You know, I only looked at page 1 of the results, and assumed there would be plenty more that get into more of the lighting aspect. As you probably noticed, the second page has only 1 video on it... but you can see their lighting setup. An enormous softbox (maybe? Lighting isn
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Typically speaking, you'll want to light the food from the back with a large light source using a fair amount of fill on the front to open up the detail in the shadows. My only attempt at food photography was this:
I should have used another strobe toopen upthe shadows, but I didn't. I also shouldn't have chopped off some of the plate with my framing. If I were re-editing it, I'd brighten it up and, if the shadows were not as strong, possibly increase the contrast. Setup shot ]here.
Originally Posted by Sean Setters
Typically speaking, you'll want to light the food from the back with a large light source using a fair amount of fill on the front to open up the detail in the shadows. My only attempt at food photography was this:
[url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/3708955292/][/url]
I should have used another strobe toopen upthe shadows, but I didn't. I also shouldn't have chopped off some of the plate with my framing. If I were re-editing it, I'd brighten it up and, if the shadows were not as strong, possibly increase the contrast. Setup shot [url="http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/3708141231/in/set-72157603590811265/[object]]here[/url].
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Sean, What is this yummy looking dish? I see cinnamon sticks, but I can't figure out those dough-ish looking powdered puffs? Is it American, Japanese, or European? I might be looked in a box to long if I can't figure this out!
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