Food I cooked/baked & photographed past years

Just joined POTN, so thought of posting my old favorite food photos I cooked last year, shot using my ex Samsung nx300 (switch to Nikon D810 :P) ... hope they make u hungry ... Cheers

All shot using Samsung NX300. Camera not found in metadata, so simply choose Samsung S4.

sear scallop & carrot puree

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sear scallop & carrot puree

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spaghetti carbonara

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beef stew

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meat lasagna

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pineapple tart

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soup dumpling

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uramaki sushi roll

Those all look so professional! If you're not a chef, you do a great job of cooking like one.

I agree with OhLook ... very nice series.

ohlook & lupo ... thanks for the compliments. All shot done in my small study room on a small ikea wooden outdoor table with umbrella + natural light plus dozen of props I collected .... now got 2 boxes of them. Look good doesn't meant taste nice. Anyway, as always my family will be the judge for it

kelvinj , those photos sure makes me hungry , your photos are beautiful indeed ! Are you a foodblogger ? The pineapple tarts look pretty delicious , I wonder how you made them ? Is the dough firm enough that you can shaped it that way ?! I made the same shape with my pineapple tarts last time but mine came out blah :P

hi anliz ... not a foodblogger (wanted to be ... too many thing to focus). ok, back to your other qns, yup it is firm, i tries a few recipe from internet. finally got 1 right for melt in-mouth tart. I dont have the recipe (not mine) with me now, i can post the link later after work if u want. ... i use small scissor to cut the pineapple texture, dough is quite soft then brush (soft) egg yolk to coat it ... if i make again, I probably will brush it after baked for 5-10mins as the dough is harder, shape firmly form then & easier to brush. As u know, normally for shooting we will choose those best looking out of bunch ... some do crack

Kelvin, just beautiful! Totally right up my alley. I cook and have a blog but my shots are miserable

itsallart ... if I may suggest. For a start, shoot close up (easiest as require minimal props), low angle, place your food on the left & place it near windows where there is sunlight ... practise rule of 3rd ... I am no guru but it work for me at the beginning. my old shot was not pleasing also ... cheers

kelvinj wrote in post #17461152
itsallart ... if I may suggest. For a start, shoot close up (easiest as require minimal props), low angle, place your food on the left & place it near windows where there is sunlight ... practise rule of 3rd ... I am no guru but it work for me at the beginning. my old shot was not pleasing also ... cheers

Kelvin, thanks for the ideas....I am aware of the stuff but I'm a casual blogger and usually when my food is ready it's either too dark or my family is absolutely starving and I have no chance to set up anything...but here is one just to show you...far from being as beautiful as yours are

itsallart ... looks good, adding props will be better than mine. Actually same apply to me, time & space (tiny room) are constraints. What I did is I prepare 2 sets, 1 huge for immediate consumption & other small for my shooting. Drawback is end of the day, I am the one eating cold food ... while on catching the sunlight ... i have no choice but to cook early or worst need to use my 2x umbrella lighting kit

Did an outdoor shot ... love it but more challenging especially in transporting the food. Advantage of outdoor is can leverage on scenery & make it look more natural. My buddies thot I was mad suggesting to do outdoor food shot by myself

Popcorn on a bench by river side

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caramel popcorn

I sometimes shoot outside too.
And yes, I too, am the one who eats cold food but my biggest problem is the light or the lack of

itsallart - Daylight Savings Time Springs forward this weekend (in your area) and the days are getting longer as well.

I prefer the natural light also and therefore do most food photography from spring into late summer. The rest of the year I will try to work on other photo projects.

itsallart wrote in post #17461806
I sometimes shoot outside too.
And yes, I too, am the one who eats cold food but my biggest problem is the light or the lack of

Ha ha ... Guess that the life being a cook plus photographer. How I wish i can freeze time ߘ

Lupo-Lobo wrote in post #17461831
itsallart - Daylight Savings Time Springs forward this weekend (in your area) and the days are getting longer as well.

I prefer the natural light also and therefore do most food photography from spring into late summer. The rest of the year I will try to work on other photo projects.

Lobo ... How i wish i got different season in my part of world here ... Singapore it summer all year round ... When it rain sometime can be months ... Cheers

Lupo-Lobo wrote in post #17461831
itsallart - Daylight Savings Time Springs forward this weekend (in your area) and the days are getting longer as well.

I prefer the natural light also and therefore do most food photography from spring into late summer. The rest of the year I will try to work on other photo projects.

Lupo-Lobo, that's a kind of what I do too. I'm looking forward to that time shift this weekend