Making food look yummy
I know we’ve featured Still Life With… once before, but they deserve another mention, for being so damn good. This time, they’ve made a fabulous little guide to how you can make food look good, by using creative lighting techniques.
The great thing is that the tips and lessons learned from this post don’t just apply to food – it works excellently for all sorts of stills photography in a studio setting.
Trainers, fruit, pens, bottles of ketchup, it all makes no difference: Stills photography is stills photography. Food poses its own challenges, of course, and it’s a good thing they are addressed in this article. Personally, I love food, but that’s beside the point: the tips offered are transferrable skills, and I particularly like to pick up new ideas and hone my skills by being challenged to new forms of photography – so why not food?
By using a “show and tell” approach, Still Life With manages to both show you what looks good, explain why it works, and finally take you through the motions of how you can copy the ideas yourself. It’s worth having a look at their Lighting Positioning: Shooting in the Kitchen either way – you won’t regret it!
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One great site. I am always unable to take this sort of photos. Food Photography. my big weakness
It’s funny, because this is one area I adore. I needed some extra oomph. I’m getting bogged down with portraits in my portfolio and what I REALLY love shooting is organic food, especially herbs, legumes, macro stuff.
You’ve reinspired me!
Thanks :)
OMG! how to make turkey look super yummy!
first give it a bath in mayonase. use a FULL container. then(optional) add your fave spices like all spice and cinamon. then mix four eggs and 1/2 cup of butter in a bowl. mix until soft and fluffy. when thats done pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees. the pour it over your turkey and rub it in good! put it in the oven until it’s golden brown. take it out and put it with some yummy decore. snap the shot and volia!! if you want you can eat it too! so if you try this out e-mail me back and tell me how it tastes!!
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