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I've sort of thrown myself into food photography since I work for a catering company and they can't afford to hire a professional every time they need some shots taken. The absolute biggest hurdle I've encountered is that in order to get a good photo you have to have food that looks good. Even then, not only does the food have to be presentable, but the plate, the table/counter/whatever, and whatever is in the background. I'm using a Rebel XT, the kit lens, a 50/1.8, and recently picked up a Tamron 18-200/3.5-5.6 and a 430EX-II Speedlite. As for lighting, I found this guy's videos extremely helpful the first time I tried to take any food shots http://www.youtube.com/user/prophotolife The single worklight pointed straight up works well enough, but I've gotten my best results with a diffused flash. You're off to a good start it seems. Although, the really narrow depth of field seems to be hurting some of your shots. They seem just a tad too out of focus to get some of the textures out of the food. Here's some of the better shots I've managed to take. http://chrisbrennerphoto.com/food If you have any other questions I'd be happy to try and answer them after work.
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Here's a few from an event I shot for work a few nights ago. I didn't really have a whole lot of space to work in or time to arrange shots, but these were a few of the better ones from the night. Any criticism would be welcome as my boss said that it looks like I'm improving, but I really felt like I had an off night.  
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Dec 25, 2009 01:51
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Smidgen of Pidgeons posted:My suggestion is that you use a big enough DOF to get more than just one in focus, since they are entire platters of food which were arranged purposefully. I'd normally agree with you, but food magazines are full of photos with shallow DOF with only a single item on a plate in focus so that's what my boss likes to see. Next shoot I'll try and use a wider DOF in addition to the shallow shots though.
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Dec 27, 2009 17:10
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 Quick snapshot after cooking dinner. I've been pretty out of practice lately, need to start shooting more.
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