shooting food

[BrianJArmstrong]

Hello all,
I don't post very often, but I do peruse quite frequently. Yesterday my wife and I went to a little Italian Restaurant near our apartment and although many of our friends spoke very highly of it, the pictures of their food on their website left little to be desired. I wanted to get some tips and tricks from the talented folks on here so I can try shooting a few of my own dishes before offering my services to the restaurant. They badly need some new pictures of their food, because it did end up being a very enjoyable experience.

My wife and I both love to cook so we have tons of cookbooks that have marvelous photos that make you hungry before even seeing the ingredients!

I look forward to any discussion this may evoke.

Cheers to all,
Brian

[JFSanders]

Hey, Brian. Welcome to the forum.

Shooting food falls under still life setups. I would suggest that you purchase a book on lighting. Some have specific sections on food. Then get some food magazines and copy their setups as far as composition and then shoot pictures until you get a similar result. Practice, Practice,Practice,Practice,Practice, well you get the picture eh?

[Nicole]

I have two sites that I highly recommend for food photography. The first is my fav, it is Still Life With... it's all about food styling and photography and has all those handy little hints like how to make a glass look all frosty and full of water droplets and stuff. The other one also has some food photography tips on their blog, and it's called Food Photography Portfolio. Good luck! A good food picture is always nice to look at

[BrianJArmstrong]

Thank you all for your input. Those sites are great, and I figured it had a lot to do with lighting. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction and when I take the pictures for our little Italian Restaurant, I'll be sure to share!

Cheers

[netbymatt]

Let me point you at Chris Marquardt's "Tips from the top floor" podcast.

In number 266 he interviews a chef who is also a photographer. It's full of both photography tips and cooking tips.

http://www.tipsfromthetopfloor.com/2...6-202-3757-us/

I don't remember anything specific from it, but there was a lot of good info. I'm not a great cook so it really didn't peak my interest.