Grilled Salmon = Yum.  No Seriously.  I recently had a chance to do a bit of food photography which was a total blast.  I always forget how stressful food is to shoot though.  It’s not easy.  I realize it doesn’t move, it can’t show emotion, but it’s a real challenge to get something that looks nice on a plate without it ending up looking dead and dried out.  I have noticed a recent trend of photographers to get into food photography, but not putting in the hard work it takes to learn how to light food.  Yes I know surprising but it’s complicated to light food.  And also surprising is the fact that you light food almost exactly opposite from how you would light a portrait.  Which for a portrait photographer is a hard thing to grasp.  I think the people who would have the easiest time jumping into food photography would be the ones who only shoot macro’s.  Something I’m not sure there is much professional market for, but they would have the easiest time understanding focus and lighting when it comes to food.  Read more...