Not Green Eggs

While I’m working on my posts about color in digital photography, I thought I would give you a taste of what I’ll be talking about.

This photo is nice because the colors are simple and correct. The eggs look like eggs, and the parsley looks like parsley. Imagine the same photo with a greenish tint. Or with a blue color cast. It might be cool for fine art, but it’s not as appetizing as the true to life colors are.

For this food shot, choosing the correct white balance, and getting the correct exposure were key. The white balance was set to “Sun” for bright south window light. This kept the photo from looking too blue, or too orange. If the eggs were too dark it might look unappetizing. I used a white foam board to bounce the window light back into the shadows and keep the photo nice and bright.

If you want people to think “Oh, Yum!” when they look at your food photos, and not, “Oh, No!”, taking a little time to get the color right will get you headed in the right direction.

More details to come. Stay tuned!

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