On Behalf Of Tom Christiansen Sent: Wednesday, 1 March 2006 2:00 PM Folks,
I have an opportunity to shoot some food shots from a friend. The style is pretty much up to me, but I refuse to do the Food Court Mug Shots that you see everywhere. Do you have any suggestions for how to approach food photography? I'm not looking for a list of possible lens/body combinations. More advice on the composition and use of light(s), props, please. Thanks, Tom -------------------------------------------------------------- My advice would be the same as any scenario wether it's food, fashion, weddings or sport. Buy some of the top class magazines in your area and have a look at the compositions they've used. Try and and understand how the lighting has worked. Is it harsh (strong shadows and contrast), then probably bare bulb... Is it soft with soft shadows or very few shadows and lower contrast, then probably using soft boxes. You'd probably need at least 3 lights to light it really well - ie commercial quality. Take a look at www.shootsmarter.com as I think they may have a tutorial on there for something like this. Adding a human element can sometimes help as well.. Maybe just a fork or glass out of focus to complete the setting... And out of focus waiter blurred walking in the background add some life too. Use of shallow depth of field means you can probably do the shot on any table / kitchen bench and not worry too much about the background elements. Using one of Canon's tilt shift lenses would have to be ideal. A commercial shooting friend of mine often using his tilt shift lenses for similar work. The important thing is to work the scene... Shoot from different angles, different lighting ratios... Go crazy and you'll learn. Now there's some food for thought :-) I'm hungry now. Michael. NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and may contain copyright material of Macquarie Bank or third parties. If you are not the intended recipient of this email you should not read, print, re-transmit, store or act in reliance on this e-mail or any attachments, and should destroy all copies of them. Macquarie Bank does not guarantee the integrity of any emails or any attached files. The views or opinions expressed are the author's own and may not reflect the views or opinions of Macquarie Bank. * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
