![]() Although I myself do not really count calories, I still like to know what I’m eating. I noticed some people were asking about calories. ![]() (I left the best email to reach me at.the other one I was using to leave comments with sometimes spoofs (ugh!)). Digital cameras make the whole process of changing mid-stream easy peas-y!įeel free to email me any time with questions (or if you want feedback)…I am actually starting a wellness website so we could swap pointers. I learned photography before digital cameras got really popular (Seriously, I am not that old…but I did learn before everyone had super-fancy digital cameras!) so ISO was more of a pain because you have to decide what ISO film you wanted to buy/load into your camera and then couldn’t change it unless you were done with the entire roll. (And, likewise, for a higher ISO the shutter does not need to be open quite as long). 100) you need the shutter to stay open longer in order to get a good exposure. All variable settings (f-stop, shutter speed, ISO) play out a bit differently on digital cameras than on film but the general idea is the same. Shutter speed is how long the shutter stays open and ISO is how sensitive the “film” is to light. No worries! I am horribly verbose myself…it is quite embarrassing actually : ( For my birthday this year, they got me a whole stack of those magazines with the punch card recipes!Įek, sorry for writing you a novel of a response! Although I’m obviously a novice when it comes to photography, I still love talking about it. I don’t read a lot of food blogs, but I DO peruse foodgawker almost daily! And my friends make fun of me because I’ll always want to flip through the Taste of Home magazines instead of the tabloids while we’re waiting in line at places like Target. You’re definitely right about the overcast days for food photos! Unfortunately, Texas is usually super-sunny! I should probably try to be more organized and get outside earlier in the day (like 8am!) before that harsh Texas sun comes up. What I did for these shots was to actually go in and move my camera’s white balance settings away from the yellow and red. As for the yellow lighting… that might be my biggest problem! My parents’ entire house is filled with either yellow or beige walls! (And my new place doesn’t get very good light at all, sadly.) I usually try to shoot in “aperature priority,” which means the ISO sets itself automatically. You are so sweet to take the time to help me, Rebecca! I guess I just get ISO and shutter speed mixed up when I look at my camera. Trust me, the more you see the better you will get (the caveat is that you really need to pay attention to WHAT you like and don’t like-I even take notes and print/cut out examples) I know you said you don’t typically read lots of cooking blogs but I would DEFINITELY start if you want to take your photos skills up a notch. Don’t underestimate how much finding a photo you DON’T like can help you hone in on what you DO like). In terms of styling, look through LOTS of food blogs and cooking magazines to find what you like (and what you don’t like. If it is too sunny there will be lots of “hot spots” and probably give you much more contrast than you want (basically, some really bright, overexposed, blown-out spots and some really dark, underexposed low spots).Īs with anything, it is important to play around and find your own style. I (unfortunately!) don’t get to a lot of food photography myself so I can’t speak to this from experience-but I would assume this works best for food as well. As a general rule, the most flattering photos are taken on a slightly overcast day (the clouds diffuse the light). Many of the best food photos I’ve seen on blogs are even shot outside (no matter the temperature!). So, making sure that you have plenty of (non-yellow!) lighting OR using *lots* of daylight is how you want to go about this. *That being said, it is best to use a lower ISO whenever possible (the trade-off with a higher ISO is that the picture will be gritty/grainy.NOT what you want in a food photo!) Although using a flash will allow you to use a lower ISO, a flash with food photography typically does not give a great result. outdoors on a sunny day) and a high ISO setting is more appropriate for low-light situations (indoors without a flash, nighttime shots, etc.). In it’s simplest terms, a low ISO setting works best in bright light (i.e.
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