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Shooting an event: choice of shots
A few tips, on and off over the next few days, about shooting events. Events such as parties, clubs, openings: lots of people and they are camera aware. Today: What to shoot. I recommend that you shoot...
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Capture the detail
When shooting anything, including events, always make sure you catch little details, not just the big overview pictures. Like this, from a recent corporate event shoot: Snacks at an event: an impromptu...
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Eat.
OK, do not eat quite yet. I shoot events. All the time. It is what I love to do. And these events are organized by corporations, or wealthy people, or governments, or charitable organizations. You name...
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Yum
Today, I have a quick starting point for food photography for you. Food Photography Lighting: small speedlights are good. Use one umbrella on top, and one gridded light from behind to add accent (and...
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Another…
…delayed post. Things in my life are intervening, but here is a snap: a food shot. Inspired by the feeling that at 2am, I am hungry. How do you shoot that? A soft light above the food (a flash in an...
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Yum.
I am glad that I always carry everything in the car. Lights, light stands, umbrellas, pocketwizards, cables, lenses, and so on. So that when a restaurant shoot yesterday involved food instead of...
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One more food note
Another note about that recent food shoot (see post of 29 July). How do you get a shot like this – what are the important factors? Good lighting: diffuse from front, hard from back. That gives it that...
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Excuses, excuses. Eat!
Every time I have dinner, I try to use that as an excuse to do some food photography, before I eat it. And often I can. In those cases, as on the evening of August 10, I do the following: I whip out my...
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Bon appétit
Since I am hungry, I think a quick Food Photography recipe is in order. Here’s food, from the other day: My way of shooting food: I shoot from a 40 degree angle, roughly. I use selective focus I use...
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Food
The other day at a dinner party. F/4 at 1/60th second at 400 ISO: Always carry your camera…
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