Food Photo Tips: Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili

Give Me All the Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are a staple in my limited diet. They’ve never let me down, are easy to digest, and thankfully, are super healthy! I probably eat them 4-5 times a week, and I’m always looking for different ways to cook them. So when Our State emailed out a recipe for Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili last week, I knew I had to try it.

My mom is an amazing cook, so I persuaded her to test the recipe first (my cooking skills are mediocre at best). And by the way, this sweet potato chili is so yummy that I cannot stop eating it!

See the food images below, along with camera settings and before/after edits made.

You can find the full recipe here.

Photos, Settings & Edits:

These photos are taken with natural lighting only, using a Canon 5D Mark IV and my favorite Sigma 35mm lens! I’ll include camera settings under each before/after image.

The edits are made all using ONE Lightroom Preset… it’s called Clean w/ Light Boosted from The Luxe Lens! I started playing with this preset a few weeks ago and it is quickly becoming one of my favorites. Other than cropping, a change in white balance or a slight increase in exposure, no other edits were made.