Most of my posts on my site are videos of me creating great healthy recipes. It wasn’t until recently that I became intrigued by some of the great still pictures of fellow food bloggers, that I started to search to find ways to take great pictures of the recipes that I had created. You know you have a great picture when your mouth begins to water.

As the day approaches to start Culinary School, I wanted to be able to take, not only videos of my experience but also great pictures that I could share with my readers. I asked Santa (my wife) that I wanted a good compact Digital Camera with HD video. Santa agreed, yahoo!

I came to the conclusion that I needed something easy and compact to use at school. I set out to find the best compact digital camera that would meet my needs. A camera that is compact takes great pictures and has HD video quality. Something I could stick in my back-pack and take to culinary school.

So have much research I decided on the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H20/B 10.1 MP Digital Camera with 10x Optical Zoom and Super Steady Shot Image Stabilization. Great price for a great little camera. I have been impressed with the pictures and the video it takes. Here are some pictures I took and a quick Video Recipe that I created to check the HD quality.

I have done allot of research on how to take great food photography. Here are the two sites that have helped me the most.

Matt from Wrightfood.com and  Ben from Whatscooking.us

compact camera food photography

Food Photography Setup – Post One

Food Photography Setup – Post Two

Understanding your digital camera’s features

Lighting for food photography