Comments on: Shooting Food On Location – With a Twist

By: Daron Shade

Daron Shade — Tue, 11 May 2010 22:43:06 +0000

Hey Don – I don’t know why I’ve never seen this post before – instant bookmark! Well done!

By: Shooter

Shooter — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:29:59 +0000

I really enjoyed reading your interesting yet very informative insight. In the book of life every page has two sides: we human beings fill the upper side with our plans, hopes and wishes, but providence writes on the other side, and what it ordains is seldom our goal. Thank you for sharing and I am looking forward to reading more of your very current blog postings!!! Shooter Game

By: wizwow

wizwow — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:06:20 +0000

Hi and thanks for the kind words.

I use tilt/shift for some things. The client wanted the images shot nearly straight down and with that much power (lights) I had plenty of DOF with the wide angle lens. For the ‘natural’ shots, we wanted a very limited DOF so again, the TS wasn’t really needed. I think most of the cameras provide the color needed, but sometimes it may get lost in post. I use Adobe RGB for all final post, going to SRGB at the end and then tweaking it to get it as close to the Adobe RGB as I can. I also think that digital is quite flat, so I pop the contrast with both contrast masks and channels.

By: Matthew Carnes

Matthew Carnes — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:00:11 +0000

Question…
Is there a format and/or camera that will yield better results when working with food?

I noticed the great color in your images… What did you adjust in post or is this from the camera?
I am a Lightroom2 user and have played with the vibrance and saturation controls but as I resolve issues new ones popup.

I am in the market to upgrade from my mid-range pro-sumer to a maybe a D700 at the top end.
Any thoughts?

By: wizwow

wizwow — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:27:19 +0000

Hi Matthew,

I like your food work. If I had my way, a studio with both north and east windows would be my favorite. The East for the direct light and the North for the soft light. I do like adding a bit of snap to the soft north light.

Nicely done and thanks for the kind words.

–don

By: Matthew Carnes

Matthew Carnes — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:04:57 +0000

Thanks for the Post. It is very useful, I wish I had found it before the food shoot I did.
I would appreciate some comments on the work I have done thus far.

All photos were shot with a D80, and an Impact 6-way reflector.
I setup by a large north facing window and shot in mid-late afternoon.

I have read/heard that strobes and food don\’t mix but this dispels that myth to me.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewcarnes/

Thanks, Matthew

By: sai

sai — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:09:50 +0000

hi this is sai regarding photography……………just i want some lighting tips and as well as some of photographs……….pls i am waiting for ur reply

By: alfred

alfred — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:03:02 +0000

Amazing, you are doing such a wonderful job on your articles and the site in general. Thanks Don for all the good info.
Alfred

By: wizwow

wizwow — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:08:36 +0000

Hi,
While a tilt-shift lens is very handy, and can do some wonderful things, it isn’t demanded in this kind of work. As long as you are able to keep the perspective you want without it, then it is fine. I shoot these kinds of shots without it because they don’t need it. Had I been more oblique and really wanted more DOF then I may had tilted a bit, but again, only if I create the shot that needs the tilt.

You can do fine with your shots if you just make them attractive. Don’t let the lack of a specific tool stop you from doing the work.

By: megapixelicious

megapixelicious — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:40:07 +0000

Hi,
you have no idea how this post is useful to me! I have a friend who is doing restaurant opening and I was thinking about doing these kinds of shots for her in the near future.

When doing some research I found out that a lot of product shooters use tilt-shift lenses and I am surprised to see how good you managed without one! Dont you think they are useful for that kind of stuff?

These shots are very inspiring and I think I will have to post an article on my blog about food shots too!