodphotos #cinemagraph #foodphotoshoot #learnfoodphotography #iphonephotography #foodphotographyandstyling #editingphotos #foodphotographytips #iphonephotoshoot #iphonecamera #learnfoodphotography #foodpics #foodphotographytips #foodphotographyprops #foodphotography #bhgfood