On today’s podcast, I talk with Kimberly Espinel, known as The Little Plantation, an award winning Editorial and commercial food photographer, educator and podcaster. Kimberly has a following of 106K followers on Instagram,, and has recently released her Amazon best-selling book Creative Food Photography: How to capture exceptional images of food. You may know her from her Food Photography Podcast and Instagram challenge Eat, Capture, Share. Kimberly has worked with many big clients such as Waitrose, Kitchenaid UK, Sony, Tefal, Tate & Lyle Sugars and more. Kimberly shares with us tips on how to grow your Instagram with a highly engaged audience.
Intro (0:00 - 0:59)
Kimberly’s Background (0:59 - 3:5)
How having a following helps your business (3:58 - 5:36)
Why a mailing list can be helpful (5:36 - 6:32)
How to continue growing your following (6:32 - 11:27)
Why Kimberly doesn't host multiple challenges a year (11:27 - 13:30)
What is the Eat Capture Share Challenge? (13:30 - 18:39)
Are Hashtags still helpful anymore? (18:39 - 23:59)
Tips and tricks for Instagram Live (23:59 - 31:26)
The making of and release of Kimberly's book- Creative Food Photography (31:26 - 44:27)
What does Kimberly find most fun in her work (44:27 - 45:13)
Advice and recommendations for beginners in food photography (45:13 - 48:00)
Kimberly’s exciting upcoming projects (48:00 - 48:44)
Kimberly’s Socials (48:44 - end)
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Links to Kimberly’s recommendations
Seth Godin - This is marketing
Beata lubas - How to Photograph Food: Simple techniques for appetising images
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You can find Kimberly on Instagram, Pinterest, and Website.
You can also find all of my Podcasts on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts
