r/foodphotography

My last post of this torta was popular. Made another one and took a better picture.

Check out the final videos and a quick BTS! Shooting large-scale local seafood spreads is always a fun challenge. You want to capture the sheer scale of the trays while keeping all the intricate textures of the crab, shrimp, and rice looking appetizing. For the lighting nerds: I lit this using a Nanlite 720 blasting into a 160cm reflective umbrella, paired with a rectangular softbox powered by a second Nanlite 720. I love this setup for large food scenes because the massive modifiers act like a giant window. It gives a soft, wrapping light that makes the food look highly dimensional without blowing out the highlights. Any feedback is welcome!

Here is the link to one of the shots on Instagram, as Reddit is messing around with the colors, unfortunately:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQ7DSbBgUIb/?igsh=MWU5emUyMmFjYm5oeA==

Or just visit my profile to see more reels: https://www.instagram.com/foodphotodubai

Have been experimenting with long exposure and flash techniques. Does this style have any real use case in the F&B photography world?

Canon R6
100mm
F14
1”
ISO 200
Lit with a strobe below glass

Nikon d850, 50mm lens, alien bee strobe and soft box. All shot at shutter 200 varied fstop between 5.6-11. Light behind drink just a bit

How can I make the glass glow from behind?

Gear :

M50 Canon

Godox 850 ii flash

Led Bulb softbox

Hey everyone!

This is my very first attempt at food photography and I’m super excited to share these shots because I genuinely want to improve and learn as much as possible. I know I still have a LOT to work on, especially when it comes to composition, lighting, styling, framing, colors, and making the food feel more alive and cinematic.

I would LOVE your honest feedback, critiques, tips, and suggestions, seriously, don’t be afraid to point things out and I’d really appreciate advice from people with more experience than me.

A little behind-the-scenes info for anyone interested:
• Shot at home during the night
• Key light: Godox SL600Bi with a softbox
• Added a backlight setup as well
• Camera: Canon EOS R6
• Lens: Canon RF 24–70mm f/2.8 L IS USM
• ISO was kept at 100 throughout the shoot

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me out!

I grew up watching my dad take photos with his camera all the time, and this year I really wanted to get into photography myself. These are some of the photos I’ve taken so far. Since I bake a lot, most of the pictures I have right now are food photos, though I feel like I can still improve them a bit more.

What do you guys think?

(The camera I use is a Canon EOS 760D.)

Shot details

Image 1

Coconut cookies

1/60s

f/7.1

56.00mm

ISO 800

I used the camera flash

Image 2

Baking corn

1/10s

f/8.0

81.00mm

ISO 1250

Warm tungsten light from the oven lamp

Image 3

Ice cream sundae with a raspberry sauce

1/160s

f/5.6

106.00mm

ISO 6400

Sunlight!!

Window light, close crop, café table, edited for warmth and shine, f/1.78, 24mm focal length

Took these last night after previous critiques. Working on lighting and framing. Nikon d850, 50 mm and 135mm lens soft box with alien bee strobe reflector used on opposite side

All shots taken with a Fujifilm XT3, Fujinon 50mm F.2 R WR. Shot at F2.8, shutter speed auto. Light used is the Neeweer 660 Pro. Can't seem to figure out how to get a softer quality of light without making everything look flat. I've tried bouncing the light, dimming the power, and various poor-man's methods of diffusing the light. Also having a problem with blowing out my highlights. I've resorted to underexposing and attempting to adjust in post but it just doesn't look right when I do this. Do I have my light placed too close to the subject? Trying to learn with continuous because purchasing a strobe (even a cheap one) will be out of my budget for a very long while. The light I got was gifted.

Thanks for looking just needing critiques to see if I’m going in right direction. Thanks

Sony Fx30

Tamron 17-70

Lighting setup:

- 2 led light sticks around

- Softbox with grid

It was a video job, the owner asked for some photos too.

Why do photos look wrong only after you look at them again? 😭

What can i do besides putting the prawn shell on the right dow