Most of the stuff i shoot is for restaurants, usually on location, in one small corner of their restaurant. Sometimes we need to shoot for an entire menu that may consist of 50-100 items. For this kind of shoots where they only have a budget for a day or two-day shoot, time is of the essence. You shoot one dish after another on a white background with minimal or no propping and you tweak the lights best you can pronto. For some you have a little luxury of time, and you get to play around with props and backgrounds--whatever are available or you were able to bring to the shoot. So you get to be more creative with the lighting too. Maybe add a mottled shadow effect on the back of the table. I enjoy both scenarios of food photography. It doesn't matter where or how we'll be shooting, i enjoy the challenge each food shoot brings and i feel lucky to make a living out of my passion. Here are some sample images from my recent restaurant shoots.
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