Food Photography -- Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies.

Looks good, although you seem to have eaten half of the last cookie. Where's mine?

I would love to see the same shot but with a white plate. The black gives a reflection that is kind of distracting. A minor nitpick for sure.

Looks sharp. Looks good. Recipe?

Qbx wrote in post #13833598
Looks sharp. Looks good. Recipe?

The wife will have the recipe up on her blog today @ arismenu.com.

Here are a couple more from the series... I'll be so happy to get my 24-70 back today... so I am not trying to cram this stuff in with my 100mm macro.

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IMO your light could stand to be a lot softer, most food shoots typically try to emulate sunlight, your light is really hot.

Also, I find the black plate distracting, maybe a lighter color or at least more cookies?

arich wrote in post #13834806
IMO your light could stand to be a lot softer, most food shoots typically try to emulate sunlight, your light is really hot.

Also, I find the black plate distracting, maybe a lighter color or at least more cookies?

Yeah, I was working with 3x100w daylight bulbs... putting them through a diffuser didn't give me enough light... I need to suck it up and build a softbox or get a better continuous light source.


Thanks for the critique.

Not a bad start at all. With desserts, you usually want more than one on a plate though. An off center stack behind would be better. When choosing a plate or other kitchen ware, try to get sonething that does not have a front lip. Take a look at the cookie books out there and get good ideas for shooting the flavor. I like a few crumbs but you have a few too many.

If you don't already have one get Digital Food Photography by Lou Manna. I have a dog eared copy right by my confy chair.

LBaldwin wrote in post #13834924
Not a bad start at all. With desserts, you usually want more than one on a plate though. An off center stack behind would be better. When choosing a plate or other kitchen ware, try to get sonething that does not have a front lip. Take a look at the cookie books out there and get good ideas for shooting the flavor. I like a few crumbs but you have a few too many.

If you don't already have one get Digital Food Photography by Lou Manna. I have a dog eared copy right by my confy chair.

Sweet! Thank you I'm trying to break into food photography and get up on foodgawker.

We went thrift store shopping to find accessories / props for her food.

Thanks for the tips.

arich wrote in post #13834806
... or at least more cookies?

Agree. The cookie is being overwhelmed by the plate. Perhaps a trio of the cookies, one with a bite out of it leaning on the other two? The crumbs are a bit much... Very Good lookin' cookie, though.

Regards,
Mark

I do need you to ship samples to me for "photography"... say a couple of dozan or so.. LOL

Not bad, I find the black plate a little distracting as it accentuates the crumbs and makes the whole composition a bit noisier. Like it's been said, try it with a different plate, like a shallower white plate or something.

Thanks guys! Even with the composition problems... it was still accepted at FoodGawker which makes me delighted.

I'm going to continue working on my food photography.

I think that this would be better if it were on a white background. Even if you put a white napkin on the black plate.