This month’s Click has been driving me crazier than it usually does. I have been obsessing about all sorts of red food and have been amazed to realise just how many of the things we put in our mouth is red or has red in it!
Taking on from a shot Bee took for the citrus theme, I tried the same with a tomato.
I am not that great with choosing light sources and angles and blah blah so it definitely doesn’t look as good as hers but I had fun taking this shot. Yes, sometimes my idea of fun is having an almost-broken back!
Number of tomatoes cut up to get a slice I liked – 4
Number of shots taken – 84
Number of hours spent – 1:32
Number of hours my back hurt after bending over the bloody tomato – 3
The best part is, I am not sending this to Click. Not until I have tried out one more idea that’s eating my brain. Sadly, I need to wait till weekend for the blessed thing that all food photographers turn to – natural light source!
what a click !! wonder how did u manage that slice on top of tomato
Priceless 😉
I relate with u. Real fun post. This is a great shot too, well worth all the time spent. but i bet u will come up with something better. Just to make that thin slice stand on a round thing.. LOL…
yes ideas have been chewing my brain all night, & i wake up & put myself into action till exhausted. but haven't liked any yet:-) sometimes i just think i am crazy making my body parts going thru all these torture for a "picture".
That is a very beautiful shot, slice so transparent!! My camera is getting old, need to change! :))
Nags i must say i believe when you say you were going crazy with thismonth click.
84 shots and more than a hour spending on them.
The pic looks beautiful so i am sure you are pleased with the time you spend for it.
he he he, the picture was well worth the ‘tomato martyrs’ that went before!
Hilarious post, Nags! Isn’t this what we all go through in search of a good pic for our post! I remember a classmate of mine in school pressed a tomato slice between the pages of her book and managed to dry it and yet not let the tomato dry out, if you know what I mean – the slice didn’t shrivel up.
hi Nags, great effort. But I am glad you are not sending this pic to Click, because I am sure you can come up with something better! Some of your recent food photos have amazed me, and I hope to see something brilliant for the red event…wishing you awesome light over the weekend and good luck:-)
how did u managed to keep that slice stand over the tomato? anything done with photoshop,just curious:)
Though u have said lighting blah blah u dont know much still the transparent tomato slice click is really hard to get …Lets see what u are going to do more red:)
Shreya – I am so glad the first comment was contructive!