Which should otherwise be titled “No, it’s okay, don’t cry…”.
Many of you probably feel my pain – the number of food bloggers is increasing exponentially, and so are the number of mouth-watering pictures. However, other than country, skill, cuisine and writing talent, there is another line which, if you are a food blogger who takes photos, you are on one side or the other of.
Cameras.
As far as I’m aware, we’re all shooting with digital cameras (well, other than Matt’s recent foray into the world of film), and in the world of cameras, there is a sharp divide between the world of dSLRs (digital Single Lens Reflex) and your standard point and shoot. Not only is there quite a sharp difference in price (with the cheapest dSLRs starting from around AUD$800 for just the camera body, with lenses being extra), but there is a great difference in control, functionality, and quality. It’s very easy to see the difference in quality between a photo taken by a point-and-shoot and a dSLR, and you just won’t be able to achieve dSLR camera results with a point-and-shoot.
But, that’s not to say all is lost.
There are some basic points about photography that can be applied in order to bring up the quality of your photos from a point-and-shoot camera.
Let me clarify something – by NO means am I trying to make myself out as some kind of camera or photography expert. I’m still very much a beginner who is just trying to figure out how to make the best of what she’s working with. Neither am I a food styling guru – c’mon, that much should be evident by looking at my blog (patience. I am lacking in patience). If you want food styling tips, best go to those who know, such as Matt from Matt*Bites, Bea from La Tartine Gourmande, Aun from Chubby Hubby, and Lara from Still Life With.
My mind is saturated with study, and I need a different project that I can use to take a break from study every now and then, so I’m thinking this might be it! A number of posts to take you through what I’ve been learning about the basic ins-and-outs of digital point-and-shoot photography, as well as possibly some pp (post-production, aka photoshop) tips.
So, before I commit myself to writing this out, let me just ask whether anyone would be interested in reading such a guide! Obviously this will be of no benefit to old hands who know their way around a camera, but this is for those who are unsure/still learning what all those switches, buttons and dials on their camera do.
Interested? Questions? Anything in particular you want me to cover?
