We can’t always control the shoot as much as we’d like. One of my regular gigs is shooting real food prepared by real kitchen staff at real restaurants. The shots are more about the cooks and the restaurants than about my photographic prowess. Many times food comes out of the kitchen looking perfect, other times … not so much. On these assignments I’m also usually restricted to available light, or minimal supplemental lighting. Immediately I’ve lost control over two key aspects of the shot. It’s on assignments like these that I’ll often employ a trick that’s so simple I’m almost …
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A simple cheat to direct a viewer’s eye
August 31st, 2009 - By Steve Buchanan Photography
Posted In: Jules Cafe Shared Feeds, Post Processing.
TAGS: post-production
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