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| Pasta and a homemade pesto, topped with shredded parmesan cheese. |
This shot was shot for a client. They really wanted to feature the food, and they realized that with all the pasta, it could get confusing what was going on. We decided to come in tight and really focus on the heart of the dish. The propping was all done by our art director who did a fantastic job of splashing the right colors together to feature the pesto.
To light this shot, it was actually very simple. Our main light was a very large soft light source from the right side. We wanted to give the natural light looks, so we didn't over light it. We then put in a small white card close to left side of the bowl, which really filled in the dark holes created by our "sun". Then to give it just a little bit of pop, we gave it a point light source from the back left. The food stylist did a great job of keeping this very simple and elegant. Food styling wise, this shot could have been a nightmare if the stylist wasn't careful. Pasta can be very difficult to style properly.
