Last blog, we talked about beginning food photography. A key to producing appetizing flavorful images is focusing on not just the food, but also the silverware.
Scan through your local grocery store newsprint handouts and you’ll rarely see silverware photographed well. Often, there will be odd reflections and sometimes the silver looks dark and shoddy.
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I tried positioning the softbox and reflector at several angles over the table to get a clean whitish reflection, but eventually had to resort to Photoshop for the final additions.
A couple of minor digital changes using the screen and blend-if layer controls gave the spoon a soft glow. The soup was cold by the time I had everything in place, so I boiled some water and overlaid the steam from that image. Enjoy!
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Next up – the Grand Arcade
[Excerpted from Photography Insights, Volume 2, by Scott Ober, MD, Copyright © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]