Food shoot to dance edits
Hi gang, I just wanted to check in with another quick post covering both of my main subject matter, food and dance. I’ve been out and about since very early doors today but I was eager to get home as, the wonderful Mrs T, had sent me a message telling me what delicious delights she was making. A beautiful nectarine and foraged blackberry galette, yum!
iPhone snap, picking blackberries
Foraged blackberries, iPhone snap
Soggy bottoms
The galette was ready soon after I arrived home, so I took a page from my own blog, “Shoot and run” and put together a very quick shoot. I started with the galette on the paper and baking tray that it came out of the oven on. Why make it complicated when the food is all that matters. Of course if I’d properly planned a specific shoot I could prop it out suitably, but I was told it needed to come off the baking tray very soon, or it will get a soggy crust underneath, otherwise know as “the soggy bottom” I used what was left of window light and a stripy silver reflector to lift the shadows, click-clickerty-click. Lets eat! Often with food photography, you have to move pretty quick, with a planned shoot, you’d set up first then bring the fresh food in once it’s ready. Then shoot away before it looks sad.
Dance edits
I usually get the fresh images off the card and onto my hard drive at the first opportunity. As the Mac fires up, Lightroom reminds me I need to do some of my live performance dance edits before turning in. So that’s what I’ll be doing this evening.
Ready to download food shots and get on with dance edits. iPhone snap
I always recommend you copy your memory card as soon as you get a chance, after the shoot. I’ve made the mistake of not doing that and formatting a card because I thought it was an old shoot, loosing all the pictures. They can be retrieved as long as you don’t shoot over the top of the old files, but who needs that mess to sort out.
That’s all for now, happy shooting and enjoy the rest of your weekend.
