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How do you guys take photos of your food when you're at a restaurant?

 
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Jan 05, 2009 01:12 |  #1

So I started doing some reading on food photography. Most of the articles involve setting up something to take photos of food. However, that's not practical if I was at a restaurant with friends. So what do you guys do to photograph food at a restaurant? Any specific equipment that you use? Any technique that you want to share?




  
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Jan 05, 2009 10:36 |  #2

I would set something up with the restaurant ahead of time. Bet they'd be willing to accommodate.


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Jan 05, 2009 19:43 |  #3

Me? I just turn on the flash and snap away...

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Jan 05, 2009 20:31 |  #4

That's what I have done, just flip up the flash and go.


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Jan 06, 2009 02:01 |  #5

What do you guys mean by flip the flash and go?




  
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Jan 06, 2009 06:10 |  #6

Step 1: Point camera at food.
Step 2: Compose, focus.
Step 3: Take picture.
Step 4: Eat food.


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Jan 06, 2009 18:26 |  #7
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Eat food put plate further forward, take picture. Let them wounder what it was, if there is any left it wasn't good, if its empty it was good.


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Jan 06, 2009 21:05 |  #8

Snapped this one in a local Mexican Restaurant

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Jan 06, 2009 21:10 |  #9

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Jan 06, 2009 21:11 |  #10

Yuuuum....Roast Beef Sammich.:D

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Me? I just turn on the flash and snap away...

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Jan 06, 2009 21:13 as a reply to  @ nicksan's post |  #11

An I.S. lens always help!

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Jan 06, 2009 21:28 |  #12

No one gets in trouble taking shots right? Depending on the restaurant.


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Jan 06, 2009 21:31 |  #13

I haven't ever had a problem, but most places don't fuss about people shooting pics of other people in the party with P&S, so maybe they don't notice


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Jan 06, 2009 22:13 |  #14
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Who knows when you take one that will PP into the next wall hanging.


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