I do agree with everything you said but I am not sure this thread is about photography, I come here to check out what people are eating for dinner so not really worried by the run of the mill photos. Plus with all this great cooking and eating who has time to stage a photo with a proper camera.
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Actually, there is a subforum here called PICTURE GALLERY and one of the threads within that is devoted to food:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/post-your-breakfast-lunch-or-dinner.449178/page-165
Covers all bases and all levels of photographic skills and gives MR members an appropriate place to share those pictures they take showing what they prepared or had for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
That way, anyone who is not interested in photos of food doesn't have to look at the thread, nor see those images at all. IMO that is a much better place for sharing those images than this thread.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/post-your-breakfast-lunch-or-dinner.449178/page-165
Covers all bases and all levels of photographic skills and gives MR members an appropriate place to share those pictures they take showing what they prepared or had for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
That way, anyone who is not interested in photos of food doesn't have to look at the thread, nor see those images at all. IMO that is a much better place for sharing those images than this thread.
I have a high end camera, lights etc and used to really put a lot of work into my food photography.
At a certain point it comes off as inauthentic if the scene is too composed, the lighting is too good, and the plating is just so.
For me personally I prefer candid snaps of tasty food.
At a certain point it comes off as inauthentic if the scene is too composed, the lighting is too good, and the plating is just so.
For me personally I prefer candid snaps of tasty food.
I think the issue here is that a (candid or seemingly professional-level) photo of what is determined to be (subjectively) "tasty food" may be appealing to the photographer and to maybe a few viewers, but to others, not so much so for various reasons.
From what I have observed people come here to learn about what others have prepared and served or eaten for dinner, and may be especially appreciative of a recipe for what was shared. Participants don't often also post photos of the meal, nor is that a requirement of this thread. A written description seems to work out well in most cases, doesn't it?
I like to look at photos of food. No need for a detailed description or a recipe.
If you want to know how to cook something Google it.
LOL!!! It was indeed me writing it, but you've got a point, it does sound kind of like AI! Good grief!!! I guess that's what happens when I try to be tactful.....
Well, in my case, I like to look at good - that is, well taken, and attractively lit, shot and laid out - photographs of food (you used to post some excellent ones, which I always enjoyed feasting on, with my eyes).
And I also enjoy reading (and posting) recipes and descriptions, and instructions of how to prepare a dish; it is one thing to read a professional recipe (the timings are invariably questionable, for this is a professional), quite another to read how someone else who is a decent home cook prepares the same dish.
Re photography, and food: Food writers (and readers) have long accepted the adage that you eat - and feast - with your eyes as much as with your mouth, that is, at least, until you take the first bite of the dish laid in front of you.
And this means that I am not much of a fan of some of the food shots (or, indeed, for that matter, almost any shot) taken with an iPhone; just because you are able - thanks to the convenience of the ubiquitous iPhone - to take a picture doesn't always mean that you should do so. Thus, the fact that it can be photographed - irrespective of whether it is food or yet another - to my mind and eye - fairly tedious landscape - doesn't always mean that it should be photographed.
Perhaps I should phrase that differently, rather than running the risk of sounding too prescriptive: Even if shooting with an iPhone, it would be nice to see some care taken with the composition, content, and lighting of the image.
Now, some of the food shots posted here - and this is one of the many reasons why I (passionately) prefer written descriptions to poorly shot images, both, perhaps, are better still - are so blurred and poorly composed (and almost invariably, lack an accompanying description of what has been posted) that I sometimes don't even know - let alone recognise - what the dish in question is actually supposed to be.
Good food photography, on the other hand, - and some terrific shots of Asian dishes have been posted here, and Asian cuisine and culture has long recognised that aesthetics matter greatly in the preparation and presentation of food- will have me positively salivating at the mere glimpse of the image (while busily fantasising about devouring - or planning to prepare, or preparing - that particular dish).
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There is no right or wrong.
I enjoy this little community of people who love food. Whether posting pics, or long detailed descriptions, we all are food lovers, who express it in our own ways.
I enjoy this little community of people who love food. Whether posting pics, or long detailed descriptions, we all are food lovers, who express it in our own ways.
Yesterday, (well, the day before yesterday, as it actually took place on Monday), I enjoyed brunch with two friends/colleagues with whom I had served abroad.
For me, brunch took the form of an old (and never tired) classic, namely fish'n'chips; it was delicious - and I must confess that I devoured every last bite.
For me, brunch took the form of an old (and never tired) classic, namely fish'n'chips; it was delicious - and I must confess that I devoured every last bite.
Anyone interested in exploring Japanese restaurant cuisine presented with humour by a Westerner should check out the YouTube channel @japaneat - funny and interesting.
One of our favorite meals too, I am left wondering what kinda spaghetti dish as there are so many possibilities.
Smoked Duck, Andouille Sausage and Shrimp gumbo, my favorite TG leftovers dish. The roux was made from half duck fat and half butter, it didn't suck; still have enough duck fat for some fried potatoes later this week.
That looks simply divine, not to mention absolutely delicious.
Yum. Do enjoy.
Gumbo is not something we encounter This Side of the Pond, and I would love to know how one prepares the dish.
One of my favorite things when flying through Frankfort is to use the bread bar in the Lufthansa lounge. Outside high end restaurants we don't have breads like that in the U.S.
Wondering if anyone has names and recipes for any of those great german dark breads? Want to try out in my bread machine.
Bread bar - what a wonderful idea!
Wondering if anyone has names and recipes for any of those great german dark breads? Want to try out in my bread machine.
Bread bar - what a wonderful idea!
Some of the best bread I have had in my life was consumed in a bar, in a side street, off to the side of one of the ancient squares in the centre of the medieval city of Bruges, in Belgium.
I asked the staff about it, and they told me that they had used beer.
Many of those dark German breads (and I agree with you, they are superb), use rye, some use pumpernickel, and almost all of them will also use something sweet (such as molasses, or brown sugar).