Until recently the main reason I had long exposures was to get enough light into the camera in a dark situation. But over the last months I have been experimenting with the idea of how long exposure changes moving parts of the image. So far these shots have been dawn, dark and dusk shots. I am hoping to get out and do some day time ones in the coming months as well and will share those in another post.
I have lived in Auckland for three years now and find that I have not really explored it, I guess settling a young family made me a bit preoccupied. Now that my youngest has started kindy I have decided that I want to get out and about more and explore some of the parks and attractions. My first expedition was to Cornwall Park and One Tree Hill. It’s a great place to go for a walk, take the kids to play or meet up for coffee and enjoy a bit of nature in the middle of the city.
Here I want to sum up some of the things that I have learnt about the technical side food photography, and the methods I use when shooting.
Vary the camera angle
For the most part I take at least 3 different angles of my food moving from the front to 45-degree angle then above it. This can also include use of wider shots or close up and macro shots. Use the different angles to enhance the feature and texture of the food. Continue reading
In my last food photography post I talked about using light, this time I want to build on that and show some examples of how to create different moods in your food photography. The three main areas that I work with when setting the mood for my photo are basically the use of each of the areas I have talked about in the last three posts in this series. Continue reading
One of the most important things in food photography, and making your food look better is the lighting. You can see below to different samples of 6 images with different lighting in each. In these photos I have changed the lighting direction or number of lights in each one to let you see what difference lighting can make. I have not processed these images at all except to crop them and in all but one of the images the camera was in the same place. Continue reading
I spent the first 6 years of my married life living in Cairo – know as mother of the world. It captured my heart and imagination as I wandered the streets looking up at towering minarets and listening to the call to prayer, ducking through old doors and hailing a cab from street corners. Going around every corner and crossing every street was an adventure and new experience and although I did not capture enough of this city that became my home I will share a few shots here of some of the places I visited during my days there. Continue reading
Once you have set up your space for doing food photography another important thing to look at is what props you will use. This will depend on the style and mood you are trying to create and what will suit the food you are presenting. Continue reading
In Flanders’ fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place, and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing, fly
Scarcely heard amid the guns below.
We are the dead, short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow.
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders’ fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe,
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch: be yours to hold it high!
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders’ fields.
Colonel John McRae
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