F/5, 1/20sec, iso-800, 36mm
F/8, 1/60sec, iso-100, 40mm
F/8, 1/60sec, iso-100, 44mmA snake swallowed my pear, now I'm left with this!
F/3.8, 1/60sec, 22mm
Aliens have attacked my fruit bowl!
Aliens have attacked my fruit bowl!
F/8, 1/60sec, iso-100, 42mmThey say I bought fruit, I say I bought sea urchins!
F/8, 1/60sec, iso-100, 48mm
F/8, 1/60sec, iso-100, 35mm
Never too old to play with your food!
Stefanie, urchins and fruit, oh my!
ReplyDeleteNice job Stef. As a body of work it is consistant and clear. And you made me stop and really look at the images. Showed me something I hadn't seen before. You did a great job of only taking a pic of food...lots of people get everything else in the frame too...so you don't leave us wondering what the subject is. My favorite is the shot straight down at the colander. You didn't feel the need to get the whole circle, and that made it better...nice editing yourself. I like how you switched it up from all different angles to, from the side, the top, 45°s....there is a lot here...besides fruit!
Ok. Now comes the suggestion I would make. They are all a bit flat, say underexposed, dark...just a bit. But with food, you want lots of vibrant color...This is something you can adjust in software, OR...when you shoot,try bracketing...don't just trust the light meter in the camera. The fruit could be exposed another stop or 2 or even 3. If you look at the second to last pic, see how the meat of the fruit could be whiter? and the tips of the spines are green, but I bet they are really lime green? (I don't have a clue what this fruit is called, btw). By bracketing when you shoot it gives you a choice later...both exposures may be correct, but you may have a preference.
So many photographers now, just go with the camera's meter, but a hand held lightmeter is a GREAT tool to have if you are serious about getting great images. They help avoid flatness on the one end of the spectrum, and blow outs on the other. They run about $100-$200, and are well worth the money.
But wow Stef, these are wonderful...fun like you.
Stef, sorry it has taken me so long to make comments on your latest work here. I like ALL of your photos. I agree with Paula on the technical aspects of it (cropping, exposure, etc.) but the composition is what I like. You have simplified the subject so we immediately know what it's all about. In the second photo I like the way the background is mostly black. That makes it simple and splashes the color in your face. The use of the water bowl to really give us a good look at that fruit was a great idea...very cool. I gotta say...had you not started your post out by telling us this was all fruit, I would have flashed back to my years of living in Japan and seeing the stuff at the local seafood markets. Love the food faces. I have a bunch of those I took when my kids were young (30+ years ago). I will post a couple of them just for you since we are kindred souls on food faces. Overall, very nice work!
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