New York Cheesecake
Oct, 2019Views
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People's Choice in The Sweetest Thing Photo Contest
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DanaCarruthers
May 23, 2022
Congratulations on the people's choice award. Beautiful image and well deserved.
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Behind The Lens
Location
This was taken at the dining room table at home.Time
I shot this in the mid-afternoon so I could get as much natural light from a window that is next to the table as possible.Lighting
I don't do studio/product shots very often so this was a challenge for me. At the time, I didn't have studio lights and the hot shoe and pop up flash on that camera were broken so I had to rely on natural light. I did have the help from one of those reflective automobile windshield sun-shades to bounce light opposite the window.Equipment
This was shot with a Canon 50D and a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM. I'm also on a tripod and using a remote shutter release.Inspiration
I was doing a dessert photo project and cheesecakes are my absolute kryptonite. I also wanted to focus on learning about product photography since back when I shot this I didn't know too much about it.Editing
Processing this photo was pretty simple. It was a bit over-exposed so did some exposure and curve adjustments as well as some saturation. Last was cropping in fairly tight.In my camera bag
When I'm out shooting, I try to travel as light as possible, my back just can't handle lugging around a heavy load anymore. In my bag...camera body, two lenses (usually my 14mm prime and a 24-105), some filters, an intervalometer and some cleaning cloths and a spare battery. I use a Think Tank Change Up V2.0, I like how the weight is evenly distributed and it buckles around my waist as well as over my shoulder.Feedback
For food photography I really lean towards using natural light as much as possible, for me that makes the photo more inviting. Also finding the right angle and use of depth of field is key in relaying what you want the viewer's attention to go to, and hopefully imagining themselves enjoying a bite out of the dish you're photographing.
