Taking pictures of food?

Glaucus · 21-09-2009, 13:09

If I want to take professional pictures of food.

What type of equipment and lighting would I need?
Is it easy to take such pictures and how would I learn about such settings?

Dee · 21-09-2009, 13:12

Off the top of my head, clean uncluttered background, and use natural light whenever possible, preferably smack bang in front of a window, with some sort of netting to create a soft, diffused light?

Glaucus · 21-09-2009, 13:14

what sort of camera would I need? I'm assuming I would need an slr and lenses?

Dee · 21-09-2009, 13:37

Not necessarily, but with a decent lens, you’ll be able to get the shallow Depth of Field which so many food pics have nowadays. Well, the ones I've seen anyway

Glaucus · 21-09-2009, 13:38

Thing is I would love to make a cook book. And pictures and presentation is my biggest problem. Time and patience with presentation I think I can get that sorted. It's just the camera work.

Dee · 21-09-2009, 13:59

Could you try shooting upwards? As in resting the camera on the worktop, rather than shooting from above?

I am sure a P+S can manage, just have a few practice sessions and see what works best?

Glaucus · 21-09-2009, 14:04

You'll have to talk in laymen speech I have no idea about photography at all.

As for shooting from a table, Most food shots are done from a 45ish angle by the looks of it. Maybe a small worktop tripod.

The camera I have a he moment is rubbish the colour goes orange unless you focus it on a bright light source before taking a picture and hey are usually blurry. I was going to get a fuji a few months ago. But hey didn't have any in stock. So thinking maybe I should get somethign more suitable just for this.

Dee · 21-09-2009, 17:06

If you're serious about it, you can pick up a second hand Canon 300D/400D with basic lens for a couple of hundred? Should be more than adequate?

Dee · 22-09-2009, 16:10

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Originally Posted by Dee

If you're serious about it, you can pick up a second hand Canon 300D/400D with basic lens for a couple of hundred? Should be more than adequate?

And 50mm are about £60-70 brand new, bloody brilliant little things

Glaucus · 21-09-2009, 17:22

And what sort of lens would I need?

21-09-2009, 13:09	#1
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Taking pictures of food? If I want to take professional pictures of food. What type of equipment and lighting would I need? Is it easy to take such pictures and how would I learn about such settings? __________________

21-09-2009, 13:14	#3
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	what sort of camera would I need? I'm assuming I would need an slr and lenses? __________________

21-09-2009, 13:38	#5
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Thing is I would love to make a cook book. And pictures and presentation is my biggest problem. Time and patience with presentation I think I can get that sorted. It's just the camera work. __________________

21-09-2009, 14:04	#7
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	You'll have to talk in laymen speech I have no idea about photography at all. As for shooting from a table, Most food shots are done from a 45ish angle by the looks of it. Maybe a small worktop tripod. The camera I have a he moment is rubbish the colour goes orange unless you focus it on a bright light source before taking a picture and hey are usually blurry. I was going to get a fuji a few months ago. But hey didn't have any in stock. So thinking maybe I should get somethign more suitable just for this. __________________

21-09-2009, 17:22	#10
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	And what sort of lens would I need? __________________

21-09-2009, 13:12	#2
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	Off the top of my head, clean uncluttered background, and use natural light whenever possible, preferably smack bang in front of a window, with some sort of netting to create a soft, diffused light?

21-09-2009, 13:37	#4
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	Not necessarily, but with a decent lens, you’ll be able to get the shallow Depth of Field which so many food pics have nowadays. Well, the ones I've seen anyway

21-09-2009, 13:59	#6
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	Could you try shooting upwards? As in resting the camera on the worktop, rather than shooting from above? I am sure a P+S can manage, just have a few practice sessions and see what works best?

21-09-2009, 17:06	#8
Dee Combat Spanker Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,292	If you're serious about it, you can pick up a second hand Canon 300D/400D with basic lens for a couple of hundred? Should be more than adequate?