Sorry I've been MIA for the past couple weeks, I'm not really sure what I've been doing but it must've been very important...

Something I have been up to is shooting for Cribbs, a Caribbean restaurant in town. This was my first commissioned shoot so I was quite nervous about it, and I was tasked with taking images that will reboot and freshen up their social media presence with a potential to reach hundreds of people - so a lot of pressure. I still don't have my own kit, which is something I MUST get sorted because it is proving to be far from practical to borrow equipment from other people! No surprises there I guess.

 I was apprehensive about the amount of light in the restaurant. Something that a lot of establishments in Falmouth struggle with is natural light, especially those on the high street, because they are surrounded by extremely tall buildings which block the sun for most of the day. Food photography looks best with natural lighting, as it gives it a more realistic finish and therefore makes the food seem more tempting. On arrival at Cribbs I did notice how dark the areas set further back seemed, not for the average diner but definitely for the purpose of photography. However, the tables by the window received a good amount of light, probably thanks to the gorgeous weather we were having, so I felt confident that the images would be fine. I wanted to move around the restaurant to get a variety of settings but there were too many customers; how rude of them, wanting to eat there! But the food looked beautiful regardless of the setting, which made my job a lot easier, and tasted great too - my payment was a free meal, akee on toast which was sooo yummy!

However, when I got home horror struck. The devil got his hands on my CF card and decided to mess with some of the files, making them unreadable and effectively lost. I swear I had a mini heart attack. I thought how typical, every shoot I've ever done for myself has been absolutely fine, but the first commissioned work I have gets lost on the card. My panic was premature though, as luckily it was only a small portion of images that vanished. It was still frustrating but 40 photos out of about 300 really isn't too bad. Then my computer decided it didn't have enough space for all the files, but I'd rather not relive that nightmare. Ultimately I sorted it and the images look attractive, and that's all that matters! I believe the client is pleased with them, they've been making their way onto Instagram so that's a good sign, and I'll be shooting with them again soon. 

I'll be uploading these and more photos soon, in a section dedicated to food. Happy days!