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Take the St. Lawrence river and you'll wind up about a mile from where I live.Where's my jetski, its goina rain again tonight,
Chris
Take the St. Lawrence river and you'll wind up about a mile from where I live.Where's my jetski, its goina rain again tonight,
Colin, great post and question:
I will share some simple rules I follow:
1 - good light = good color,
- sunlight is NOT good light for color
- turn the shades down
- I use my under counter blue spectrum LED lights for my pics - excellent color (ring light suggested above will give the same effect
2 - take many many many pic from different perspectives & angles with different light
- over time you will learn which light/angles "show best"
3 - simple plating, start with sides and plate protein last as it is the star
4 - don't worry about how it looks to others, share your creation and it will be enjoyable!
Note, I use my phone camera (IPhone 13 Pro) but it has an incredible camera but the number one rule above is lighting and that makes the picture.... I do have 7 years of restaurant experience (prior to being an engineer) and have plated many many plates over the years but rule 3 applies still. A plate with 3 items on it has visual balance and that simple thing can make it more appealing.
PS Food photography is one of the more challenging things to do because of the colors and perspectives to showcase a plate. at 35 to 44 degree angle from the table top is one of my favorite perspectives..... Start by focusing close in on the protien with it being in focus and near the front then move out to have the full plate in the view..... If using a camera phone it will focus on the protein and put a slight out of focus of the sides as they go out from the center.... This will create a very nice perspective..... See the examples below, 3 different perspectives. Note the simplistic plating and combinations of 3 and 4s, ie 4 plate sides, 4 ribs then 3 sides of 3 each.... PS I did not plan a post till I cut the ribs.....
I plan some posts but most posts are not planned, I just take snapshots as I cook and then post cooks and I have time to do.
To summarize rule 4 is the one rule that rules them all....... there is no shame or sharing ones creation, because it is a real-life example, and we all appreciate it! Just enjoy the journey!
Perspective examples with different focus'
40 degree angle, protein in focus:
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Just shy of 30 degree close up:
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The top view, I like this perspective a lot but is very challenging to get the light right with no shadowing.
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That last pic has me wanting to lick the screen!
Thanks Colin, ps your pics of the smoked makers mark are pretty good, just drop a rib in with it and you will be a pro!!!
You and me both Jim! Them were good ribs!That last pic has me wanting to lick the screen!
Jim
I do my almost all mine from my iPhone…….but I do lots of work from my phone….Thanks for the responses everybody.
Question. How many compose a post in a word processor, say Word, and then cut and paste to your titled thread?
Question. How many compose a post in a word processor, say Word, and then cut and paste to your titled thread?
I do most all posts from my laptop, as logging in with iphone is a pain. As I've mentioned typing is not my forte'. I f I posted from my phone with auto-correct I'm afraid there would be too many ducks.Thanks for the responses everybody.
Question. How many compose a post in a word processor, say Word, and then cut and paste to your titled thread?
The Apple Smoked Makers Mark thread was done entirely with my Samsung Galaxy phone and definitely turned out better than doing it on my Kindle Fire. The camera is so much better but the keyboard is not.
I do most all posts from my laptop, as logging in with iphone is a pain. As I've mentioned typing is not my forte'. I f I posted from my phone with auto-correct I'm afraid there would be too many ducks.