Photographing food isn't as easy as it seems? White plates do not show the food off well, do they? This is my first attempt at food pics-
Tonight for supper we had broccoli that was in need of eating, so I stir fried it with some sliced mushrooms, carrots and a bit of red onion. Leftover rice was cooked up in some butter. Had I had some frozen green peas I would have added it to the rice. I love rice and peas. We had two pints of grape tomatoes sitting here so I took a pint and made a quick salad with olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and a bit of garlic. Purchased some oddly thin steaks that had been marked down close to the sell by date. Because they were thin they cooked and dried out way too fast...and admittedly my husband is a hit and miss griller at times? LOL. He had red wine with dinner, I had a Diet Dr. Pepper. After eating on the deck, we pulled our individual laptops outside and enjoyed a little time outside, sans bugs!
Wow!! looks great to me, both the food and photography. I like how you got the steam coming off the food in the skillet.
My only suggestion would be to try and keep the photos as close to 1KB as possible for those with dial up. I use the VGA setting on my camera.
Great first try. I'm looking forward to more.
Thank you! I'll see if I can figure out how to adjust that size thing? I hadn't noticed the steam until you mentioned it, lol. I love that extra large skillet. It requires going over two burners but is the perfect thing to do stove top fajitas or stir fry veggies. I remember it was just an inexpensive restaurant grade pan purchased at Sam's many years ago. Next to my Le Crueset Dutch oven, it is my favorite.
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Koko said:
Wow!! looks great to me, both the food and photography. I like how you got the steam coming off the food in the skillet. My only suggestion would be to try and keep the photos as close to 1KB as possible for those with dial up. I use the VGA setting on my camera.
Great first try. I'm looking forward to more.
Thank you! I'll see if I can figure out how to adjust that size thing? I hadn't noticed the steam until you mentioned it, lol. I love that extra large skillet. It requires going over two burners but is the perfect thing to do stove top fajitas or stir fry veggies. I remember it was just an inexpensive restaurant grade pan purchased at Sam's many years ago. Next to my Le Crueset Dutch oven, it is my favorite.
The food looks good to me. I've got a cast iron pan that fits down below grill level and that's what I use for fajitas. Unfortunately that means fajitas only are available here when temps are good for outdoor grilling. I love that sizzle when the meat and veggies hit the cast iron. Janet
Photographing food isn't as easy as it seems? White plates do not show the food off well, do they?
No it's not that easy to get a good picture especially when your hungry "customers" are made to hold off for a few minutes and they are rushing you. I think white plates do show the food well but it is all about a mix of color on the plate. A white plate on a white background is especially good IMO. Lighting is also good to have correct. Flash tends to wash the colors out and fill the shadows that give the shot a good look. I like the macro shots. Check the egullet dinner thread for some ideas. PIXresizer is freeware for resizing that you may want to check out.
Photographing food isn't as easy as it seems? White plates do not show the food off well, do they? This is my first attempt at food pics-
Tonight for supper we had broccoli that was in need of eating, so I stir fried it with some sliced mushrooms, carrots and a bit of red onion. Leftover rice was cooked up in some butter. Had I had some frozen green peas I would have added it to the rice. I love rice and peas. We had two pints of grape tomatoes sitting here so I took a pint and made a quick salad with olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and a bit of garlic. Purchased some oddly thin steaks that had been marked down close to the sell by date. Because they were thin they cooked and dried out way too fast...and admittedly my husband is a hit and miss griller at times? LOL. He had red wine with dinner, I had a Diet Dr. Pepper. After eating on the deck, we pulled our individual laptops outside and enjoyed a little time outside, sans bugs!
Looks tasty, but it sure isn't my patio. There is no snow on it.
