Comments on: Sweep & Float http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/ Food Photography Blog Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:30:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Smoothie Photo Shoot - Blog Archive - Ninedays Blog - web development, photography, tutorials and adventure http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-37762 Smoothie Photo Shoot - Blog Archive - Ninedays Blog - web development, photography, tutorials and adventure Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:13:40 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-37762 [...] Sweep & Float - This great lesson from the Still Life With…(Food Styling and Photography) may have been a selling point for my not doing a white background. I don’t think I have the tools, materials and lighting I would need to create a good seamless white background to create the illusion of the subject floating against a white background. [...] [...] Sweep & Float – This great lesson from the Still Life With…(Food Styling and Photography) may have been a selling point for my not doing a white background. I don’t think I have the tools, materials and lighting I would need to create a good seamless white background to create the illusion of the subject floating against a white background. [...]

]]> By: boakandbailey.com » Blog Archive » Photographing Beer — tutorial http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-22810 boakandbailey.com » Blog Archive » Photographing Beer — tutorial Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:19:02 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-22810 [...] I spent a few hours trawling the web for tutorials on how to photograph food — this was a great one — and then tried to use some of the same techniques to photograph a nice pint of beer using [...] [...] I spent a few hours trawling the web for tutorials on how to photograph food — this was a great one — and then tried to use some of the same techniques to photograph a nice pint of beer using [...]

]]> By: Leemei Tan http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-10568 Leemei Tan Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:12:31 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-10568 Lara, Thank you for your reply and directed me to this website of yours which I think will help me a lot in the beginning of my journey to food photopgrahy! Leemei. Lara,
Thank you for your reply and directed me to this website of yours which I think will help me a lot in the beginning of my journey to food photopgrahy!

Leemei.

]]> By: L http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-5459 L Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:26:15 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-5459 Kate - I'm sure you must be having fun! Hope the site continues to be helpful for you! My best advice: shoot, shoot, shoot! Doug - Sorry I lost you along the way. I know that masks and layers can be intimidating, and yes, I'll try to do a post on them at some point, although given the focus of my blog, it's not going to be comprehensive, but more of an overview and a few basics. I'd recommend checking out Scott Kelby's books on Photoshop. He offers up some fantastic tips in a pretty straight forward manner. <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/fullycomplete-20/detail/0321330625/002-7677191-2181650" rel="nofollow">this one</a> would probably be the best bet for you. Hope that helps! -L Kate – I’m sure you must be having fun! Hope the site continues to be helpful for you! My best advice: shoot, shoot, shoot!

Doug – Sorry I lost you along the way. I know that masks and layers can be intimidating, and yes, I’ll try to do a post on them at some point, although given the focus of my blog, it’s not going to be comprehensive, but more of an overview and a few basics. I’d recommend checking out Scott Kelby’s books on Photoshop. He offers up some fantastic tips in a pretty straight forward manner. this one would probably be the best bet for you.

Hope that helps!
-L

]]> By: Doug http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-5458 Doug Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:07:17 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-5458 Your advice on the clean, white background had me on the edge of my seat until you started creating layers with masks. My photoshop knowledge is limited to cropping, sharpening and correcting basic curves and levels. You lost me on the layers, masks and painting. Can you offer any further explanation of how to create a layer with a mask and how to paint, and then blend, it? If not here, any other tutorials you could recommend? Thanks in advance. D. Your advice on the clean, white background had me on the edge of my seat until you started creating layers with masks. My photoshop knowledge is limited to cropping, sharpening and correcting basic curves and levels. You lost me on the layers, masks and painting. Can you offer any further explanation of how to create a layer with a mask and how to paint, and then blend, it? If not here, any other tutorials you could recommend?

Thanks in advance.
D.

]]> By: Kate http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-5086 Kate Thu, 01 Feb 2007 11:50:01 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-5086 This is the first time i've stumbled on to your blog....and trust me you cant imagine how helpful this has been.I'm a novice in photography having got a EOS 400D with the basic kit lens and a Speedlite 580EX for christmas.Still trying to figure the camera out.Trying to get as much information as i can.Keep wondering why my shots wont come out good and what lens should i buy for food photography....everything a beginner would want to know.I'm definately going to use your tips and buy one of those umbrella thingies... I've put u on my favourites so i'll be seeing you real often now.Thanks a lot. This is the first time i’ve stumbled on to your blog….and trust me you cant imagine how helpful this has been.I’m a novice in photography having got a EOS 400D with the basic kit lens and a Speedlite 580EX for christmas.Still trying to figure the camera out.Trying to get as much information as i can.Keep wondering why my shots wont come out good and what lens should i buy for food photography….everything a beginner would want to know.I’m definately going to use your tips and buy one of those umbrella thingies…
I’ve put u on my favourites so i’ll be seeing you real often now.Thanks a lot.

]]> By: L http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-4782 L Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:47:40 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-4782 Jules - You are welcome! Glad it helped! Syl - Awesome! It's amazing how sometimes the most simple things can make such a difference. Thanks for stopping by! Nicole - Thanks! David - Well, I'm sure you can with some practice! Not that I'll ever master chocolate like you... Orchid - Hi... and yes, you can do this with any color, or even with patterns (although the clean-up afterwards might be harder with an ornate pattern) Thanks! -L Jules – You are welcome! Glad it helped!

Syl – Awesome! It’s amazing how sometimes the most simple things can make such a difference. Thanks for stopping by!

Nicole – Thanks!

David – Well, I’m sure you can with some practice! Not that I’ll ever master chocolate like you…

Orchid – Hi… and yes, you can do this with any color, or even with patterns (although the clean-up afterwards might be harder with an ornate pattern) Thanks!

-L

]]> By: Orchid http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-4781 Orchid Sat, 20 Jan 2007 15:50:25 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-4781 amazing Tutorial Dear .. i can used this idea with other colors back ground like black or red .. ? amazing Tutorial Dear ..
i can used this idea with other colors back ground like black or red .. ?

]]> By: David http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-3058 David Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:38:34 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-3058 This is a great tutorial. I always wondered how to get that effect. I still don't think I can do it like you can, though.. This is a great tutorial. I always wondered how to get that effect. I still don’t think I can do it like you can, though..

]]> By: Nicole http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/comment-page-1/#comment-2291 Nicole Sat, 23 Dec 2006 19:54:07 +0000 http://stilllifewith.com/2006/12/08/sweep-float/#comment-2291 What a great tutorial! Thanks so much! What a great tutorial! Thanks so much!

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