Food Photography: Don’t Eat the Props!
Everyone knows that New Orleans is famous for it’s food. Lately I’ve been working on a Gulf seafood video project that offered a chance to shoot some of our favorite delicacies up close: crabs, oysters and shrimp to name a few.
Most shooters will tell you that precise tabletop work can be tedious, hot and make for a sore back the following day. Food photography in New Orleans demands even greater discipline because the entire crew is distracted by the temptation of consuming the hero product. The mere mention of soft-shell crab or charbroiled oysters and even the most dedicated grip will grow weak at the knees.
It’s all for a good cause though, as this video project is aimed at helping Gulf fishermen and their delicious premium harvest overcome natural and man-made disasters along with recent economic turmoil. I’ll post a link next week to the finished video, which is debuting at the Boston Seafood Show. In the meantime … don’t eat the props!
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