On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:15:08 +0200, ChattyCathy wrote:

> David Harmon wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:55:17 -0800 in rec.food.cooking, "Dimitri"
>> > wrote,
>>>However I am beginning to wonder if our food pictures are not, at the
>>>very least over done.
>>
>> Probably. One of the food photographers' professional tricks is to
>> under-cook everything for the photo setup. It's firmer, colors are
>> brighter, and it just generally photographs better.
>
> Yabut, I don't think there are too many professional food photographers
> who post links to their photos around here i.e. those who actually do
> it for a living. And even then, I am not sure if they use the 'tricks'
> you speak of when taking photos of their own food (at home).
>
> IMHO, the majority are just foodies who simply enjoy taking photos of
> the meals they make (before consuming them with gusto). Granted, some
> folks have become pretty darn good at it, but again IMHO, that's just a
> case of 'practice makes perfect'.
>
> What say you Blinky? <g>

i'm not blinky, but carping about people's food pics is pretty amazing to
me.

your pal,
blake