Had to Work Fast!
Nov 17, 2013 13:48:43 #
I wanted to take the photo before it got too cold to eat, here's my attempt at breakfast today, eggs Benedict and Bananas foster (without ice cream).
Nov 17, 2013 15:12:36 #
Bushpilot wrote:
I wanted to take the photo before it got too cold to eat, here's my attempt at breakfast today, eggs Benedict and Bananas foster (without ice cream).
Not a bad capture. If given more time, a slight flash fill on the right to decrease some shadows would have really made it pop. Slight shadowing gives more depth and texture but this has a little too much. Great shot!!!
Nov 18, 2013 11:20:54 #
New Orleans here I come. But what is Bananas Foster without ice cream? What is anything without ice cream?
Nov 18, 2013 11:22:41 #
By the way, Trader Joes (no relation) has an excellent packaged Benedict sauce.
Nov 18, 2013 13:28:27 #
Nov 18, 2013 16:28:44 #
Food is a tough challenge. If you can get a food stylist to work with, even a student, you can learn a lot about placement that will help improve your shots. Since you're shooting from a low angle, the spacial relationships look a lot different in the shot than from your normal viewing angle. In this shot, I'd like to see the piece on the left away from the plate edge and the empty space in the middle filled. Using the three elements in your shot you should be able to get a better composition. Overhead lighting is seldom the best choice for food. Most food is photographed with back light and reflector fill. A couple of hinged white cards set in front of the set that you can shoot past or over will help fill the back lit set and improve the look. I get the impression that the white balance isn't quite right, because the whites of the eggs are yellowish. If you shoot a white balancing card in the same place as the plate, you can get the balance corrected in LR or PS. It's pretty important in this kind of shooting. Still in all it isn't a bad first shot. The devil is in the details.
Nov 18, 2013 16:43:39 #
I would be curious to know what settings you used to take the photo. You may wish to take a look at some of Rpavich's threads as he shoots quite a few interesting edible subjects. You will be able to tell by his topic titles as to which ones they are. 8-)
Nov 18, 2013 16:50:39 #
I noticed one time that someone had taken a photo of food from the side like this one, and somebody pp'd it to make it look like it had been taken from above. It looked way better.
Nov 22, 2013 01:14:34 #
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