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I have to phtograph a well known food tv person and I need to shoot in her kitchen with her food. I have no idea what the room looks like yet.

I have 3 elinchrom lights 500ws, umbrellas etc. and a d70 with sb800 does anyone have any suggestions for my shoot.
Nervous a little and want it to go well. Thanks
 
nancybbutler said:
I have to phtograph a well known food tv person and I need to shoot
in her kitchen with her food. I have no idea what the room looks
like yet.
I have 3 elinchrom lights 500ws, umbrellas etc. and a d70 with
sb800 does anyone have any suggestions for my shoot.
Nervous a little and want it to go well. Thanks
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Joe Peoples writes:

...calm down. This "famous" person is just someone who loves to cook and does it in front of a television audience. No big deal. Direct your nervousness into your preparation and you'll do fine. When you mean "her" kitchen, is it in her house or in a studio? Without seeing a layout of your shot or reading a description, I would assume she'll be standing behind an island, in the middle of the kitchen and the food is on the tabletop. Would this be accurate? If so, use one light for her, perferably a bank (softbox) and a 30"x40" white showcard or foamcore as a reflector fill. The other lights can be used to bounce lights into the ceiling behind her to brighten up the kitchen. Rent or borrow another flash unit to have either as a backup or to light other areas. The sb800 can be used on your backup camera by your assistant (someone knowledgeable about your equipment and competant in its use) to take production stills. Depending on your budget, I would insist on having a make-up person and, if possible, a stylist/groomer to deal with your subject's wardrobe. Bring wedges and blocks, and a spritzer bottle to prop and prep the various pots and food items. If you have any questions you'd like to ask me via e-mail, feel free. Good luck!
 
LOL . . . funniest post I've read this week. =P

A friend of mine does a lot of restaurant shooting. He doesn't own any studio lighting and shoots with an SB-800, 600, and D70 though he borrowed my camera last Christmas for a magazine cover when his D70 developed a 1degree sensor mount rotation problem. If he uses artificial lighting it's usually just ceiling bounce and then dragging the shutter with the camera on a tripod.

With studio lighting, I'd personally bring a couple heads but end up using just one with a large reflector or a simple umbrella or softbox to illuminate the subject and to give it a bit of daylight-balanced brightness separation from the rest of the environment. Whenever I'm shooting this sort of thing (executive portrait, staff photos for promo material/website, etc.) your subject doesn't give you a lot of time to make the shot.
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ConcertShooter said:
Get a shot of that ankle bracelet and you can retire! lol.
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Just ask her about her Piggy Puddin' which she insists on calling "Peegee Poodin'" and your stress will vanish.

That being said, food photography is not too difficult - make sure you have access to a food artiste. Secure food items, spritz them to make them shine, use creative aperture control to emphasize part of a plate full of food, etc.

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don't mind those more pixels is better people, they're just silly.
Those 6mp you have will be enough, don't you worry!=)

Unless of course the first good picture you've seen from a digital camera was shot after 2004? ;)

There's always going to be some people putting your equipment down, guess they have to compensate...

Good luck with your shoot, you got all the advice you need already, i.e. relax!

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Should I shoot raw even though I don't have photoshop cs only elements and it doesn't take raw files only tiff and jpeg.
Nancy
 
you never actually know how anything will be used after the shoot is over....small files will limit how your client can use the image....
 
You can drag the shutter by using slow flash sync on your camera . . . hold the flash button on your camera down and turn one of the dials. Eventually it'll say "slow" in the box. You can set the minimum shutter speed of your camera when using flash in one of the menus. Not familiar with the D70. That's assuming that you're using a speedlight and want to use TTL. If you're using your studio strobes try setting your camera to properly expose your subject for your lights and then lower your shutter speed until you pick up enough ambient light to pick up detail in your background.

Mount your camera on a tripod so the slower shutter speed doesn't blur your stuff.

WRT to shooting RAW, with the D70, it's highly recommended. If you're using a PC you can download a very capable and free raw converter at http://www.pixmantec.com/

Good luck with your shoot. =)
nancybbutler said:
Its Paula,
What is dragging the shutter on a tripod?
Sorry I don't know.
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