Hi again.
So I have dabbled in many different types of photography, but this week was pretty much the first time I really tried food photography. A few weeks ago I got to visit Beth Galton's studio in New York City and she was incredible! Her images are beautiful, and if you've never seen them you should google her right now.
Her trick is using natural light and of course her studio is filled with it and mine isn't. So I used speedlights. I think I got better as the day wore on. My assignment was baked goods and another assignment that I shot later was food that is good to eat if you have kidney disease. (Long story short, I'm working with a nonprofit for school and taking photographs for them for a calendar.
So I pretty much stuck with shooting above in the beginning and I struggled with the lights being too hot and overexposing my photos. After some adjustments, I started to loosen up a bit and shoot different angles. The trick with Beth's food photos is the different layers, textures, and her sparkling cleanliness. So my partner, Genevieve (she's the graphic designer on a catalog project and she's awesome!) brought some cute plates and different fabrics to put with the food. 
For the last two photos, I thought there was definitely something missing and we decided to go outside and look for some flowers. I picked two from the school grounds and I'm really happy with what they added.
So, here's some of my favorites from today. Enjoy.
-K
