Soup.

by storyofbing on January 10, 2011

I have a secret love for food photography. It’s the reason I invested in a macro lens from the moment I bought my DSLR.

I love to see the texture and colour of food. And those who shoot it will know that food shots are almost always choreographed.

The turmeric has to be sprinkled on evenly. The extra virgin olive oil in the darkest creamiest yellow one can find. And just the right sprinkle of parsley. Of course the crouton must also be tilted at a perfect angle to catch the light.

It’s fun! Have a great new year, everyone.

- StoryofBing

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Tagged as: crouton, extra virgin olive oil, food, macro, parsley, soup, StoryofBing

{ 11 comments }

1 khengsiong January 10, 2011 at 11:30 am: Food photography is one area I struggle. First its the hand shaking issue, and second I don’t have a macro lens.
2 lina January 10, 2011 at 5:56 pm: I would love to take food photos that are so tantalising, people want to lick their screen but I struggle. I don’t have the patience (not to mention skill & hardware) to do it, I guess. :(
But I’ll presevere!
3 v1olet January 10, 2011 at 6:22 pm: I love food photography, and enjoy eating them after that.
I once went to a cafe and read a quote “Food is the sweetest thing God ever made and forgot to put a soul into”. :)
4 rainfield January 10, 2011 at 6:56 pm: Alright, it’s time for my dinner.
5 betchai January 11, 2011 at 3:48 am: oh, this is great food choreography :) makes me want to have a warm soup right now :)
6 ann January 11, 2011 at 5:59 am: well you certainly made me hungry with the shot.
7 lin January 11, 2011 at 11:18 am: I need a macro lens–but not for food. I like nature shots instead. And bugs and such.
8 lifeshighway January 11, 2011 at 9:44 pm: I am not a photographer but I like visiting to understand the finer details from someone who is. I never gave much thought to food photography. Very nice shot.
9 Tanya Walton January 12, 2011 at 3:20 pm: I’m usually too busy eating my food to photograph it….besides which when I have made a dish it never looks quite as good as the picture in the book.

This looks delicious though….do we get a recipe?????
10 Ryan January 13, 2011 at 2:34 pm: Great detail, now I could take pics of great food all day long as long as I could eat some of it afterwards.
11 greg urbano January 14, 2011 at 12:10 pm: always a good meal at the end of the shoot right!