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Fuji X My Attempts at Food Photography

Started Mar 29, 2014 | Discussions thread
Beat Traveller Contributing Member • Posts: 745
Re: Fuji X My Attempts at Food Photography
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Acrill wrote:

First, I don't think you need every shot to be shot at wide apertures unless that helps avoid distractions. The shallow depth of field in the spice mound shot is a bit distracting and makes it hard for me to see the subject.

Maybe a table tripod and f/11 would work better.

Take a look at the photos in some some good food magazines for some tips on composition and depth-of-field.

The second shot suffers from uneven lighting where the lower part of the dish is in shadow. Maybe a reflector or video light could be used to provide more even lighting?

Keep practicing!

Uh... isn't the entire point of shallow DOF to make the subject stand out clearly from the background?

OT: These look really good.

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