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Mightaswell posted:So here we are, in the "food photography" thread, where "Commercial" food photographers looking to hone the craft are coming to look for inspiration and find feedback.
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LAchristus posted:(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) We're all done with this now, right?
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Jun 3, 2013 19:26
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Reichstag posted:I Have decided to render my verdicts in the form of youtube clips. Hey mdtyson or whatever the hell your name is! While I'd deem the first three responses to be largely negative, the fact that you offended Reichstag's sensibilities with your last photo evens it out a bit. So you get... "meh". You don't win, but you also don't lose. Maybe something weird will happen to you later.
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Jun 3, 2013 19:55
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casa de mi padre posted:God who gives a poo poo post some pictures so I have something to look at. Ok http://instagram.com/p/Sj5OOsGYM3/
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Jun 3, 2013 20:09
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SoundMonkey posted:Hey mdtyson or whatever the hell your name is! I thought "random laughter" and "home run" were positive but that could be wishful thinking. Sorry to have stirred the pot but at least we're having interesting discussions! I propose more mod challenges so people start posting more photos. Discussion and critique are better paired with images than concepts.
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Jun 3, 2013 20:21
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mdtyson posted:I thought "random laughter" and "home run" were positive but that could be wishful thinking. Sorry to have stirred the pot but at least we're having interesting discussions! You are Jose Canseco in that video fyi.
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Jun 3, 2013 20:22
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mdtyson posted:I thought "random laughter" and "home run" were positive but that could be wishful thinking. Sorry to have stirred the pot but at least we're having interesting discussions!
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Jun 3, 2013 21:02
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big scary monsters posted:I took the home run video in a "so close yet so far" sort of way. Yeah I saw it the same way too, but I had a chuckle at Reich's reaction to your commercial work. So yeah, even if you didn't quite capture Reich's particular aesthetic, thanks for being a good sport about it and shooting outside your comfort zone a bit (admit it, it was fun).
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Jun 3, 2013 21:11
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You were fun.
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Jun 3, 2013 21:18
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mdtyson posted:You were fun.
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Jun 3, 2013 22:28
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casa de mi padre posted:Oh man I love the guy in the middle. The light, the action, the intense look. Have you tried cropping out the guy on the far left? I feel like that would make the image stronger. Yeah you'd cut the oven sort of in half if you did that, but it might be worth it.
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Jun 3, 2013 22:54
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Sounds like a job for content-aware fill.
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Jun 3, 2013 23:54
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You could fudge it and shrink the width of the oven and clone in some bricks from the right side to complete the left side. Maybe not worth the effort but it's possible.
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Jun 4, 2013 01:12
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Cut the guy in half, it saves the oven, and bonus nicely frames the interesting bits.
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Jun 4, 2013 02:06
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Who cares about the oven, focus on the guy facing the camera. Everything else is just backdrop to him. 
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Jun 4, 2013 02:47
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Crop everything to the left and right of the bald man, including his own arms.
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Jun 4, 2013 02:51
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Won't ever fudge stuff in photos. I have a cropped version that y'all would probably like more. This version gives my client more to work with in whatever crops inevitably happen once it goes on their website or instagram or whatever. I've found passing photos on to a web developer is somewhat of a collaborative process.
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Jun 4, 2013 07:04
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"Shame Dip" No, that isn't my coffee, that's ostensibly au jus.
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Jun 7, 2013 20:02
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Bully-curating the au jus ćsthetic.
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Jun 7, 2013 20:03
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As a Jew, I am deeply offended and
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Jun 7, 2013 20:10
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 RZA Burger: Frozen waffles, morningstar mushroom patty, over-medium egg, grilled slab of onion, tomato, diced pickle/serranos in aioli.
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Jun 8, 2013 03:02
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Reichstag posted:RZA Burger: Frozen waffles, morningstar mushroom patty, over-medium egg, grilled slab of onion, tomato, diced pickle/serranos in aioli. You're getting better! Look at all that beautiful natural light hitting the food! However, thematically I think there's too much bare cement in the bottom left and it distracts from your thesis.
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Jun 8, 2013 05:47
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 Crosspost from the buy/sell thread. Roasted brussels sprouts with parmesan, braised beef.
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Jun 16, 2013 05:18
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My friend traded me some free charcuterie for some photos of said charcuterie: DSC_7491 by chazaraz, on Flickr  DSC_7509 by chazaraz, on Flickr  DSC_7531 by chazaraz, on Flickr I think I might've overdid it with the kale (should've flattened that poo poo out) and maybe I should've shot at f4 or f5.6 to get it all in focus, but overall I think it looks nice. Do you goons think the white balance looks better in the first or second photo? The second photo is unaltered, the first one I cooled the temperature way the gently caress down then masked the table and warmed it up.
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Jun 17, 2013 19:32
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Doesn't look like a lot of charcuterie.
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Jun 17, 2013 19:51
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I have half a pound each of rillette and terrine. I'll probably have a heart attack before I can finish it all.
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Jun 17, 2013 19:53
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1st AD posted:I think I might've overdid it with the kale (should've flattened that poo poo out) and maybe I should've shot at f4 or f5.6 to get it all in focus, but overall I think it looks nice. Do you goons think the white balance looks better in the first or second photo? The second photo is unaltered, the first one I cooled the temperature way the gently caress down then masked the table and warmed it up. I'm not really feeling the 'charcuterie' aspect of these. Also is that an aspic? 
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Jun 17, 2013 19:55
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrine_(food)
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Jun 17, 2013 20:04
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It looks like an aspic.
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Jun 17, 2013 20:26
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It's a terrine in aspic. Terrine is any pâté or forcemeat-related food prepared in a loaf tin, basically. As far as white balance goes, the warmer is nicer, though I'd back it off a little bit. And as others said, there isn't a lot of the charcuterie in those pics. You don't see what's in the bowl at all really, and you should definitely deepen the dof some. You might consider putting the rillettes in a much smaller bowl, piled up a bit. Also the kale is entirely pointless and doesn't make sense either foodwise or visually. You don't typically eat huge swaths of raw kale with your charcuterie boards. Nuts, meats, bread, cheese, pickles, olives, some grapes...that's all you need. Maybe buy a few slices of prosciutto for the pic, but it isn't necessary. The bread is a little huge - consider buying a baguette and slicing it on the bias to get those nice, bite-sized ovals. You should consider buying a couple of white dishes for doing shots like this - the brown rings aren't doing the food any favors. They're cheap, and you'd only need a place setting or two. This sounds negative but I mean it's clear you can take nice pictures of food, you just need to work more on the arrangement and things, especially if your buddy is going to be using these shots as an example of what he can cook/make. Edit: Here are some good examples of what you should be shooting for. A few of these have their own problems, but a big difference is that they mostly make the meat the star; there's no dof issues, etc.    
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Jun 17, 2013 20:43
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Get the fork out Edit: Utensils are only useful if the food is being eaten ie half a piece of cake.
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Jun 17, 2013 21:40
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I really like the one with the long and thin board and long dish, I'll try again in a few days with stuff like that since it looks nice and sleek. The other photos you posted just seem way too busy and the lighting is very flat. What's the verdict on utensils? Universally a nay?
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Jun 17, 2013 22:06
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I'll think of this the next time I'm trying to make something look unappealing.
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Jun 17, 2013 22:11
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1st AD posted:What's the verdict on utensils? Universally a nay? Why not, if you feel it improves the picture? I mean it's not like there's a rulebook (as this thread proves quite often).
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Jun 17, 2013 22:12
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dukeku posted:I'll think of this the next time I'm trying to make something look unappealing. Those all look like the bad food photos ive seen in my Oma's Betty Crocker cookbook (1965).
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Jun 17, 2013 22:16
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I'm not quite as caremad about them but shooting orange/red things under incandescent light is gonna make it look reeeeally flat. Especially on a similarly-toned board.
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Jun 17, 2013 22:17
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1st AD posted:I really like the one with the long and thin board and long dish, I'll try again in a few days with stuff like that since it looks nice and sleek. The other photos you posted just seem way too busy and the lighting is very flat. Depends on how busy the rest of the scene is. If its a tablescape, definitely useful, but if its a visually striking dish, utensils can distract. Keep your silverware clean though, and make sure it matches the style of the dish.
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Jun 17, 2013 22:22
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nonanone posted:Depends on how busy the rest of the scene is. If its a tablescape, definitely useful, but if its a visually striking dish, utensils can distract. Keep your silverware clean though, and make sure it matches the style of the dish. Bad advice. Always include dirty utensils, preferably scattered with a folded napkin on a dirty plate with all of the food already eaten.
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Jun 17, 2013 22:23
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The next leap in food photography is going to be the After shot. Takin photos of poops in toilets. With red/warm lighting, of course.
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Musket posted:Those all look like the bad food photos ive seen in my Oma's Betty Crocker cookbook (1965). Yeah I debated including the last one because it's not so great, but I was mostly showing a lack of kale. Some of the others aren't bad at all, sorry. Musket posted:The next leap in food photography is going to be the After shot. Takin photos of poops in toilets. With red/warm lighting, of course. 
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