What an epic session it was diving into the world of Flash Photography!
Highlight: Capturing that drip shot!
The location of the shoot was down in the heart of the Sydney CBD at Hustlers.Syd, Underground Restaurant & Bar. They have a fusion of South-East Asian Cuisine drawing inspiration from their own family traditions but adding an element of a contemporary twist. The atmosphere was amazing and the decor was dark and moody with minimal natural lighting, an ideal location to immerse into Flash Photography.
After a quick run down on a few house keeping topics, we dived straight into it.
Kera had two lights for us to experiment with, the Profoto A2 and the B10plus (now thats what i call a flash!). She then introduced me to the Modifiers, how to use them and which ones to use to help create different looks. You can achieve difference distributions of light using the Umbrella or the Softbox. The Umbrella has a more rounded spread of light and produces more shadows, whereas the Softbox produces a more softer light. They are both great, it just depends on what look you are after.
Angles, there are three main angles that you shoot food and drink photography. The first is Front on, line it up straight and centre (noodle caption above). The second is a Flatlay, which is like looking down on the dish from a birds eye view (the four dishs) and the third is the from a 45 Degrees angle (the cauliflower dish). All effective but again used to create different looks.
We finished off the shoot with a Drink session and our aim was to capture motion, that drip shot! We used the Softbox to help create the soft light and we were mindful of the reflection on the glass from the light source. Overall it was amazing and i loved every minute of it.