Plum Tomatoes

Just a couple of quick shots from the studio today. I’m playing around with some simple lighting set ups as I work towards a signature way of lighting my food photography. The whole black and white thing is also starting to fascinate me. Food photography doesn’t naturally lend itself to B/W, but some subjects seem to work. See what you think.

Colourless Food

Food is one of those subjects that is rarely given the black and white treatment.

After all, much of the sell in food photography is the colour.

You betcha.

So here are a couple of B/W food images shot for a client here in Cork last year.

The absence of colour isn’t a problem. Firstly, the B/W helps underpin the traditional artisan feel that the client wanted. Secondly, your brain more or less fills in the missing colour information of its own accord.

Chopping
(c) Roger Overall 2007

Awaiting Filling
(c) Roger Overall 2007