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Now let’s be completely honest here, my food photography skills are not top notch. And that’s probably a vast understatement. I’ve been umming and aahing for ages about backdrops to try to up my game, but never quite got round to investing in any. So when the Paper Bag Co got in touch and offered to send me a Foodie Bag, I jumped at the chance! I was so intrigued to find out more. A bag that has all the essentials for you to create fabulous food photos? Yes please! So here’s how I got on…
Items gifted in exchange for review
What is the Foodie Bag?
The Foodie Bag is made by The Paper Bag Co and was designed to help amateur photographers take their food photography to the next level. It’s perfect for those who enjoy styling their meals to share on social media.
The Foodie Bag is a limited-edition bespoke double-sided tote bag, with internal zip pocket. It contains everything you need to take amazing food photos.
What’s inside the Foodie Bag?
Here is what you will receive in your Foodie Bag:
- A 15-inch photographic reflector and diffuser
- Four beautifully crafted A2 backdrops from Black Velvet Styling
- Ten exclusive postcards from renowned phone photographer Matt Inwood with tips on phone photography
My thoughts
I think this is such a great product for anyone who wants to take their food photography up a notch. And even for people like me for whom food photography is not really their forte!
I LOVE the backdrops. Usually before taking photos, I’m messing about with bits of card or paper, or frantically hoovering the wooden floor to put a flatlay on it. So it’s fab to have proper backdrops to use! They definitely make photos look way more professional.
I really love the reflector and have been amazed at the difference it makes to my photos on a cloudy day! It just takes out the harsh shadows and gives a much nicer glow. There is a silver or a gold side, depending on how much warmth you want to add to your photos.
With reflector 
Without reflector
I tend to take all my photos using my D-SLR camera as my phone camera is pretty rubbish. But even so, a lot of the tips on the postcards are still relevant and actually really helpful anyway. I especially like the hints on finding the best light and how to position a reflector effectively.
Are there any downsides?
The only slight downside is that the backdrops aren’t huge. They’re A2 size, which sounds big but if you wanted to do a sizeable flatlay, you would struggle to fit it in.
For smaller flatlays and close-ups they’re absolutely perfect though 🙂 As you can see below, I fitted in a pretty decent sized Easter flatlay with no problems 🙂
Where can you purchase a Foodie Bag?
The Foodie Bag can be ordered from the Paper Bag Co website with same day despatch.
RRP: £39.95 (inc. P & P and VAT).
Paper Bag Co also offers a range of other great environmentally sustainable wholesale products ranging from printed paper bags to custom printed tissue paper – check them out!
Thanks for reading! Til next time,
Hannah xx
* We were sent a Foodie Bag for the purpose of this review – all opinions are honest and my own 🙂
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11 Comments
What a handy piece of kit! Perfect for someone just starting out with a blog or new website. x
Yes definitely, so handy 🙂 x
This is so useful. Mine always all look beige . #kcacols x
Haha, if I was to photograph the twiglets’ dinners the photos would be beige! 😉
I never knew such things existed! What a great little bag to have it all in one place. Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS.
Ohhh that’s the coolest! It’d be fab for flatlays and things too! #mischiefandmemories
That looks very handy indeed! I’ve not tired backdrops like that before. I like how they make the photo’s really pop. Thank you for joining us for the #mischiefandmemories linky xx
I bought some backdrops last year but still haven’t got around to using them! Things seem like such a rush now that I’m working but I would love to spend time working on my photography skills. Thanks for linking up with #MischiefAndMemories
What a great idea! However, I don’t think I would want to spend that much on something I would probably not use much #MischiefandMemories
I wish I had seen this before my birthday, what a fab bag! #KACOLS
This is a great idea! The content is great and I especially love that it comes with 4 backdrops 🙂 x
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