Comments on: How to Submit Photos to Foodgawker and Tastespotting http://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting The Mansurovs provide various digital photography tips, tutorials and guides to photographers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:09:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sylvie (A Pot of Tea)http://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-14844 Sylvie (A Pot of Tea) Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:49:48 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-14844 Hi Lola, that's some useful tips there. You are right in that it's not just pictures taken with an SLR that get accepted. I've even taken one with my mobile phone camera and got it on. However, have you come across the problem that your original looks great on screen, but once you've uplaoded it to either of the two sites, the coours look a lot duller? Any suggestions? I get some accepted and some not......I guess that's life, but feel overcoming the problem I mention might help. Hi Lola, that’s some useful tips there. You are right in that it’s not just pictures taken with an SLR that get accepted. I’ve even taken one with my mobile phone camera and got it on. However, have you come across the problem that your original looks great on screen, but once you’ve uplaoded it to either of the two sites, the coours look a lot duller? Any suggestions?
I get some accepted and some not……I guess that’s life, but feel overcoming the problem I mention might help.

]]> By: Ambikahttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-12128 Ambika Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:27:04 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-12128 Hi!! Thanks a ton for your helpful tips!! I also had the problem of my images losing color as soon as they were uploaded on foodgawker/tastespotting. My first photo got accepted today, I'm so glad!!! I have to thank you for the photoshop tips, I also read a couple of other articles and I hope I can improve my photography!! I have a Nikon D3000 and am just learning to use it optimally.. Hi!! Thanks a ton for your helpful tips!! I also had the problem of my images losing color as soon as they were uploaded on foodgawker/tastespotting. My first photo got accepted today, I’m so glad!!! I have to thank you for the photoshop tips, I also read a couple of other articles and I hope I can improve my photography!! I have a Nikon D3000 and am just learning to use it optimally..

]]> By: laurahttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-11915 laura Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:17:31 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-11915 Nice article. Question though. I did everything above however when I submitted to tastespotting it still prompted me to crop even though I cropped in ps. Do you know how to avoid this. Thanks Nice article. Question though. I did everything above however when I submitted to tastespotting it still prompted me to crop even though I cropped in ps. Do you know how to avoid this.
Thanks

]]> By: Valeriehttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-11696 Valerie Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:11:19 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-11696 Brilliant post! I knew about lighting and background noise, but I never considered the angle and size of the photos. Thank you for those tips!And you're right, one does not necessarily need a DSLR (although I have frequent dreams about owning one). My Canon point and shoot has seen me through a lot of tough scrapes. We started out a bit rocky, but once you know what your camera is capable of, you're relationship will be much more amicable. I know my camera's limits as well as her strengths (yes, I named her). :DThe best thing I did was to finally read the manual, something I put off far too long. Knowledge is power...and so is natural light! Brilliant post! I knew about lighting and background noise, but I never considered the angle and size of the photos. Thank you for those tips!

And you’re right, one does not necessarily need a DSLR (although I have frequent dreams about owning one). My Canon point and shoot has seen me through a lot of tough scrapes. We started out a bit rocky, but once you know what your camera is capable of, you’re relationship will be much more amicable. I know my camera’s limits as well as her strengths (yes, I named her). :D

The best thing I did was to finally read the manual, something I put off far too long. Knowledge is power…and so is natural light!

]]> By: Mandragorashttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-11281 Mandragoras Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:35:08 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-11281 Thx for the work and for sharing ,,,, but i will try it further my way ,, just for on Reason ,,,the world is not a square ,,,food doesn't ,,,Pictures doesn't and Fibunacci didn't work either in 250X250 ;D ... btw,,,,it kills the variety ,all pictures in high Key makes all look the same .....my two cents :D . Thx for the work and for sharing ,,,, but i will try it further my way ,, just for on Reason ,,,the world is not a square ,,,food doesn’t ,,,Pictures doesn’t and Fibunacci didn’t work either in 250X250 ;D … btw,,,,it kills the variety ,all pictures in high Key makes all look the same …..my two cents :D .

]]> By: Brighteyedbakerhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-3336 Brighteyedbaker Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:52:01 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-3336 Hi, I've been coming back to this post in my ongoing attempt to get something accepted at tastespotting or foodgawker. You're tips have helped me, but I'm still getting rejections and I'm wondering if you could give me some pointers based on my photos. Most of my rejections seem to be because of composition, but I'm not sure what this means and what about the composition of my photos is not to like. Hi,
I’ve been coming back to this post in my ongoing attempt to get something accepted at tastespotting or foodgawker. You’re tips have helped me, but I’m still getting rejections and I’m wondering if you could give me some pointers based on my photos. Most of my rejections seem to be because of composition, but I’m not sure what this means and what about the composition of my photos is not to like.

]]> By: Sweet Tea with Cindyhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-3335 Sweet Tea with Cindy Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:05:35 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-3335 Wow! What great information! Thank you so much for all the helpful suggestions! Sincerely, Cindy Eckhart of Sweet Tea with Cindy. Wow! What great information! Thank you so much for all the helpful suggestions! Sincerely, Cindy Eckhart of Sweet Tea with Cindy.

]]> By: Beth K.http://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-3334 Beth K. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:00:21 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-3334 I am using Photoshop Elements to edit my pictures. I have followed all of your steps and one picture worked perfectly. I've tried a few others and once they are reduced to 250 x 250 pixels they are completely pixelated. The pictures look great at their original size and on my Hungry Happenings blog, so I am unsure why they look so bad once reduced. Is that a sign of a bad photo, or am I doing something wrong in Photoshop. Or, am I taking the pictures at too high or low megapixel setting? I just bought a new Canon S95 point and shoot camera and would love to know what settings to use so that I could possibly get a photo accepted by foodgawker.com. Thanks for your help. I am using Photoshop Elements to edit my pictures. I have followed all of your steps and one picture worked perfectly. I’ve tried a few others and once they are reduced to 250 x 250 pixels they are completely pixelated. The pictures look great at their original size and on my Hungry Happenings blog, so I am unsure why they look so bad once reduced. Is that a sign of a bad photo, or am I doing something wrong in Photoshop. Or, am I taking the pictures at too high or low megapixel setting? I just bought a new Canon S95 point and shoot camera and would love to know what settings to use so that I could possibly get a photo accepted by foodgawker.com. Thanks for your help.

]]> By: Nasim Mansurovhttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-3333 Nasim Mansurov Fri, 17 Sep 2010 06:07:47 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-3333 Thank you for sharing Gracie! I believe Lola had similar frustrations with Tastespotting... Thank you for sharing Gracie! I believe Lola had similar frustrations with Tastespotting…

]]> By: Graciehttp://mansurovs.com/how-to-submit-photos-to-foodgawker-and-tastespotting#comment-3332 Gracie Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:36:06 +0000 http://mansurovs.com/?p=8224#comment-3332 Very helpful post! To be honest, I've no problems with Foodgawker and usually find their rejections valid and reasonable. On the other hand, I find Tastespotting sporadic in their rejections and have come to the sad conclusion that the editorial team doesn't really know what they're doing. I understand the review process is subjective, but surely it can't be that random. A casual review of what's posted on Tastespotting also indicates a certain level of randomness on the quality of photos deemed "acceptable" by their editorial team. Very helpful post!
To be honest, I’ve no problems with Foodgawker and usually find their rejections valid and reasonable. On the other hand, I find Tastespotting sporadic in their rejections and have come to the sad conclusion that the editorial team doesn’t really know what they’re doing. I understand the review process is subjective, but surely it can’t be that random. A casual review of what’s posted on Tastespotting also indicates a certain level of randomness on the quality of photos deemed “acceptable” by their editorial team.

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