Newbie learning to take food photos

[ntheni]

Cold Soba with Karaage

 

[ntheni]

I need some help from the bro & sis here. I had a few 80's snack (Ding Dang, Toro etc...) I wanted to do a old school feel photography on these snack but Been cracking my head for days and still can't think of a suitable background set up. Not doing those product photography with white backgound. Just a nice photo for memories keep sake Any bro or sis have any good old school idea that can share with me?

 

[photoart]

I need some help from the bro & sis here. I had a few 80's snack (Ding Dang, Toro etc...) I wanted to do a old school feel photography on these snack but Been cracking my head for days and still can't think of a suitable background set up. Not doing those product photography with white backgound. Just a nice photo for memories keep sake Any bro or sis have any good old school idea that can share with me?

How about using toys as props, like chapteh(weighted shuttlecock) or Goli(marbles).

Or maybe board games like the aeroplane chess

Or maybe old postage stamps

 

[jtsky]

Tingkat , old tin, 公鸡碗，

 

[Food Esteem]

Chow Mein (Fried Noodle)

Love this shot

 

[ntheni]

How about using toys as props, like chapteh(weighted shuttlecock) or Goli(marbles).

Or maybe board games like the aeroplane chess

Or maybe old postage stamps

Tingkat , old tin, 公鸡碗，

ThaNKS!! Guess I need to hunt down some props before I shoot hahaha

 

[ntheni]

Love this shot

Thank you

 

[ntheni]

Mee Suan

 

[ntheni]

Full Breakfast
Food for Thought (Botanic Garden)

Sumptuous breakfast, but nothing to shout about for the taste dept.

Taken indoor which resulted in fair bit of low light. That why some noise was seen in the photo.

 

[jtsky]

Full Breakfast
Food for Thought (Botanic Garden)

Sumptuous breakfast, but nothing to shout about for the taste dept.

Taken indoor which resulted in fair bit of low light. That why some noise was seen in the photo.

Nice. Burp..

 

[ntheni]

Nice. Burp..

Thanks jtsky!

 

[ricohflex]

Good photo.
I notice that you placed the some of the main ingredients in the background of the photo. They are slightly out of focus, probably due to depth of field. This should be so because the cooked mee sua is the main topic. The ingredients complete the story.

Have you done any shots of satay?

Mee Suan

 

[ntheni]

Good photo.
I notice that you placed the some of the main ingredients in the background of the photo. They are slightly out of focus, probably due to depth of field. This should be so because the cooked mee sua is the main topic. The ingredients complete the story.

Have you done any shots of satay?

Thanks for dropping by!! Yup don't want the ingredients to steal the limelight off the mee sua hehe
Have taken some street shot off satay, but have not done any on set up style.

 

[RyanKhoo]

Can share what camera, lens and settings u used to take these photos ?

Thanks

 

[ntheni]

Can share what camera, lens and settings u used to take these photos ?

Thanks

Hi Ryan thanks for dropping by. I using Canon 60D. For home cooked food where I have enough lighting & space I used 24-105mm 1/125 f4. If eating out mainly using 17-55 f2.8 to f4 depend on lighting condition.

 

[ntheni]

Creamy Bacon Ham Spaghetti

Bought a new lamp to try out. Using natural light from the back, lamp on left side 45 degree down and a flash bounce off the ceiling.

C&C welcome.

 

[eleveninth]

Can share what camera, lens and settings u used to take these photos ?

Thanks

it's not the gear. it's the skills.

 

[OoStarDustoO]

it's not the gear. it's the skills.

 

[OoStarDustoO]

Good photo.
I notice that you placed the some of the main ingredients in the background of the photo. They are slightly out of focus, probably due to depth of field. This should be so because the cooked mee sua is the main topic. The ingredients complete the story.

Have you done any shots of satay?

I think the "out of focus" should be intentional. :bsmilie:

 

[RyanKhoo]

Hi Ryan thanks for dropping by. I using Canon 60D. For home cooked food where I have enough lighting & space I used 24-105mm 1/125 f4. If eating out mainly using 17-55 f2.8 to f4 depend on lighting condition.

Thanks ntheni, nice photo, buddy !!

for the 17-55, I assume you are using the 55 end to get the effect of blurring the background ?

Just wondering, since you shoot so close, is there a need to use macro lens ?

Thanks again