Hey, now I've looked trough this forum way to many time without posting, so now I want to c ome with my entry


I recently got a camera (canon 500d), and today I got some time to fool around with it, after I made some lunch for my mom and I - so here are the results







Hope you like them, and you are ofcause more than welcome to come with feedback, tips, tricks or anything similair :).

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Looks yummy Try different setup of lights, and the plate isn't the best imo.

Keep trying and try different things

I like the plate, but not the lighting of it. Either make it very well lit so that there are no shadows - or if you're trying to show off 1 aspect of the dish, make sure that one side is noticeably brighter/darker to create contrast.

ye, the picture was shoot just with normal light right over the picture, might use a mobile lightsource next time, to be able to edit the amount, and angle of the light

yay, endnu en dansker ombord 8)

I actually like the second, the DoF is awesome! I have to agree about the light, either than that great first 'try'

ye, I need to work on the light, and yes, lets make a danish invasion

but ye, the direct light from the kitchen lights didnt help it really,

but what would be best? to find a transportable lightsorce so I can move it around?

intead of making a new tread I can just use this again

a little update

With food photography, you typically want to use a different WB. Tungsten tends to be too warm and throws off color and often texture. I suggest that if you do food plates, you put them next to a window and gather daylight. There's really two ways, there is the all shadowless way and the way which puts some depth to it by allowing some shadow to form here and there. I know how to do this two ways. One is use the window light as your key and a white piece of cardboard (reflector) as fill for the other side.

Next is shooting a flash through a softbox and filling from the other side with either another flash or reflector on the opposite side. Sometimes it's called for that you also have a light shooting downward. Really depends on whether or not the shot calls for shadowed or shadowless. I recommend though with shooting 99% of foods that whatever light you use, make sure it is soft.

In terms of composition, most traditional food photography is done with the main course being framed in the fore and maybe to the right of the photo as it tends to follow the rule of thirds. In the background and shooting with SOME bokeh not too much, you would have a side dish, or drink, or the product box. Like if you were shooting a Mac and Cheese you might have the food in the fore and 2-3 boxes in the background on the opposite side of your foreground subject. Maybe you throw in some garnish, or table flowers, or a candle, silverware, whatever but it makes the photo more complete.

And despite everything, your photos have still made me hungry.

He means to change your "white Balance" to "tungsten. It will get rid of the "orange hue" in the photo and make it look more real (but I would go by what Solarves said, I guess Tungsten is not the best White Balance). The lights in the room is what gives off the orange look. Keep practicing! The second one is the one that is done better. I like how close you got and you can see more detail.

This post was edited by chantal7 on Nov 9 2009 01:05pm