Newbie learning to take food photos
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asthio88
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Hope some bro can give me some C & C as I just quite lost with food photos
Hi ntheni, you are doing very well. Most of your shots are good. Don't mind my few humble inputs on your photos:
1. Isolate the main subject and keep the background simple & clean (for eq. you can exclude the sauce dish in Swensen Spice & Chic, the basket & silver pot in the Soup Jack's Place).
2. Take as many photos as possible and experience it from different angles/framing, you have the luxury to choose later (for eq. in your Sushi Tei Sushi Rainbow Roll, this is a great piece). I know you can't do it all the time especially when many hungry onlookers are waiting to sink their teeth into the food just like my kids, all the time
.3. Try shooting in natural lighting if it permits. Many commented flash is the biggest enemy in shooting food but I do use it sometimes when it is impossible not to but I only use bounce flash (external, with diffuser).
4. Color/White balance. This is my biggest challenge. I use manual white balance most of the time. In situation where natural light is unavailable, photos can have a yellow/blue cast (many of your photos have obvious yellow cast). What I usually do is shooting in raw & correcting them in PP, it's helpful to include some neutral color stuff in your photo. For eq. in your Don Chicken Pie & Prime Cut Mexico Chicken above, I assume the plates are white/neutral. You can use the curve (in photoshop), white eyedropper & click it on the plate and voila, the cast is gone (though it is not perfect but surely acceptable). If it is too bright, I usually change the opacity or play with the blending mode (for eq. color which does not affect the luminosity).
Keep shooting, you can only get better
ntheni
Senior Member
Thanks bro asthio88!!
Will keep a simple & clean background in future and ya I did took a few photos with diff angle, but as you have mentioned it's hard to take more hahaha
I've been blamed for letting them eating "cold" food by the time i done with my shot.
For the white balance, I just learned to do it manually recently haha and I'm very bad with my PP :embrass:
That why my food photos sometime looks dull
I loved the way your food photos were presented and with all the rich colour.
Thanks for your advice!! Will work harder
Will keep a simple & clean background in future and ya I did took a few photos with diff angle, but as you have mentioned it's hard to take more hahaha
I've been blamed for letting them eating "cold" food by the time i done with my shot.
For the white balance, I just learned to do it manually recently haha and I'm very bad with my PP :embrass:
That why my food photos sometime looks dull
I loved the way your food photos were presented and with all the rich colour.
Thanks for your advice!! Will work harder
eleveninth
Senior Member
hungry liao.
asthio88
Senior Member
You are most welcome bro... I am still learning too, we all are
Learn some basic PP first like the color correction for a start, there are many online tutorials available.
Do give me your pointers if you see anything wrong with my photos. Cheers
ntheni
Senior Member
asthio88 said:You are most welcome bro... I am still learning too, we all are
Learn some basic PP first like the color correction for a start, there are many online tutorials available.
Do give me your pointers if you see anything wrong with my photos. Cheers
Thanks thanks will start my pp tutorials
hoyafilter
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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
ntheni
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tsumetiv
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Steak & Lamp Chop Combo (King Louis Grill & Bar)
I think this looks very good :thumbsup: Making me hungry now, got craving for steak :bsmilie:
ntheni
Senior Member
Thanks hehehe Can go try this place, with live band.
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