For the first assignment for the current paper in our diploma we had to do Food Photography. We were tasked with taking a photo of baked beans to make them look appetising and hot. What a mission!
I wanted a traditional, rustic, autumn/winter feel to my photo. After many shooting sessions, different set-ups, and even speaking to a professional food photographer in the UK for some advice about how to get the "steam" (she was incredibly friendly and helpful), this is what I ended up with.
We also had to treat this as though it was a paid job and create an invoice to go with it. I got severely marked down for my invoice as I missed a couple of things off it (and over-charged a bit, lol!), however, my actual photo was marked OK, but I only got a B+ for my overall mark. The tutor commented that I should've cropped in more to make the beans bigger in the photo, and not used a patterned, light-coloured material behind half of the beans because the steam doesn't show there.
I enjoyed setting this up though - it's not normally the sort of thing I do and it was fun (and frustrating, lol!)
(NZDP107 - Assignment A - Food Photography - Baked Beans)
P.S. So behind with 365 - been really busy taking hundreds of baked bean photos, and taking and editing photos of school events and a motoX event, that I've not had any time for my own photography. So wish I could retire!
Your setting is beautiful and I love the composition and rustic feel. I hope you took many shots, close, angled, top etc. I took a food photography course and also found it frustrating and too much work for me.
