Thursday, May 13, 2010

Of Food and Photography

 Slice N' Dice's Schezuan Squid Meal

Exposure Program - Manual
Exposure Time -
1/40"
Aperture -
f7.1
ISO -
800
Exposure Bias Value -
+0.33EV
Focal Length -
18mm
Lens: Nikon 18-55 AF-S VR DX

After walking the first half of Timog Avenue in Quezon City for some photos, I decided to eat at this cheap, but superb, restaurant where they cook steaks. Since I wanted something different that day, I decided to order their Schezuan Squid meal. Turns out, it didn't taste half as good as the picture on the menu suggested. But if you're on a tight budget and you're after something quick for your tummy while you're in Timog, better give Slice 'n Dice a visit.

And speaking of the meal, it was at that exact moment I decided to be interested in Food Photography. The play on details and the thought of capturing the lusciousness of food enticed me enough to take it up. On that note, I'll be needing a decent light set-up and a capable macro lens to perform in place of my kit lens.

Here's hoping I can find the moolah to fund this new interest.