A bowl of tiny pears. So peaceful, so enticing, so. . . zen.
But a lot of stress goes into such an effortless spread. Take the above photo, for example -- pears with the most picturesque flaws were carefully selected and arranged in a dish with a complimentary, but not too matchy-matchy, color-scheme; a set with excellent lighting and an interestingly vague, preferably infinite background was located; Then, and only then, was the camera introduced. Orientations, angles, and zooms were ruthlessly milled through, until 250 pictures of a tiny pear-filled bowl clogged the photog's SD card and eyes. The most pristine of seven practically identical pictures was selected, and then mangled in order to situate it in the square orientation required by sites like Tastespotting and FoodGawker -- who then declined to post it because tiny pears in a bowl are "not a compelling img subject".
What I'm trying to say is that food photographers go through a lot for their art. So today I dedicate this post to all of those diet documentarians who labor to bring us scrumptious beauty. Those adorers of aliment who vicariously feed our stomachs as well as our souls.
I salute you.
If you have a food photographer who has fed you sans calories, please share their info. Heaven knows we want to admire their work, too.
Beautifully done on the pear photo.
ReplyDeletehttp://thepioneerwoman.com/, has some of the best recipes and step-by-step photography of food preparation that I have seen. Her food is yummy and easy to prepare as well.
She also has a photo section with tutorials, contests and guests who share their tips as well. I think you'll find it fun.
Christine is right! I checked out her blog link one day and my mind was kind of blown. That woman is a) talented! and, b) PROLIFIC! Someone please tell me she has an enormous staff....
ReplyDeleteAlso, my eponymous friend of Nancy Ricks Photography not only does beautiful weddings, she is a maven of the YUM Photo. How awesome is she? She has an entire portfolio dedicated to pictures of dark chocolate. I know. Check it out: http://www.nancyricksphotography.com/
I saw the picture on fb and thought you pained it. So pretty.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't make sense. "It's not a compelling img subject"? Really? If it has been compelling enough to paint for centuries why would it not be compelling enough to photograph?
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