I plan on changing the menu for my restaurant and would like to add photos to the menu.
I have a Canon SD500, nothing fancy, to take the pictures and I know lighting is important but anything else I should look into??
Are there any websites or advice that can help me??

Thanks~~

 

I always have trouble at work when I do food shoots. There always seems to be hot spots....use soft lighting and alot of natural light. I have spotlights with a filter over the bulb and it works pretty good.

 

Softlighting is very good advice.

And one way to acheive that to help get rid of hot spots is to bounce lights on to the food, rather then directly aiming the lights on the food.

 

IS the restaurant in BK?

 

Thanks for the advice.
I plan on buying some white boards and bounce the lights.



Titand19,
The restaurant is in So Cal.
Plan on opening one in South Jersey soon.
Where in Bklyn are you from??

 

Where in So Cal and what is the name?

 

Don't use flash.

 

yea this is what happens when you use flash:



you want a warmer look than that.

 

^^^

 

warmer pic..

 

too warm. Dish is too similar in color to the food.

 

^^ I agree.. in this case, the food was made with the purpose of consumption in mind, not taking pictures of it a more-contrasting dish would have been better.

 

I think food also need to be lit rather high key...Both those images seem too dark.

 

They look good!!!

Currently I have a Japanese Restaurant in Downtown LA and my brother and I opened one up in Santa Clarita.

Plan taking some pics next weekend. I will post the pics so I can get some feedback.

Thanks~~

 

Example I found on flickr



He has a lot of good food pictures
http://flickr.com/photos/28757974@N00/

 

What no name

Only Japanese place I've been to in Downtown was a Shabu Shabu place.

 

Sorry....hahahahaha =)
The name is TERIYAKI BOY, it's on 3rd between Main and Spring by the Reagan Building. I'm only open for lunch, waiting for the neighborhood to develop so I can open at night. If you're hungry stop by!!! Mention you're from the forum.

 

Forum members get 50% off?

 

I used flash when I took this