Syrup Desserts

[mrchan625]

Hey guys first time posting anything on this forum so be easy on me
I recently did a shoot for a friend of mine thats opening up his own dessert store in Downtown LA called Syrup Desserts
LMK what you think about the shots, I'm still an amateur so be easy on me but C&C is always welcome!

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/xl1lk1dx/SyrupDesserts04.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/xl1lk1dx/SyrupDesserts03.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/xl1lk1dx/SyrupDesserts02.jpg

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i124/xl1lk1dx/SyrupDesserts01.jpg

[Picture North Carolina]

Welcome to POTN, Mr. Chan.

If you want "light" comments, I'll make two:
- nice shots
- got to be the smallest waffle I've ever seen!

[anthonyi]

Perhaps tweak them to adjust white balance as it appears to be changing from image to image?

[mrchan625]

thanks for the comments now that I look at it, it really does look like the waffles are very small.

and yah I do notice the white balance a little to.

Im always looking to improve in my photos but would you guys have any suggestions for me, you really dont have to go easy on the C&C

[Picture North Carolina]

Yes on the WB. I like #3 best, would like to see it with WB corrected.

They seem to be missing "pop." A little dark? Needs a little more contrast? Don't know, experiment.

One other comment that is as much marketing as photography. What is the purpose of the pics? A menu? Flyer? Advertisement? If so, you (your friend) might want to reconsider the concept altogether.

The squiggly designs are nice, artsy and all, but if I was looking at an advertisement or a menu and I saw a desert that had a pic of one tiny waffle the size of a strawberry I wouldn't waste my time. The entire desert would be gone in one tablespoon-full.

If your friend serves the desserts with a plate full of tiny waffles, then show that. Make the photography not only good technically, but good in the sense it communicates a good value.

Because if I spend five bucks for a desert, I expect more than a single bite... artsy-fartsy chocolate drizzle designs or not.

[anthonyi]

Hi,

- set a manual white balance and use it across the whole set

- not sure of the look you were going for but I think a smaller aperture for greater DOF might help

- they look a little soft in some cases, not sure if this is the downsizing or perhaps needing a little more sharpening applied

- #1 has something in the top right of the image that would perhaps be better cloned out

- #1 also loses definition between the plate and table...you seem to have fairly long exposure times so I guess you're using ambient and maybe some flash would provide better images

As far as food photography goes, I know nothing but the above is what occurs to me. I hope at least some of it is food for thought :-)

[vyoung626]

nice shots Thomas!