Nice shot Brad Connolly ! I like the pov you chose very much. The subject isolation is good. We had a community discussion about shooting food and brеads in particular - a while ago. I believe Oshi Shikigami made a recommendation to make pie's (we spoke about pies at that time) color warmer. That - of course - depends on the emotions you are trying to create. These "warmer" colors should make the bread more appealing.
Want to know how to make your photos of food look better?
Editing! That is the short answer. And the long answer is this:
Almost all shots, out of the camera, of food are not really as good as they can be. If you want better, you will need to edit. A lot of folks use Photoshop. But any edit software is better than none!
First, lighten it up. No one wants to look at photos of murky mud.
Second, lower the contrast. Most shots look almost like black and white, with not much in-between.
Third, watch the color saturation! You might need to cut it down some. Food does not normally glow in colors.
Fourth, do not go "HD" on it. Most food shots benefit from a small amount of de-sharpening.
Fifth, crop your photos! No one wants to see the place setting next to your plate, or the edge of the table or a chair and so on.
Sixth, if you have some for of 'spotting' capable software available, use it to get most (but not all) of those distracting spots of 'stuff' on the edge of the plate, or table, that should not be there.
Seventh, watch the color balance! Food that look all yellow, or blue, looses a lot of appeal. Play with the slider, until it looks better. Almost all the time you can find a better balance than your camera of software picked for you. But be subtle. a very small change can make a huge difference.
There can be more, depending on the shot. But look and see. Just don't dump it right out of the camera, and post with no editing. You want your work to shine? Want to get compliments? Want people to remember? Well, make it something they will remember with a few moments of editing!
Hope this will inspire you to better food (and other) photography! If you have specific questions, I will do my best to answer, or point you in the right direction to search.
Thanks so much for the feedback and the informative writeup on food photography! I will definitely try out "warming up" the photo a bit and see how it looks. I felt the writeup had alot of great pointers. :)
Nice shot Brad Connolly ! I like the pov you chose very much. The subject isolation is good. We had a community discussion about shooting food and brеads in particular - a while ago. I believe Oshi Shikigami made a recommendation to make pie's (we spoke about pies at that time) color warmer. That - of course - depends on the emotions you are trying to create. These "warmer" colors should make the bread more appealing.
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael Mossiagin. I will try and find my food photo post, and re - post it here. :-)
ReplyDeleteI found it! -)
ReplyDeleteWant to know how to make your photos of food look better?
Editing! That is the short answer. And the long answer is this:
Almost all shots, out of the camera, of food are not really as good as they can be. If you want better, you will need to edit. A lot of folks use Photoshop. But any edit software is better than none!
First, lighten it up. No one wants to look at photos of murky mud.
Second, lower the contrast. Most shots look almost like black and white, with not much in-between.
Third, watch the color saturation! You might need to cut it down some. Food does not normally glow in colors.
Fourth, do not go "HD" on it. Most food shots benefit from a small amount of de-sharpening.
Fifth, crop your photos! No one wants to see the place setting next to your plate, or the edge of the table or a chair and so on.
Sixth, if you have some for of 'spotting' capable software available, use it to get most (but not all) of those distracting spots of 'stuff' on the edge of the plate, or table, that should not be there.
Seventh, watch the color balance! Food that look all yellow, or blue, looses a lot of appeal. Play with the slider, until it looks better. Almost all the time you can find a better balance than your camera of software picked for you. But be subtle. a very small change can make a huge difference.
There can be more, depending on the shot. But look and see. Just don't dump it right out of the camera, and post with no editing. You want your work to shine? Want to get compliments? Want people to remember? Well, make it something they will remember with a few moments of editing!
Hope this will inspire you to better food (and other) photography! If you have specific questions, I will do my best to answer, or point you in the right direction to search.
Good luck and have fun! :-)
Thanks so much for the feedback and the informative writeup on food photography! I will definitely try out "warming up" the photo a bit and see how it looks. I felt the writeup had alot of great pointers. :)
ReplyDeleteBrad Connolly it has indeed! have a great Sunday!
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