Peanut Butter Cookies
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Contest Finalist in Yummy In My Tummy Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Food On The Table Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Cakes And Cookies Photo Contest
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Behind The Lens
Location
I took this photo in my dining room.Time
It was taken on February 24, 2013 at 2:34 pm.Lighting
I was relying on natural light for my photo shoot so I left the window that was farthest from my subject (cookies) uncovered and covered the one that was closest to it because the light coming in was too harsh. It worked perfectly.Equipment
I used my Sony ?330 camera with a tripod in manual mode. I found a small blanket that blended well with the cookies and peanut butter jar so I used it as the background for this shot. Since I was practicing and learning I used my tripod.Inspiration
I was learning manual mode and practicing depth of field. My wife had just finished baking peanut butter cookies when I decided to use the cookies in a shot using depth of field. This was the one I settled on as I thought it gave the best depth of field and keeping the subject I wanted in focus, which is what I was looking for.Editing
Other than adding my logo to the photo, I did not do anything else to it.In my camera bag
I have a few cameras, but I usually carry my Canon 3Ti camera, two Canon zoom lens EF-S 18-55 mm and EF 75-300 mm with variable ND filter 58 mm and circular polarizer filter 58 mm, Canon lens EF 40 mm with a 52 mm variable ND filter, zoom lens Sigma DG 150-500 mm with a Sigma DG UV filter 86 mm, various tripods, extra SD cards, 5 in 1 reflector, cleaning cloths, wired and wireless remote control.Feedback
Have lots of patience and try different things. You always learn something when you try even on the pictures that do not turn out. I learned by reading, watching videos, taking courses and practicing. I practiced a lot, from changing the f-stop, the aperture settings along with the different ways of capturing natural lighting. If I found I was getting the picture I was looking for but it was either too bright or too dark I adjusted the exposure up or down to get exactly what I was looking for. I cannot remember how many days I spent or how many pictures I took before I finally got the one that I liked. But it took time, practice and patience.
