Ready for a new year of fun photo assignments? I knew you were!
To start off 2011, I thought you would all enjoy something you can do inside (or outside if you live in a warmer climate than me) and something we have each and every day of our lives. Assignment 11 is on Food Photography.
A salad oozing with dressing from the salad buffet at the Trails End restuarant in Walt Disney World. Nikon D70/18-200VR, 1/6s, f/5, ISO 200, EV +1, 62mm focal length, tripod, flash bounced off ceiling at -3 power.
I am not looking for a simple snapshot of a plate of food here. I am looking for you to create new photographs of food which will make our mouth’s water. For our stomachs to growl. And our noses to twitch imagining the aroma of the food presented in the photograph. Photograph the food like you would see it in a magazine or an advertisement for a restaurant. You up to the challenge..er, assignment?
As in the other assignments, do not send me your photos. What I would like you to do is post them on your blog, flickr or other photo sharing site, personal website or any other place on the Internet where you can place a link to it here by making a comment to this blog entry. Then we can visit those sites and enjoy everyone’s Food Photography.
Please, have your photos posted on or before Midnight (your time), Wednesday, January 26, 2011. Don’t have a place to post? Might be a good time to start up a blog or join a photo community like flickr. As I have done for all the Assignments, I’ll put together a recap with my comments.
If you have any questions, leave me a comment and I will be happy to answer them. By the way, I would really appreciate it if you would help spread the word about this assignment so we can get lots of people to participate. Blog it, tweet it, email it and talk about it to your fellow photographers, bloggers, friends, family and pets. Thank you
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hello,
i have this awesome artichoke and salmon love:-))
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I am looking for people to create a new photo about food. Though this is a great example of what I am looking for, Katarina. Can you do it again? 🙂
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Now THAT looks mouth watering. 🙂 Looking forward to doing this assignment.
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As I am looking forward to what you submit, Kionda!
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How timely is this assignment for me?? With the newly renovated kitchen and our horrible winter weather keeping me cooped up, I’ve been cooking up a storm! Finally, an assignment I can (literally) sink my teeth into! 🙂
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There you go…now you have a reason to cook, photograph and blog about it. 😉
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Hmmm… I’ve photographed food, but I’m not really sure how to go about making it look out-of-the-ordinary. That will be the challenge for me.
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I’ll have some ideas for you and everybody to help with this on Friday.
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This sounds like fun, great idea. It will be interesting to see if there are little or big differences in what food we choose as model.
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Knowing people, there should be a big differences in what we’ll see.
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Funny, I was just thinking about photographing my dinner yesterday, but I was too hungry to go get the camera.
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Now, that could be a problem! LOL
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I am scared of this assignment, Scott. Therefore, it’s a MUST to do. I don’t know if I can make anything look mouth-watering, but it will be a good story, one way or another. I can make a good story. lol!
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That we know, Kathy. Where you going to post it? 😉
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I’m up & blogging again after a two week break, Scott. Back at Lake Superior Spirit.
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Great news, Kathy! Nice to have you back.
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I’m going to give it a shot. Well, probably more than one shot. Many more. 😉
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Take as many shots at it as you wish, Robin.
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Heh heh.
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Thanks for the linkback, Gerry! Interested to see what Torch Lake citizens enjoy eating.
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Scott, I am going to try this. Don’t worry, it won’t be a slug dish.
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LOL! Seafood perhaps? I bet slugs are considered good eating by some of your wild neighbors.
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I would like to add I am having a special guest blogger tomorrow (Friday, 1/14/2011) who will help greatly as you approach this assignment.
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My kind of assignment, and I get to eat the food afterward. 🙂
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See, aren’t I nice?
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This seems difficult. Though I have taken photos of food when I’ve been in parts of the country with different food than I’m used to. It usually ends up looking like modern art and isn’t recognizable as food…hmmmm….it’s a good challenge.
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I know you will do a bang up job, Dawn. Check out the post on Beginner Food Photography linked below for tips and inspiration.
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Thanks for letting me know about this, Scott. Here is a breakfast photo and a photo of some cookies for dessert .
I find that food photos generally need some post-processing to get them looking tasty.
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I really love the poached eggs and home fries photo. The colorful plate really makes it a standout, Barry. Thank you for participating!
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I post food photographs almost every day.
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Cool…got any you’d like to share with us?
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Here’s my entry into the assignment. Lemony Seafood Pasta.
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Two of my favorite types of food…pasta and seafood together.
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Here’s mine… for now!
http://thedailyclick.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/2011023-snack-time/
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Another one: http://thedailyclick.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/2011025-bonus-better-late-than-never/
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OMG…popcorn and cookies! I knew this assignment was going to tough on my waistline!
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Virtual calories don’t count 😉
One last contribution:
http://thedailyclick.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/2011026-dinner/
Post is scheduled for tomorrow morning.
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Hi Scott, this is my contribution, a Lao meal.
http://nyenoona.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/food-photography-yum-neua-yang-nom-tok/
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I have been fortunate enough to attract bloggers from all over the world here. Even though Nye lives in the United States now, her family roots stem from a part of the world with much different foods and tastes. Thank you for sharing one with us here, Nye!
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My first ever submission – I hope you like it.
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Debbie!!! Welecome!!!
I do not know why your comment keeps sticking to the bottom. Anyway, your food photo of Beef Filets with Pomegranate-Pinot Sauce is excellent.
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Hello Scott ! This is a dessert for you when you come back home. 🙂 My participation in your assignment.
http://isathreadsoflife.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/sweet-pears-2/
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Ever wonder what to do with a pair of pears? Isa shows us a pair of ways of enjoying them.
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Oh, boy! Look at the submissions come rolling in! Don’t forget you have until midnight (your time) tomorrow to get yours in.
I had a lot of company photographing the food on the cruise last week since it was a media cruise. All the Disney fan website and podcast people were clicking away at every dish. 🙂 It will be hard to pick the ones to show you!
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Here ya go, Scott!
http://milkayphoto.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/three-squares/
Are you hungry yet? 🙂
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Oh YES!!!!!!!! (I suppose it’s not a great idea to try and reach though my computer screen to try and grab some of that LOL)
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Be warned…going to Tracy’s link will make you hungry, that is all!
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Hello Scott,
I found your blog via Milkayphoto’s blog and you both inspired me to take up the Food Photography Assignment. My photos for this, will post on my blog tomorrow, 26th Jan… … so I’ll be back tomorrow with links. Thanks!!!
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OK. This is it.
http://torchlakeviews.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/the-vegetable-in-winter/
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Gerry just might make some new fans of Brussels sprout with this post.
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Scott, the squirrels and chickadees would like to thank you for the assignment challenge. They don’t get wine every day and have been toasting you ever since the photo shoot 😉
http://flandrumhill.wordpress.com/2011/01/24/table-for-one/
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I can not stop chuckling after reading Amy’s whimsical take on this assignment. Bravo, Amy!
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Hi Scott!
Here’s mine: http://wp.me/p35Iv-2qz
That was fun. Thanks. 🙂
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Do you like olives? If you do, you’ll want to see Robin’s food photography post. Heck, even you do not like olives, you’ll appreciate it.
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My contribution: http://karmardav.wordpress.com/2011/01/25/food-photography/
Can’t wait to see your cruise food, Scott! Did you hit the midnight buffet?
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I missed the midnight buffet because they had it at 11PM. I made up for it the next morning at breakfast.
I hope my friend Mitch doesn’t see your post. Homemade Oreo cookies would not be good for his diet.
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Scott,
As promised, here’s the link to my Foodie Photo Assignment:
http://kiwidutch.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/new-249/
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Kiwidutch is on the mend so I am allowing her post of photos from her archive. 🙂 Besides, with it snowing out my window right now, her soup looks heavenly.
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Here is my Restaurant Food Photography submission or, as I am calling it on flickr, Disney Food Tripping. 🙂
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How glad am I that I clicked the twitter link! I’m always up for a challenge and it being a food photography challenge even better, plus I’m adding a bit of South African flavor to the mix!
Hope you enjoy the blog posts!
http://memorylanestudios.blogspot.com/2011/01/good-food-beverage-project-3-tomato.html
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I am so glad you did, too, Albie! Your food photos are exquisite.
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*comes rushing in out of breath*
I’m here I’m here! 🙂
http://ahalfhouraday.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/natures-best/
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Hey, you had three hours to spare this time! Have some more tea to calm yourself. 😉
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Happy New Year Scott
-In time as always 🙂 My snapshot is here:
http://c-langkjaer.dk/wordpress/lang/en/2011/01/food-photography/
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Carsten, only you could think of putting one of the world’s healthiest snacks next to some of the unhealthiest AND make it work. Thank you!
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http://my2008blog.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/food/
Here you are; samples of ordinary Danish food.
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Ordinary she says…fabulous I say.
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I think I posted this on the wrong blog entry before…so here it is again just in case. This was really difficult and I have a long way to go..but it was fun to try!
http://dawnking.interspike.com/?p=9247
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I was going to move it but I see you have already posted it here so I shall leave it the first one where it is.
Dawn, the journey you showed us was great. Most of the time, people only show their best photos (me, included). To see how you approached the assignment, tried different things before finding a very good subject under just the right conditions was very educational for me. I hope for others, too.
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OK, Scott, sneaking in under the wire: http://upwoods.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/first-you-shoot-your-food-then-you-eat-it/
Thanks for another assignment!
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Hi, Kathy, you make even a veggie dinner look good!
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Oh poop. I was on vacation. I can’t believe I missed this assignment!
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It’s okay, Jen! Your blog is filled with food photography. Besides, I can not blame you for checking out and heading to a tropical island in the middle of winter. 😉 I bet you wish you were back there right about now, too.
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