Food Photography Shoot

Group Work

Beforehand the group got together to discuss what food we will be photographing and whether we need any particular props. To make life easier for us we limited our options to cold dishes only, or at least a warm dish that we could get away with serving cold.

After many different idea had been thrown in we decided on a small pasta dish that would be complimented with a side salad. Then we thought why only do one course when we can do three? Unfortunately I was unable to make it in on the day of the shoot so I going to arrange my own food photography shoot.

Arranging my own shoot

I contacted the catering student who was originally supposed to prepare the food for the group via text and email although I got no response. Luckily for me I work in a restaurant so I wasn't going to be too difficult to arrange something on my own.

The shoot

I had permission to turn up early to a shift on morning so I was able to photograph some of the food ready for service. I was using natural lighting which worked more effectively than I thought it would. I didn't have a tripod on the day of the shoot although I don't think I would have used it as I was focusing on the photographs close up. I have to make sure I was as sturdy as possible as I was shooting hand held.

The only negative I can really think about is I felt a bit rushed on the shoot. Obviously the food had to be sent out very quickly to the customers so I didn’t have a lot of time to think about composition etc. looking back now it would have been easier for me to do it in the studio in a controlled environment.