Fererro --food

testing background and lighting, as i dont like the shadows, i think of adding a light at 10 o clock on top of the one at 4 oclock.

perhaps the background should be changed to a gradient grey?

this is just a test as someone asked me to take some shots soon of chocolates

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Can i make a suggestion..

The chocolate itself needs to be in pristine condition in my opinion. The two deep cuts in this one detract from the shot.

Maybe use a small brush too before setting it on the surface, to get rid of extra bits and pieces.

Are the numerous arrows pointing towards the viewer (I can see 3) intended in the composition? If so, what do they mean?

The empty wrapper should be in a more attractive condition, not just wadded up. This one looks like something that I'd find in the floorboard of my car.

You might try brushing the chocolate lightly with olive oil. It really needs to look appealing.

Your're gonna find this kind of subject can be verrrrry hard to get right.

Much good luck to ya!

In addition to the comments about the mangled wrapper and the big "smiley" in the piece of chocolate, to me the shadows look rather harsh here. I think the color of the background looks good, but the shadows just really stand out to me as being really distracting. Not sure if this will help you or not, but the way I do shots like this is I will use natural outdoor lighting on the North side of a building (usually my house) in the shade. Personally I find it produces a very pleasing effect without the frustration of having to mess with a bunch of lights (just watch your white balance, this kind of shade lighting tends to produce some pretty heavy blue casts). If that's simply not possible, then I would suggestion using at least 2 or 3 lights and I would diffuse them big time.

One other thing I would suggest is to take a look thru some actual chocolate catalogs for some inspiration on composition. As acchildress stated, this one can be a little frustrating to get right.

Just my $.02 worth,
Jim

Walczak Photo wrote in post #6634246
In addition to the comments about the mangled wrapper and the big "smiley" in the piece of chocolate, to me the shadows look rather harsh here. I think the color of the background looks good, but the shadows just really stand out to me as being really distracting. Not sure if this will help you or not, but the way I do shots like this is I will use natural outdoor lighting on the North side of a building (usually my house) in the shade. Personally I find it produces a very pleasing effect without the frustration of having to mess with a bunch of lights (just watch your white balance, this kind of shade lighting tends to produce some pretty heavy blue casts). If that's simply not possible, then I would suggestion using at least 2 or 3 lights and I would diffuse them big time.

One other thing I would suggest is to take a look thru some actual chocolate catalogs for some inspiration on composition. As acchildress stated, this one can be a little frustrating to get right.

Just my $.02 worth,
Jim

I'm interested in knowing how you do this. Do you just open a window and take a picture near it? Do you use lighting on the other side? What do you do in this type of situation? I ask because I just recently got my camera and I don't have off-camera flash yet or any type of studio lighting, so I'm working with all natural.

Tekhouse oint taken, but this was just testing with the only available subject.

metalstrm? arrows? i dont understand

achilderess thanks for your comments, points taken and will keep in mind.

walzak, thanks for your comments, i am bound to shoot indoors as its on a 34th floor office building, the roads below wont like it if im standing there, also temperatures outdoors are still well in the 20's in midday, not helpfull with chocolates. i think i will try a 3 point setup, but pls have a look below i did another try with 2 strobes and a few reflectors.

ashjames, outdoor light is really much easier to use for food, i love it but im stuck with no available place to shoot outdoors!

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Metalstrm wrote in post #6633843
Are the numerous arrows pointing towards the viewer (I can see 3) intended in the composition? If so, what do they mean?

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TJ

http://www.godiva.com …og/collections.​aspx?id=76

http://www.lindtusa.co​m …/display/recipe​s_desserts

Just a couple of shots that folks have taken.composition wise?

The wrapper seems moot to me, they aren;t telling me anything I need to know, I see the naked chocolate

thanks Flo for those links i apprcciate that!

macobee wrote in post #6635142
thanks Flo for those links i apprcciate that!

I am waiting to buy a print from you for my wall CHef

Flo, get used to waiting long time.....haha thanks for the heads up but im just hobby material, no way close to hang up material! but when i get there youll be the 1st to know!

macobee wrote in post #6635157
Flo, get used to waiting long time.....haha thanks for the heads up but im just hobby material, no way close to hang up material! but when i get there youll be the 1st to know!

Work on chili peppers and cheese then:p

ashjamesgav wrote in post #6634382
I'm interested in knowing how you do this. Do you just open a window and take a picture near it? Do you use lighting on the other side? What do you do in this type of situation? I ask because I just recently got my camera and I don't have off-camera flash yet or any type of studio lighting, so I'm working with all natural.

Well...actually I just set up a card table in my yard right behind my house. I usually use a white board (usually construction paper) as the background and tripod of course. Just to be clear, it's not like I'm "shooting thru a window" or anything or even using light from a window even. I'm actually outside in the back of my house (my house faces South, so my back yard is in North shade as it were).

Not to steal the OP's thread here, but here's a couple of shots I did this way for my portfolio...

I meant these chevrons:

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