Street Food Photography with David Loftus – Backgrounds

we thought we’d take you with us out to

we thought we’d take you with us out to the studio into the local market and

the studio into the local market and

the studio into the local market and just going to show you really what you

just going to show you really what you

just going to show you really what you can do in a very small space of time out

can do in a very small space of time out

can do in a very small space of time out in the big wide world

in the big wide world

in the big wide world another nice fitting shot do you want to

another nice fitting shot do you want to

another nice fitting shot do you want to choose ones we can eat and shoot now I’m

choose ones we can eat and shoot now I’m

choose ones we can eat and shoot now I’m gonna take a little shot of this little

gonna take a little shot of this little

gonna take a little shot of this little mound here just so special your favor

mound here just so special your favor

mound here just so special your favor can you stand behind them just to give

can you stand behind them just to give

can you stand behind them just to give the black background that’s great so

the black background that’s great so

the black background that’s great so you’re not just a background to me I do

you’re not just a background to me I do

you’re not just a background to me I do apologize it’s funny it’s cuz it’s quite

apologize it’s funny it’s cuz it’s quite

apologize it’s funny it’s cuz it’s quite dark under here and there’s quite a lot

dark under here and there’s quite a lot

dark under here and there’s quite a lot of brightness in the background it was a

of brightness in the background it was a

of brightness in the background it was a bit flurry

do you mind if ask out of the shot on a

do you mind if ask out of the shot on a frame with your little rail red velvet

frame with your little rail red velvet

frame with your little rail red velvet cookie

cookie

cookie and he using camera Pascal I think I’ve

and he using camera Pascal I think I’ve

and he using camera Pascal I think I’ve got some nice edits after Pascal I have

got some nice edits after Pascal I have

got some nice edits after Pascal I have very different tastes in our food

very different tastes in our food

very different tastes in our food I think shooting-wise it’s got to be

I think shooting-wise it’s got to be

I think shooting-wise it’s got to be fresh cherry and white chocolate we’re

fresh cherry and white chocolate we’re

fresh cherry and white chocolate we’re gonna have two little custard tarts so

gonna have two little custard tarts so

gonna have two little custard tarts so we bought our little goodies things to

we bought our little goodies things to

we bought our little goodies things to do is treat them with delicacy you know

do is treat them with delicacy you know

do is treat them with delicacy you know they are so delicate aren’t they

they are so delicate aren’t they

they are so delicate aren’t they Pascal’s got the most amazing blue nail

Pascal’s got the most amazing blue nail

Pascal’s got the most amazing blue nail varnish so I thought it would just be

varnish so I thought it would just be

varnish so I thought it would just be really nice to have her hands holding

really nice to have her hands holding

really nice to have her hands holding the tart like this actually your hands

the tart like this actually your hands

the tart like this actually your hands have to be quite natural that’s it

have to be quite natural that’s it

have to be quite natural that’s it otherwise they funny with hands they can

otherwise they funny with hands they can

otherwise they funny with hands they can look quite cool like so just hold it as

look quite cool like so just hold it as

look quite cool like so just hold it as naturally as possible and just up a

naturally as possible and just up a

naturally as possible and just up a little bit that’s it your little hands

little bit that’s it your little hands

little bit that’s it your little hands are just making it look so delicate and

are just making it look so delicate and

are just making it look so delicate and sweet and

so I’m using a macro lens it’s a 50

so I’m using a macro lens it’s a 50 millimeter macro lens you can use it for

millimeter macro lens you can use it for

millimeter macro lens you can use it for a portrait so I can get hello or you can

a portrait so I can get hello or you can

a portrait so I can get hello or you can use it for up close up and the thing is

use it for up close up and the thing is

use it for up close up and the thing is you can go so close like ah that’s

you can go so close like ah that’s

you can go so close like ah that’s beautiful you see sometimes when you see

beautiful you see sometimes when you see

beautiful you see sometimes when you see something either you just think it’s so

something either you just think it’s so

something either you just think it’s so nice to go back to basics and just have

nice to go back to basics and just have

nice to go back to basics and just have your phone it’s almost too good but I

your phone it’s almost too good but I

your phone it’s almost too good but I will be one quick and I’m gonna shoot in

will be one quick and I’m gonna shoot in

will be one quick and I’m gonna shoot in the same way as you from overhead just

the same way as you from overhead just

the same way as you from overhead just to get all those lovely patterns of

to get all those lovely patterns of

to get all those lovely patterns of custody Numis let’s do a little pile oh

custody Numis let’s do a little pile oh

custody Numis let’s do a little pile oh that’s a beauty isn’t it so actually

that’s a beauty isn’t it so actually

that’s a beauty isn’t it so actually that pay for this rather peaceful as

that pay for this rather peaceful as

that pay for this rather peaceful as well isn’t that and I think that would

well isn’t that and I think that would

well isn’t that and I think that would be a really nice do you think all that

be a really nice do you think all that

be a really nice do you think all that together I mean you’re thinking what

together I mean you’re thinking what

together I mean you’re thinking what would make a great food photo I think

would make a great food photo I think

would make a great food photo I think that looks lovely doesn’t it you know

that looks lovely doesn’t it you know

that looks lovely doesn’t it you know you could you could put a whole

you could you could put a whole

you could you could put a whole portfolio together in somewhere like

portfolio together in somewhere like

portfolio together in somewhere like white cross market without even you know

white cross market without even you know

white cross market without even you know breaking into a sweat and it’s taken us

breaking into a sweat and it’s taken us

breaking into a sweat and it’s taken us work two minutes to buy it three minutes

work two minutes to buy it three minutes

work two minutes to buy it three minutes to shoot it take you two minutes to eat

to shoot it take you two minutes to eat

to shoot it take you two minutes to eat it food as it really is