SHOOT WITH A PRO

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JP’S COMMENT

After shooting a group of dishes, like

starters, mains or desserts, I like to

place them on the floor and shoot down. It is

disrespectful to use the floor, but I do it to get

the height to shoot directly from above. So

I’ll put one of my background rolls down, then place the plates

on it and use a step ladder to get even higher up and shoot.

This group shot of plates works well on a restaurant’s website

banner image or even in the menu.

HOT

SHOT

Lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM

Exposure 1/1000 sec, f/5, ISO

EXPERT INSIGHT

BRING YOUR OWN

BACKGROUND

HAVING a good variety of backdrops

is key to making the portfolio of shots

look exciting and different from each

other for JP’s clients. At Widbrook

Grange we were spoilt for choice with a

copper topped bar and shabby chic

tables, but to freshen things up JP also

turned to his hard wearing Rusty

Nebula and Scratched Metal

backgrounds. These only cost

about £20 each from

http://www.photographybackdrop.club