Title: Breakfast Cereal Muffins
Blog: Dine & Dish
Equipment: Nikon D80, 50mm Lens
Technical details: Aperture f/2.2, ISO 200
Photo Editing: I used Photoshop CS with Indie Subtle Color Action, pumped up brightness a bit by increasing curves and increased saturation slightly.
Setup Details: It was a cloudy, rainy day, so I had to set up as close to a window as possible. I opened the blinds and put the muffins on the table near the window. I used a piece of white poster board on the opposite side of the window to bounce the incoming light off of.
Props: Green napkin, cup and saucer
Additional tips? I often buy individual cloth napkins from Target when they are on clearance (which is often). I feel like the napkins just add an extra bit of warmth to the photo.
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YAY! I am your FIRST commenter! You’ve done a fab job on this new blog and I’m looking forward to adding it to my read list. I must say, I’m not much of a foodie or food blogger (I love to eat, but hate to cook and am not a very good one) but I am looking forward to seeing the wonderful photos submitted on here.
I love your tip about picking up clearance napkins too… I am always on the lookout for things like that!
OH, and I SO want your camera! It takes fab photos!! <3
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This is going to be a great blog to follow! I will make sure to contribute when I have something good to offer.
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Wow This is exactly what I need.. this feels like a special online course for all of us who are very interested in food styling and photography.. I can learn alot by reading what others do ! I’ve been struggling to find my calling. I’m an architect and yet so very into food and this is what I like.. photography and design of great food!
I’ve been jotting down some notes about this and i’m adding the napkins tip.. I cant wait for your next post!! keep up the great work!
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What is that cardboard?tear? between the two pics? I don’t think it adds to an otherwise really good combo.
Congrats on the new blog.
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Maureen –
That is the “before” picture. The cardboard is the white reflector I used to bounce light off of. It is part of the setup
The fluid in the cup needs something… Hmmm…
We see just a dark blob of brownish (we assume fluid).
Try thinning out the tea so some of the white of the cup comes thru the liquid.
Or out of frame stick a piece of aluminum foil on a length of coat hanger wire. Angle it to catch some light so the illumination is reflected off the surface of the liquid. Clamp the other end of the wire to a light stand. The nice thing about this is the wire is cheap, free, flexible yet firm, light weight and can be recycled.
I think doing either (or both) of these tricks will give you some “life” to the surface of the beverage.
As an experiment open this image in Photoship, add a layer, select a soft paintbrush then paint in a fake soft white barely visible reflection. See if that helps. If you like it then get it “in camera” when shooting.
Terry