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French Onion Soup
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Greetings! Trying to find time to cook and snap again…this is such a wonderful forum and it does get neglected. Everyone can photograph what they eat…and you may be surprised how much it does challenge you. The light and lens are both tricky components in phood photos! I need improvement big time..but I am thinking of writing a cook book..so no time like the present:-)
Why Sharon thank you looks lovely. Unfortunately I can almost feel my blood sugars going through the roof just looking. Now were is that insulin pen :wink:
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Very nice Sharon,
but just starters and dessert, where is the main course?Something interesting for you to read
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/07/dining/07camera.html” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;Martin
Oh too funny Martin! You know I love a challenge. My family thanks you for what they are about to receive now tonight.
Hi DenverDoll, you’re obviously talented in the kitchen! In terms of critiquing the photography, here are some thoughts:
#1 – The background and lighting don’t do this justice. it also seems quite soft perhaps dues to a shallow depth of field. A tripod and a stopped down aperture is needed with much more general lighting – even from bounced flash. The background counter doesn’t do this any favours either. I can imagine this looking better at a table setting, nice linen, flowers (for colour) and steam rising off it. Choose the depth of field to have the dish sharp and the background blurred.
#2 – The major issue with this are the candies on top being out of focus. These are the first things the eyes are drawn to. The blurred background is a great idea, but the position of the focus point and depth of field is critical for this shot. The highlights on the left side also a distraction. To help, make sure your focus point is selected correctly and take a few shots at different apertures to see the effects of depth of field.
Hopefully you take this critique in the context of getting your photography as good as your cooking!
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