Newbie learning to take food photos

[ntheni]

Mango Pudding
Honeymoon Dessert (313 Somerset)

3 Stars Out of 5
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[ntheni]

Hope some bro can give me some C & C as I just quite lost with food photos

[asthio88]

Hope some bro can give me some C & C as I just quite lost with food photos

Hi ntheni, you are doing very well. Most of your shots are good. Don't mind my few humble inputs on your photos:

1. Isolate the main subject and keep the background simple & clean (for eq. you can exclude the sauce dish in Swensen Spice & Chic, the basket & silver pot in the Soup Jack's Place).

2. Take as many photos as possible and experience it from different angles/framing, you have the luxury to choose later (for eq. in your Sushi Tei Sushi Rainbow Roll, this is a great piece). I know you can't do it all the time especially when many hungry onlookers are waiting to sink their teeth into the food just like my kids, all the time .

3. Try shooting in natural lighting if it permits. Many commented flash is the biggest enemy in shooting food but I do use it sometimes when it is impossible not to but I only use bounce flash (external, with diffuser).

4. Color/White balance. This is my biggest challenge. I use manual white balance most of the time. In situation where natural light is unavailable, photos can have a yellow/blue cast (many of your photos have obvious yellow cast). What I usually do is shooting in raw & correcting them in PP, it's helpful to include some neutral color stuff in your photo. For eq. in your Don Chicken Pie & Prime Cut Mexico Chicken above, I assume the plates are white/neutral. You can use the curve (in photoshop), white eyedropper & click it on the plate and voila, the cast is gone (though it is not perfect but surely acceptable). If it is too bright, I usually change the opacity or play with the blending mode (for eq. color which does not affect the luminosity).







Keep shooting, you can only get better

[ntheni]

Thanks bro asthio88!!

Will keep a simple & clean background in future and ya I did took a few photos with diff angle, but as you have mentioned it's hard to take more hahaha
I've been blamed for letting them eating "cold" food by the time i done with my shot.

For the white balance, I just learned to do it manually recently haha and I'm very bad with my PP
That why my food photos sometime looks dull

I loved the way your food photos were presented and with all the rich colour.

Thanks for your advice!! Will work harder

[eleveninth]

hungry liao.

[ntheni]

hungry liao.

It's dinner time hahaha

[asthio88]

Thanks bro asthio88!!

Will keep a simple & clean background in future and ya I did took a few photos with diff angle, but as you have mentioned it's hard to take more hahaha
I've been blamed for letting them eating "cold" food by the time i done with my shot.

For the white balance, I just learned to do it manually recently haha and I'm very bad with my PP
That why my food photos sometime looks dull

I loved the way your food photos were presented and with all the rich colour.

Thanks for your advice!! Will work harder

You are most welcome bro... I am still learning too, we all are
Learn some basic PP first like the color correction for a start, there are many online tutorials available.
Do give me your pointers if you see anything wrong with my photos. Cheers

[ntheni]

You are most welcome bro... I am still learning too, we all are
Learn some basic PP first like the color correction for a start, there are many online tutorials available.
Do give me your pointers if you see anything wrong with my photos. Cheers

Thanks thanks will start my pp tutorials

[hoyafilter]

[ntheni]

Thanks!!

[ntheni]

Steak & Lamp Chop Combo (King Louis Grill & Bar)

3 Stars Out of 5
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[ntheni]

Cheesy Chicken (King Louis Bar & Grill)

3 Stars Out of 5
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[ntheni]

Pork Katsu (Bishamon (Funan Centre)

3 Stars Out of 5
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[ntheni]

Tonkotsu Cha Shu Miso Ramen (Bishamon Funan Centre)

3 Stars Out of 5
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[tsumetiv]

Steak & Lamp Chop Combo (King Louis Grill & Bar)

I think this looks very good Making me hungry now, got craving for steak

[ntheni]

I think this looks very good Making me hungry now, got craving for steak

Thanks hehehe Can go try this place, with live band.

[ntheni]

Kim Hokkien Prawn Mee (NEX Food Junction)

3 Stars Out of 5
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[ntheni]

Crystal Jade Dumping (Changi Airport T3)

2 Stars Out of 5
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[ntheni]

Shark Fin Soup
China Town Scala Shark's Fin Restaurant (Bangkok)

4 Stars Out of 5
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[ntheni]

Shark Fin Soup
China Town Scala Shark's Fin Restaurant (Bangkok)