Photography for a Cooking Recipe eBook
I am currently shooting food pictures for my wife’s upcoming recipe ebook ‘ Minimalist Cooking 27 Practical Recipes.
The problem with photographing a series of shots for a publication can be defined as;
How to make the photographs form a cohesive collection without having them having a formulaic feel.
Sometimes it is good just to try something different and this shot is one such case. An attempt to get away from the white or back-lit backgrounds hence the piano stool, strange angle and blurred street background. Read more…
Categories: Photography Tags: back-lit background, cooking recipe, minimalist cook, minimalist cooking, practical recipes, recipe ebook
Photographing Food – Less is Often More
The rise of minimalist cooking is changing the art of food photography. The following is a look at some of the techniques adopted by photographers to capture the simplicity and the spirit of this modern cuisine. Whether it is because of the recession or a genuine desire to downsize and simplify, minimalist cooking has become extremely popular. Everything from expensive and hard to acquire ingredients to rarely used, specialized utensils and equipment have been pared back to the bare minimum. Less is definitely more. Many photographers have noticed this change, either consciously or intuitively and are evolving and adapting their techniques to suit. The old sumptuous saturated glistening overfilled image just doesn’t seem to be a good match for this new approach to cooking and food in general. Read more…
Categories: Photography Tags: food photography, lighting meals, minimal images, minimalist cooking, Photographing food
