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Pho shoot · 11:53 PM

I shot the food for my friends restaurant over the weekend...first time shooting food so I really didn't know what the heck I was doing especially since these were to go on the menu but I thought a few of them came out ok. Comments/critique will be greatly appreciated!

Should the spoon be there or no? Is it better to include the whole bowl or just the food?

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Taff · 06-09-2009, 02:40 AM

looks apetizing

legacyb4 · 06-09-2009, 06:47 AM

Nice colors and layout except I would leave the spoon and chopsticks out. Touch of the bowl rim is good but no need to show the whole bowl, IMO.

jbrowning · 06-09-2009, 08:58 AM

I would leave the chopsticks and spoon out also. This will place more attention on the food and not the utensils. Just showing part of the bowl is good. Good shots though.

Jim

AM|Photography · 06-09-2009, 12:31 PM

Nice shots. I must agree with leaving out the utinsils. Great food I must add!

Pentaxtic · 06-09-2009, 12:38 PM

If you can, try to reflect more light onto the food. I was watching a food photography show and they had white boards/styrofoam all around the food.

Aquadan005 · 06-09-2009, 01:49 PM

I have to slightly disagree here. The chopsticks are ok but the spoon takes over the image. Perhaps the spoon under the food so the food stands out more, maybe.

roentarre · 06-09-2009, 02:45 PM

Yummy looking dishes!

pop4 · 06-10-2009, 05:43 AM

Chopsticks good (fits in with the Asian/Viet food theme quite well), spoon bad (too dominating visually).

There's room for improvement, but I'd be quite happy with those shots if I was your friend. Did you get fed for your efforts?

cupic · 06-10-2009, 05:50 AM

Very appealing and looks great

cheers

daacon · 06-10-2009, 07:57 AM

I agree with the masses - looks tempting and the spoon takes away from the focus.

**xs400** · 06-10-2009, 08:37 AM

I say take out the spoon and leave the chopsticks. In Shot #4, the mussel is also too dominating. Best soup shots would be 2 or 4, minus the spoon. Good shots though, they make me hungry.

MRRiley · 06-10-2009, 08:41 AM

Yep, out with the spoon but leave the chopsticks. So did you get to eat these after shooting them?

Mike

sharko · 06-10-2009, 10:49 AM

Thanks all for your replies and input! We've decided to reshoot a few of the menu items (no spoon) so that there is more focus on the food.

I did get to have some Pad Thai and egg rolls after the shoot

bladerunner0427 · 06-10-2009, 08:48 PM

I love Vietnamese food. Have it almost once a week. I would agree about leaving out the spoon. The chopstix look nice in the pics.

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06-09-2009, 02:40 AM	#2
Taff Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Perth Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,612	looks apetizing

06-09-2009, 06:47 AM	#3
legacyb4 Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tri-Cities, British Columbia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,784	Nice colors and layout except I would leave the spoon and chopsticks out. Touch of the bowl rim is good but no need to show the whole bowl, IMO.

06-09-2009, 08:58 AM	#4
jbrowning Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 996	I would leave the chopsticks and spoon out also. This will place more attention on the food and not the utensils. Just showing part of the bowl is good. Good shots though. Jim

06-09-2009, 12:31 PM	#5
AM\|Photography Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 41	Nice shots. I must agree with leaving out the utinsils. Great food I must add!

06-09-2009, 12:38 PM	#6
Pentaxtic Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver Photos: Gallery Posts: 417	If you can, try to reflect more light onto the food. I was watching a food photography show and they had white boards/styrofoam all around the food.

06-09-2009, 01:49 PM	#7
Aquadan005 Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 39	I have to slightly disagree here. The chopsticks are ok but the spoon takes over the image. Perhaps the spoon under the food so the food stands out more, maybe.

06-09-2009, 02:45 PM	#8
roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Yummy looking dishes!

06-10-2009, 05:43 AM	#9
pop4 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: YMML Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,879	Chopsticks good (fits in with the Asian/Viet food theme quite well), spoon bad (too dominating visually). There's room for improvement, but I'd be quite happy with those shots if I was your friend. Did you get fed for your efforts?

06-10-2009, 05:50 AM	#10
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Very appealing and looks great cheers

06-10-2009, 07:57 AM	#11
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	I agree with the masses - looks tempting and the spoon takes away from the focus.

06-10-2009, 08:37 AM	#12
xs400 Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,940	I say take out the spoon and leave the chopsticks. In Shot #4, the mussel is also too dominating. Best soup shots would be 2 or 4, minus the spoon. Good shots though, they make me hungry.

06-10-2009, 08:41 AM	#13
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	Yep, out with the spoon but leave the chopsticks. So did you get to eat these after shooting them? Mike

06-10-2009, 10:49 AM	#14
sharko Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: City of Angels Photos: Gallery Posts: 278 Original Poster	Thanks all for your replies and input! We've decided to reshoot a few of the menu items (no spoon) so that there is more focus on the food. I did get to have some Pad Thai and egg rolls after the shoot

06-10-2009, 08:48 PM	#15
bladerunner0427 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 113	I love Vietnamese food. Have it almost once a week. I would agree about leaving out the spoon. The chopstix look nice in the pics.

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