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fotojack

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The potatoes in the foreground don't belong in this shot. Either crop them out or retake the shot with just the mushrooms in the shot. Personally, I would have put the whole thing on a plate with some garnish.
Nice clean, crisp shot, though.....but I wouldn't take that to a client to put on their menu. You have to be specific on what food items they want on the menu. I hope you know what I'm getting at here.
 
Marcel

Marcel

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Jeremy, I would never show this shot to a restaurant or put it on a menu. The pan looks old and/or dirty or rusty and the mushrooms don't look fresh. This is one thing were you can't compromise with food photography: The food has to look great, not just OK, great. You'll have to select each individual mushroom or piece that will go in a plate before even taking the camera close to the plate. The lighting has to be better than what you have on this picture. With food, you need a backlight to give it depth and a lot more depth of field than on this shot. It has to be sharp sharp except maybe for a few special shots. Food shots are not simple snaps, they have to be planned as far as composition and preparation. Get a few food books and study the pics in there, you will get an idea of what I'm talking about.

Take only your best shots to your future customers.
 
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RookieDSLR

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So here is the final product that I just shot I turned in 18 shots of 12 different sandwiches all with this setup. Let me know what you think.

Jeremy V.

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Kias

Kias

Senior Member
Murasaki said:
Any advice please.
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I'm no expert food porn photographer, but I read once to turn off the flash, and use tons of natural lighting, and a shallow depth of field.

So, that's what I started to do, and I like the results!

Again, no expert, I just like the photos I eventually wind up with after tons of practicing.

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Oh, and I'm still a newbie, but it looks like your white balance might be off a bit on your photos too. :)
 
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Pierro

Pierro

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They look and sound delicious Ted - never heard of them myself. They probably havent made it over the water to this culinary desert :)
 
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