Sunday, November 23, 2014

They're Going Like Hotcakes!

I was so excited to wake up this morning. I read quite a bit in my new book, Plate to Pixel, last night and wanted to start implementing what I had learned.

I'm lucky to have a mom that is tolerant of my random wishes. I asked if she could make me pancakes this morning so I could photograph them, she gladly obliged. Funny fact; I don't even like pancakes! Lucky for me though, my husband does :)

I set up in the dining room so I could try my hand at using natural light for today's breakfast set up. I didn't have a reflector and now that I think about it, I should have grabbed some tin foil but was too excited and in a hurry. One thing I learned right off the bat is that you need LOTS of patience. I was running around grabbing butter, silverware, a plate, new cute little pitcher (a St. Vincent find) and my placemat (another St. Vincent find). I was ROASTING before I even started shooting!!

It seems like all the glass pieces I have are either etched or pressed :)
 
I'm in love with the pattern on this placemat and the stitching is amazing!
 
 
 
 Next time, I'm going to make sure I keep my pancakes hot enough so the butter melts! Just another thing to add to my learning list :)


I wasn't sure if I wanted to even attempt a pour shot, but I figured I needed to push myself outside my comfort zone and just try; otherwise, I'll never learn! I'm so glad I did and my husband did a great job pouring :)
 
 

 



I'm loving how the final shots turned out and I learned a great deal from this mini-shoot. Next time, I'm going to be more prepared before I even start the food. One thing the book talks about is thinking about the whole layout of your shoot and what you want to convey. To me, when a person sees all of your images or even just ONE image, their mouth should be watering.

I hope I accomplished that with these photos! I'd love to hear what you think :) Head to the comments and again, if you have any tips or tricks, I'd LOVE to hear them!!

Until next time.

Much love,
Liz

 

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    1. Thanks Jennifer!!! I'm hoping I can keep showing improvement each time :) xo

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  2. The shots look AMAZING!!! Clearly you are learning something from your book. My favorite shot is the syrup being poured. Great job for going out of your comfort zone!!

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    1. Thanks Michelle! I'm glad you liked it! I was worried it wasn't going to turn out but I got the shot on the first try :) Excited to shoot even more now!

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  3. Awesome shots!! Nice job on the pouring shot!! I haven't attempted that yet, LOL, but you're definitely inspiring me! :) These look really yummy, so I think you accomplished your mission in making my mouth water!

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    1. Thanks Vicky! The best part about reading that book is that it's making me want to use my camera every day :) Glad I accomplished my goal ;) xo

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