Here is my latest image. Its salmon on a bed wild grain rice. I used a Canon 5D Mark III w/ a Canon 100mm MACRO II. It was a one light shot, the rest is done with reflectors of some sort. Thats really my favorite way to light food. I tired something out of the cinema playbook using color on the opposite color spectrum.
Let me what you think! Share yours!
Nice shot, thanks for getting the ball rolling! I really like the inclusion of red beans (or is it pepper?), it gives a great bit of contrast. I'm not so sure on the angle though, it looks a little like the food is sliding off the plate. A lower angle, closer to 45 degrees might have suited it better. Of course, impossible to say without having been there and trying it. That's the problem with giving photography advice, you never really know what options were available and what would have worked. In any case, beautiful work with the food choice and photo!
Lauchian,
Sweet thank you! Input is always good. It gives someone to chew on and self reflect their approach. That always leads to better photography.
the light is really great! i love that little kick on the green beans. The angle is a little unusual but still eye catching. did you prop the plate on something? also dig the inclusion of the fork and the glass, adds a lot of depth.
Pepper,
Thank you so much for your input! Nope, I didn't prop the plate. I tilted the camera. I think I was able to get away with it, because there isn't a reference to the horizon line. Just a thought. I shot some more level, and I felt it was missing something. I couldn't put my finger on it. So I started working it, and I personally thought this one really stood out.
It may not be for everyone, but thats ok. I understand.
you made the front page, bro!
Hey thanks!!!
Great glisten light on the hero (salmon) and of the green beans and red peppers (?). It's a great plating that with your light set up makes the entree look very fresh and delicious. Always difficult to celebrate a plate hero with a low(er) vertical height, especially with the client selection of a rather high lipped plate. Shooting overhead, yea, you loose the wonderful thickness of the fillet, shooting from the side, you loose the tapering portion of the fillet to the plates vertical lip. Great work considering the challenges of the plates lip. Maybe a lower plate angle?
Thank you sir! I tried some lower angles but like you pointed out the plate lip would get in the way.