First food shot sales!

[Kathy Rappaport]

Option B works for me

I did a whole range of eyeglasses that way. Third time I decided that it was BORING to shoot 100 pairs of glasses. Ka-ching. Then I found out what other photographers were actually charging and so I withdrew from that line of photography - temporarily. My price list for that kind of work went WAY up.

 

[janet Smith]

Hi Paul

Nice Sushi... interesting to see the different styles we all have, mine is distinctly "homely" as I use my breakfast and dining rooms for food photography, not being lucky enough to have an actual studio....yet...... Here's a couple more, I am about to start loading the car up, and drive 430 miles to northern Scotland for a couple of weeks, I'll no doubt bore you all with lots of Scottish food shots when I'm back, bye for now....

 

[Kathy Rappaport]

Coffee Cups

Janet -

Too bad we don't live closer for those polka dot shots. I have latte cups that match with the polka dots. Love the cookies and cups.

 

[Paul Bestwick]

Hi Janet,

OK well here is the thing regarding style. In respect to food photography, I don't have a style as the images here are the first I have done & were shots for a window menu. The brief being to create images that highlight the dish so the customer can easily see what they are ordering.

However, now that my interest in the subject has been awakened, I may just pursue it a bit further & possibly some style may become evident.

 

[janet Smith]

Hi Kathy & Paul

I've just come back from Scotland, had a really good time, a mix of lovely and terrible weather, alternating torrential rain and bright sunshine, got loads and loads of landscapes that I'm just beginning to wade through, didn't do any food photgraphy..... too busy doing other things!

Back to the topic of food..... Kathy, thanks for your comments, yes a shame you're not nearer, how funny that you should have the same polka dot cups!

Paul, I have only just started food photography too, but I like to cook, so the two go hand in hand for me...... I'll be cooking Georg's recipe's contained in this thread in the next few weeks when I've finished processing all the landscapes from Scotland, then you'll all be able to have a good laugh at my attempt.

I'll post some of the landscapes in the next few days, got some great ones, that I'm delighted with!

 

[janet Smith]

Absolutely plastered piggys (sorry Georg!!!)

Here is one more from my personal cook book....

----Drunken Piggy----

Well - you know sometimes you say you'll do something and then find yourself wishing you hadn't........ well this is one of those occassions!

It goes something like this....... friend came round for lunch, rushing etc.... (excuses, excuses tut, tut) food delicious, photographs terrible, to use Rays analogy from another thread definately "splinter ridden Ikea rejects"

More excuses - tut, tut, etc

Recipe was not going well, so decided to adapt, not being able to find either Appenzeller or the suggested alternative Greyezer cheese, so I changed it completely (sorry Georg) it is now a recipe for "Absolutely smashed piggy" in lots of cider and Calvados, little cream and plenty of mustard!! Also replaced Gnocchi with roast butternut squash mash, with roast garlic (my favourite thing)

My friend arrived early so there wasn't much time for photography, also we shared a bottle of wine!! I never drink at lunch time, in fact 1 whisky or two glasses of wine are my limit, so I think that could have something to do with the dreadful results (sorry Georg) anyway, we had a lovely lunch, we've had a very ill relative who has now been declared out of danger, so we were celebrating!

I will do your Asparagus recipe some other time....... (more excuses tut, tut tut!!) <grins>

 

[Georg R. Baumann]

Hehehehehe, I never said it is easy.

The calvados is a no go for me.... you take cider or you take calvados, but both is like having apple crumble with apple juice.... don't know about that. <grins>

See, it is a little like that al forno italien stuff, you want to get the consistency right, otherwise the cheese seperates from the sauce, which happens quite often if the liquid is too little or too much.

And here I better leave it.... I am no teacher, in fact never will be, I just lack the social skills. <grins>

P.S.
I like the idea of roasted apple slices on top, but scratch the flippin brocc.

 

[janet Smith]

Hehehehehe, I never said it is easy.

Hi Georg

Well you've got to laugh!!

Yesterday was great fun........you can't win them all - at least I had a go!! - back to the serious stuff today - I was trying to do far too much at once yesterday.

I think I'll go faster if I slow down!!!

Have a great day.