Here’s some pizza photography from last week. It’s outlined, but I was very happy with the lighting.

Did this shot of a chef plating a dish. I don’t have a lot of shots like this in my portfolio, but I’m very happy with the way this turned out.

Here’s something we shot this morning. Shooting pancakes is a lit like shooting pizzas. Pretty much the same kind of lighting…. I’m happy with it. Can’t go too moody when you’re shooting breakfast. Breakfast is “light and airy”, right?

We shot ribs today. I find that ribs are one of the most difficult things for a food photographer to shoot. The photographer has to put just the right amount of shine in just the right places. Too many reflections doesn’t let the viewer see the color of the sauce, and too few highlights makes the shot look just plain weird. The brightness of the highlights are a tough call too. Too bright, and it just doesn’t work, too dark, and they aren’t worth the effort. They have to be jusssssssssst right…. ) I feel that I’ve come up with a really good sauce look. You agree?

Photographing a three-day project having to do with “grilling” for a local supermarket chain. We started off trying to make things look as though they were shot outdoors on a picnic table, and then decided that making the food look good was the priority. Here are some of the images from the first day’s shooting. (today)

Here are three shots of Cheese used in cooking and also raw.

Here are a few hamburger and Hotdog photos we did recently. I think the mood of the shots are interesting. Not too open, but not contrasty. I stylist I often work with says that this type of food is “fun food” and shouldn’t be lit with too much contrast.