Tofu

SniperD · 14th July 2005

yums... just the tofu will do.. the rice seems to be killing the composition

ndroo · 14th July 2005

Originally Posted by SniperD

yums... just the tofu will do.. the rice seems to be killing the composition

Thanks. I actually didn't want the rice there, but my friend (who wanted me to take the pic for his collection (???)), insisted to have the rice there.

nemesis32 · 14th July 2005

Somethings not right with the composition.... not sure what it is. I think maybe should not shoot directly from top.... tilt a bit will add more depth?

ndroo · 14th July 2005

Originally Posted by nemesis32

Somethings not right with the composition.... not sure what it is. I think maybe should not shoot directly from top.... tilt a bit will add more depth?

Point noted with thanks.

Reflection · 14th July 2005

Sometimes we have to be a little closer to reality, and also keep in mind what human perception is like.

When you sit down to look at your food, do you see what you've captured here? Human perception.

catchlights · 14th July 2005

Rotate -90 degree, think it will look better.

ndroo · 14th July 2005

Reflection & catchlights, thanks for the comments. Appreciate the tips on how to improve.

29tim05 · 14th July 2005

What if tuofu is placed on a plate instead???

Cheesecake · 14th July 2005

ndroo,

from the layout of ur tofu...

the orientation of this foto to me, is wrong. it should be taken in a portrait format instead of landscape. with the rice placed further behond the tofu and the plate of greens further too. i believe this is Japanese food? if so, the bowl of rice cannot be that messy as they are very peculiar about their rice. besides the messy rice looked as if some hungry man had taken a spoonful of it.

the angle taken is not good, it made the food look very flat. suggest u bring ur camera lower to the level of the tofu or the bowl, to give it a more 3D feel and look. more like a 45degree instead of shooting-from-the-top which is out-dated.

it would be good if u can direct some light into the bowl of tofu. it looks dark. the tofu can do with some oil finish. the spring onions should be sprinkled much less generously.

the photo is too high on contrast. the depth of field can be slightly lesser.

just my thoughts! hohoho!

ndroo · 14th July 2005

Originally Posted by Cheesecake

ndroo,

from the layout of ur tofu...

the orientation of this foto to me, is wrong. it should be taken in a portrait format instead of landscape. with the rice placed further behond the tofu and the plate of greens further too. i believe this is Japanese food? if so, the bowl of rice cannot be that messy as they are very peculiar about their rice. besides the messy rice looked as if some hungry man had taken a spoonful of it.

the angle taken is not good, it made the food look very flat. suggest u bring ur camera lower to the level of the tofu or the bowl, to give it a more 3D feel and look. more like a 45degree instead of shooting-from-the-top which is out-dated.

it would be good if u can direct some light into the bowl of tofu. it looks dark. the tofu can do with some oil finish. the spring onions should be sprinkled much less generously.

the photo is too high on contrast. the depth of field can be slightly lesser.

just my thoughts! hohoho!

Yo hong2.

Those are some great tips. Appreciate it. Shot this when I was at a friend's place for dinner. Hmmm gotta call him now ... make him cook for me again. Wanna come along?

Cheers

Cheesecake · 14th July 2005

Originally Posted by ndroo

Yo hong2. Those are some great tips. Appreciate it. Shot this when I was at a friend's place for dinner. Hmmm gotta call him now ... make him cook for me again. Wanna come along?

Cheers

we'll meet up soon enuff with ah mao and vonz!
most prob next week when u're around for a meal!!

peanuts!!!!!

jopel · 14th July 2005

go to any of the fuji lab and pick up June issue of Asian Photography (it's free) - a good write up and contribution of food photography.

eikin · 15th July 2005

Originally Posted by catchlights

Rotate -90 degree, think it will look better.

very good suggestion, with that the picture looks much more balanced

The Oracle · 15th July 2005

Andrew! I think you rotated it vertically will look better!

The_Cheat · 19th July 2005

Honestly, I don't think there's anything wrong with the composition. It would look kinda boring if you'd removed the ricebowl, especially since the clipped ricebowl as well as the clipped tofu bowl seems to infer to just a part of the meal, or infinity. It's something like rugs, where designs usually don't end up in its whole at the edge; rather it's clipped right at the edge to induce the feeling that its not the end.

The things that are irritating to me though are really minor aspects. (1) The light green spring onion on the top left hand corner seems like a stray element. (2) The stray sesame seeds on the rice. Cluster of sesame seed is nice, loose seeds ain't.

Anyway, I feel that this is a superb picture.

ndroo · 19th July 2005

Everyone, thanks for the comments. Will look into the rotate version.

Originally Posted by jopel

go to any of the fuji lab and pick up June issue of Asian Photography (it's free) - a good write up and contribution of food photography.

THanks. Will go grab a copy.

Originally Posted by The_Cheat

Honestly, I don't think there's anything wrong with the composition. It would look kinda boring if you'd removed the ricebowl, especially since the clipped ricebowl as well as the clipped tofu bowl seems to infer to just a part of the meal, or infinity. It's something like rugs, where designs usually don't end up in its whole at the edge; rather it's clipped right at the edge to induce the feeling that its not the end.

The things that are irritating to me though are really minor aspects. (1) The light green spring onion on the top left hand corner seems like a stray element. (2) The stray sesame seeds on the rice. Cluster of sesame seed is nice, loose seeds ain't.

Anyway, I feel that this is a superb picture.

Thanks. Hmmm ... i didn't notice the 'stray onion'. *slap myself*

Again, thanks for the helpful comments.

MDZ2 · 19th July 2005

Don't know much about food photography myself. I took some photos of SIAs inflight food for the inhouse magazine but hated the results as the food looked artificial.
But your toufu looked good enough to eat so, composition and lighting aside, I guess you scored on one point and that is it looked like real food. But what do I know?

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Cheesecake Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: I live in a haunted house!!!!! Posts: 12,819	ndroo, from the layout of ur tofu... the orientation of this foto to me, is wrong. it should be taken in a portrait format instead of landscape. with the rice placed further behond the tofu and the plate of greens further too. i believe this is Japanese food? if so, the bowl of rice cannot be that messy as they are very peculiar about their rice. besides the messy rice looked as if some hungry man had taken a spoonful of it. the angle taken is not good, it made the food look very flat. suggest u bring ur camera lower to the level of the tofu or the bowl, to give it a more 3D feel and look. more like a 45degree instead of shooting-from-the-top which is out-dated. it would be good if u can direct some light into the bowl of tofu. it looks dark. the tofu can do with some oil finish. the spring onions should be sprinkled much less generously. the photo is too high on contrast. the depth of field can be slightly lesser. just my thoughts! hohoho! __________________ You'll Never Walk Alone! 初恋的感觉杀很大!

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nemesis32 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,476	Somethings not right with the composition.... not sure what it is. I think maybe should not shoot directly from top.... tilt a bit will add more depth?

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Reflection Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cowtown Posts: 1,129	Sometimes we have to be a little closer to reality, and also keep in mind what human perception is like. When you sit down to look at your food, do you see what you've captured here? Human perception.

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The Oracle Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: East Coast Posts: 5,865	Andrew! I think you rotated it vertically will look better!

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The_Cheat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,263	Honestly, I don't think there's anything wrong with the composition. It would look kinda boring if you'd removed the ricebowl, especially since the clipped ricebowl as well as the clipped tofu bowl seems to infer to just a part of the meal, or infinity. It's something like rugs, where designs usually don't end up in its whole at the edge; rather it's clipped right at the edge to induce the feeling that its not the end. The things that are irritating to me though are really minor aspects. (1) The light green spring onion on the top left hand corner seems like a stray element. (2) The stray sesame seeds on the rice. Cluster of sesame seed is nice, loose seeds ain't. Anyway, I feel that this is a superb picture. __________________ Send me a PM if you need me to comment on a picture or a series.

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MDZ2 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Eastern Part Posts: 311	Don't know much about food photography myself. I took some photos of SIAs inflight food for the inhouse magazine but hated the results as the food looked artificial. But your toufu looked good enough to eat so, composition and lighting aside, I guess you scored on one point and that is it looked like real food. But what do I know?