Food photography can be challanging at time but also rewarding, not to mention that you may get to taste it at the end of the day. These are done for the new meny for a Thai Restaurant in Sydney. Set up is pretty straight forward. You just have to look around and you what you can.
LIGHTING:
When I got to the shooting location, designer’s backyard, the sun was blasting down on one half of the back garden and there is this glow on the shade side from the white sheets that was reflect the sunlight back. I decided that it would be better to setup on the shady side and use the soft reflected to help with the exposure. The speedlites were setup as a secondinary. The softbox acted as a filll light to soften the shadow while the top light gives it a bit of shine. For my food photography, I always light from the back.
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4 Comments
Nice shot mate!! Love Thai food!!
Thanks bro.
Thanks mate.
Very nicely done. I like the wood grain of the table that compliments the food nicely.
I’ll make a note of your setup in case I am ever asked to photograph food better than my happy snaps of lunch in Foodland.
http://bkkphotographer.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/minute-steak/
How much does a dish like that cost in Sydney? I think the minute steak is more in my price range. Smile.