CC on culinary shot

Crysalis · 8th of August 2009 (Sat)

Link to image on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crysalis010/3796620857/

Be harsh

DanteCaspian · 8th of August 2009 (Sat)

Nice.
A bit more fill light would have been nice for the darker areas. A white piece of paper, or something like that to act as a reflector may have worked.
Boost the mid range levels in PS perhaps and pull back some of the blue, and it would be spot on.

Crysalis · 8th of August 2009 (Sat)

how's this?

DanteCaspian · 8th of August 2009 (Sat)

Much better.

gamblephotography · 8th of August 2009 (Sat)

like the second version very much.

robertn · 9th of August 2009 (Sun)

Good shot, i'd have pointed the camera up a tad bit so the actually subject is a bit lower in the picture and there's even more background blurring, but this already works very good. I agree on adding the fill light (maybe even more than you already have in your second edit).

Good job!

jetcode · 9th of August 2009 (Sun)

IMO:

The band of table cloth below the subject is not serving the subject and the food is naturally lit from one or more windows to the right and behind the subject. The plates compete with the subject (ratio of subject to other content).

To shoot food you basically need tabletop type lighting which illuminates all surfaces evenly. In this case fill flash or reflector would have helped immensely but that is not what is used in those off the chart shots we see on the latest food rag. Serious food gets serious lighting and from what I understand a food set is good for 10 minutes max so there are chefs on the scene keeping the photographer primed in shoot worthy subject.

Crysalis · 9th of August 2009 (Sun)

This was an outdoor shot. Wasn't even meant to be a "food" shot, but there was such nice food being served, I gave it a shot.

jetcode · 9th of August 2009 (Sun)

Hey there Crysalis ... I wasn't trying to devalue your effort or eye and many apologies in advance if you felt you were being compared side by side with seasoned pros!!! Just passing on what I learned about food.

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Originally Posted by Crysalis

This was an outdoor shot. Wasn't even meant to be a "food" shot, but there was such nice food being served, I gave it a shot.

Crysalis · 10th of August 2009 (Mon)

No it's ok. I wanted harsh comments. Did best I could for environment I had. This was a 250+ person dinner where restaurants had a table setup with one of their nicest "dishes" as a sample and people just walked by and grabbed a sample. I went in to the event thinking it was just a "candid" kind of thing, but they wanted some food shots too, so I took a stab.

8th of August 2009 (Sat)	#1
Crysalis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 21 IMAGE EDITING OK	CC on culinary shot Link to image on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/crysalis010/3796620857/ Be harsh __________________ \| Canon 5DmkII\| 24-105L \| 50 1.8 \| 430EXII \|

8th of August 2009 (Sat)	#2
DanteCaspian Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON Canada Posts: 1,097 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: CC on culinary shot Nice. A bit more fill light would have been nice for the darker areas. A white piece of paper, or something like that to act as a reflector may have worked. Boost the mid range levels in PS perhaps and pull back some of the blue, and it would be spot on.

8th of August 2009 (Sat)	#3
Crysalis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 21 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: CC on culinary shot how's this? __________________ \| Canon 5DmkII\| 24-105L \| 50 1.8 \| 430EXII \|

8th of August 2009 (Sat)	#4
DanteCaspian Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ottawa, ON Canada Posts: 1,097 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: CC on culinary shot Much better.

8th of August 2009 (Sat)	#5
gamblephotography Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Arkansas Posts: 28 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: CC on culinary shot like the second version very much. __________________ Camera: Canon Rebel XT Flash: 430EX II Lense: 50mm 1.8 (Hoping santa brings me some more gear for christmas! )

9th of August 2009 (Sun)	#6
robertn Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Doetinchem, NL. /Austin, TX, USA. Posts: 283	Re: CC on culinary shot Good shot, i'd have pointed the camera up a tad bit so the actually subject is a bit lower in the picture and there's even more background blurring, but this already works very good. I agree on adding the fill light (maybe even more than you already have in your second edit). Good job! __________________ Canon camera, lenses & lights. www.RobertNabbe.com

9th of August 2009 (Sun)	#8
Crysalis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 21 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: CC on culinary shot This was an outdoor shot. Wasn't even meant to be a "food" shot, but there was such nice food being served, I gave it a shot. __________________ \| Canon 5DmkII\| 24-105L \| 50 1.8 \| 430EXII \|

10th of August 2009 (Mon)	#10
Crysalis Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 21 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: CC on culinary shot No it's ok. I wanted harsh comments. Did best I could for environment I had. This was a 250+ person dinner where restaurants had a table setup with one of their nicest "dishes" as a sample and people just walked by and grabbed a sample. I went in to the event thinking it was just a "candid" kind of thing, but they wanted some food shots too, so I took a stab. __________________ \| Canon 5DmkII\| 24-105L \| 50 1.8 \| 430EXII \|

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