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Offline RickB

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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2013, 08:38:24 PM »
Art, TP I am looking for negative feedback! Give me 10 you would not submit for publication. List by number please. Thanks!
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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2013, 06:07:22 AM »
4, 7, 9, 19, 22, 26, 28, 35, 37, 41 would be my least favorites.  9 is my least favorite.  It is a good photo, but there is no sign of lamb or any way to understand that it is anything other than a normal taco.  They are all nicely composed (a few of my least favorites are because of stuff falling off of the edges of the pic in a bad way).  I have nothing bad to say about the color, focal points or depth of any of the photos.  All in all, great job.
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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2013, 06:25:56 AM »
Rick --

Overall some very nice photos. I would exclude 4/ 9/ 11/ 12/ 14/ 16/ 17/ 18/ 22/ 25 and 38.

Composition is good in most of the pictures but you need to look at what's in the background. Plating could be neater. You need to make the protein the main subject, not the side dishes. You eyes should be drawn to the main subject.

The way I usually plate is carb at 11 o'clock, veg at 2 and protein at 6. The carb and protein should each cover 1/4 of the plate while the veg covers half of the plate.

Go easy on the garnish... rimming the plate is passé... it's a throw back to the 90's!

I'm not an expert on food styling but was an editor for more than 20 years (back when we did photography with film and a dark room instead of a computer <lol>). I hope this helps.

Some of the photos would be better if cropped to eliminate the background and some others need to be color balanced.
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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2013, 01:00:52 PM »
1,2,5,7,8,9,11,12,14,15
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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #18 on: July 14, 2013, 09:33:28 AM »
1, 4, 9, 14, 22, 26, 27, 30,

I agree with the others. More focus on what is the major component of the plate.

All in all Rick great looking photos and I always enjoy reading your posts.
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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #19 on: July 24, 2013, 11:24:45 AM »
I found the food photographs appetizing.
However a design/magazine editor would probably find them a little too much "in your face".
That is, the camera needs to be further away from the subject matter and the photos need to display more of a "table setting".
Your depth of field is a little shallow in a few of the photographs. Baking.away, again, will improve this.
Again, these are obviously not done in a commercial photo studio. Your use of lighting is very good considering this. Setting up  light tent in family eating area is not an easy project.

In taking photographs for menus, we would often be working with a specific designer who would lead with his ideas in the composition of the photograph.

This topic was initiated a few week ago. Have you had the opportunity to submitt any photographs to a agency as yet?
What was their feedback?




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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #20 on: September 17, 2013, 06:08:04 PM »
DANG IT! I'm Hungry!
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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #21 on: September 17, 2013, 06:44:04 PM »
i'm only here because I know you cook good.  my favorite pictures (because of clearness, and clarity) were 3,7,8,16,21,25,31,38.

1st thought,  I have got to move closer to ya.

2nd, wow, you really made all that wonderful food. 

3rd, I do do dishes and babysitter.  will bartend and be a bouncer if you need that too.

4th, wow again.

5th, my favorite was #16 beef stroganoff and #25 dessert.  man oh man.  I really wanted those pics in front of me.  my wife says I was starting to hyperventilate.  those two pics really moved me.  nice food partner.   8)
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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #22 on: September 17, 2013, 10:36:15 PM »
I've missed these photos - look great!

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Re: Would anyone be interested in giving some feedback
« Reply #23 on: September 17, 2013, 11:24:10 PM »
my 2 peco's.  about what they would be worth. 

Delete
1.  focus
4.  didn't get me excited
8 color was off but good photo
9 where is the lamb
10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 22-26, 29, 33, 37, 38

keep 2, 3, 5,
6. great shot and on the main part of the meal. 
7. good color good photo
11, 12, 15
16 good one
20, 21, 27, 28
31 great one.  if ribs were but a bit prettier oh man
32, 33, 38 40 good
39, can I have a plate of that


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