john_stock

<p>Thanks all for the advice.<br> I do have a copy of S,L,&M that i read when I first took my photo classes many years ago. I started in fashion, got sick of it, moved onto interiors and real estate, and now am dabbling in food. The reason I started this thread was to gage whether one could adequately achieve "natural lighting" without strobes. having seen it done so well by the blogging masses, I wondered if i was doing something wrong!<br> I've been practicing at home with a frozen patty. The window is facing west (as is the resto's). I started adding 1/64 from my 580EX (as the setup photo will show) from camera left. The Apple TV box is my foreground bounce.<br> Obviously, things will look different with real props and a different table/background!<br> I'm also including 2 shots I did for the same resto a few weeks ago. They liked the photos, but want it without plates this time. Everything is shot with natural light and bounced with a white card camera left. Even though I used a gray card and adjusted in Lightroom, I still couldn't get rid of the blue tinge. The owner sent me the photos (many come from Panera Bread) that I included in my first post with the comment "As long as we get a light image with the food in focus and properly displayed, they should come out fine."<br> Everything is shot with a Canon 5D MkII. The resto shots are with a 100 2.8 macro and the home shots are from a 24-70L lens.<br> Additional question: The 24-70L seems to cover most bases in this case, but is it worth renting a 50mm 1.4L (or other lens)?</p> Thanks! <p>Resto shots:<br> http://imgur.com/So4lioB<br> http://imgur.com/6NaZGNr</p> <p>At home:<br> http://imgur.com/KnDLLuo<br> http://imgur.com/WM5V0U6<br> http://imgur.com/a4hszqb</p>

<p>NOTE: I've to tried to include the link to where the photos are stored, but they only showed up as question marks. So here are the links:</p> <p>http://imgur.com/FxqnvRs<br> http://imgur.com/i2rZZiS<br> http://imgur.com/mlPM7QY</p>

<p>Hello,<br> A client wants me to recreate the light feeling from these photos for his restaurant's sandwiches.<br> I read a lot of blogers' explanations on how they use natural window light to obtain beautiful images. (See here: <a href="http://veganyumyum.com/2008/09/food-photography-for-bloggers/">http://veganyumyum.com/2008/09/food-photography-for-bloggers/</a>).<br> I've experimented with bounced window light and can't get it to look anything like the images below. I've read posts on this forum that say that the only way to shot food is with strobes. I'd appreciate your thoughts and any input on how these images were shot.<br> Thanks!</p> <p><img src="http://imgur.com/mlPM7QY" alt="" /><img src="http://imgur.com/i2rZZiS" alt="" /><img src="http://imgur.com/FxqnvRs" alt="" /></p>