Monday night I volunteered at a Seattle SmugMug event, and it was fun! Ryan Matthew Smith, photographer for the Modernist Cuisine cook-book, was there to show us some photos and talk about his process. It was really cool!
Then, after his presentation, we set up stations around the room with food cooked by some amazing chefs, and everyone came around to each station to take turns photographing the setup. I had a ‘strobe’ setup: I used one large soft-box with an Alien Bees AB-800 light as the light source behind the food, added a bit more diffusion with a tri-grip diffuser, and then filled the front in with foam-board. The image on the left shows the basic setup and the image on the right is a quickie I did in-between photographers going at it.
A huge thanks to everyone who made this possible!
Monday night I volunteered at a Seattle SmugMug event, and it was fun! Ryan Matthew Smith, photographer for the Modernist Cuisine cook-book, was there to show us some photos and talk about his process. It was really cool!
Then, after his presentation, we set up stations around the room with food cooked by some amazing chefs, and everyone came around to each station to take turns photographing the setup. I had a ‘strobe’ setup: I used one large soft-box with an Alien Bees AB-800 light as the light source behind the food, added a bit more diffusion with a tri-grip diffuser, and then filled the front in with foam-board. The image on the left shows the basic setup and the image on the right is a quickie I did in-between photographers going at it.
A huge thanks to everyone who made this possible!
Nicole is a photographer, published author, and educator specializing in Lightroom, Photoshop, and photography. She is best known for her books on food photography but is widely versed in various photographic genres, including landscape, nature, stock, travel, and experimental imagery.
Sounds like a party right up your alley: photography, food and food photography ;) Hope it was a great birthday.
Sounds like a party right up your alley: photography, food and food photography ;) Hope it was a great birthday.
hi hi
Great Idea, did you have a speaker or just a workshop?
Great Idea, did you have a speaker or just a workshop?
Looks like a great event and you got to play on your birthday, too. Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
Looks like a great event and you got to play on your birthday, too. Very cool! Thanks for sharing.
+Nicole S. Young Oh man, those photos are making our stomachs grumble! Gorgeous as always, Nicole.
+Nicole S. Young Oh man, those photos are making our stomachs grumble! Gorgeous as always, Nicole.
look so good
look so good
Very cool, looks like fun and gets you Hungry.
Very cool, looks like fun and gets you Hungry.
I love the light box in the back. Where did that come from. Info?
I love the light box in the back. Where did that come from. Info?
+Michael Braucht It's an Alien Bees light (B-800) and large softbox. Here's a link: http://paulcbuff.com/alienbees.php
+Michael Braucht It's an Alien Bees light (B-800) and large softbox. Here's a link: http://paulcbuff.com/alienbees.php
+Nicole S. Young Thank you!!!
+Nicole S. Young Thank you!!!
Hi Victor in ad nj
Hi Victor in ad nj
Nice
Nice
Hey Nicole, Thanks for helping out and it was fun shooting at your station!