Opportunity to sell

[bigbob]

After showing the picture of my May entry to the head chef where i work (all the fruit came from there kitchen)he then showed it to the owner who then asked me if i would be intrested in taking some sample pictures for him and if he likes what he sees then i get the job of photographing a set for inclusion on his new website. So any advice on photographing food products would be helpfull, as i have never done it before. and of coarse wish me luck.
And a pat on the back just hit sepll cehck no corrcetions

[Tim N]

And a pat on the back just hit sepll cehck no corrcetions

Hummmm ... might have to check that spell checker out

But ... thats some good work Bob, make sure you use either really good natural light or a flash (not pointing straight at the food otherwise you get terrible shadows) ... most food looks really good on white plates with white backgrounds. Not that I have done any food photography anyway !
Make sure that you get to eat whatever you take photos of

[Ross and Cher]

Well done Bob!

[Carmyllie]

The selling is secondary Bob. It's being recognised and being given the opportunity to put your work 'out there'. Very happy for you and Congrats!

[Analog6]

Well done!  Iam laughing at the spell check, what bout coarse (course) and all the rest.  You are a wag!

[Tim N]

Well done!  Iam laughing at the spell check, what bout coarse (course) and all the rest.  You are a wag!

but coarse is spelt correctly 

[Analog6]

Sorry Tim, it is correct but not for this usage and is therefore an error in the context.  See meaning below (from http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk search facility).  In this contect it should be 'of course'.

coarse adj 1 rough or open in texture. 2 rough or crude; not refined. 3 said of behaviour, speech, etc: rude or offensive. coarsely adverb. coarseness noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 15c.

course noun 1 the path in which anyone or anything moves. 2 a direction taken or planned • go off course. 3 the channel of a river, etc. 4 the normal progress of something. 5 the passage of a period of time • in the course of the next year. 6 a line of action • Your best course is to wait. 7 a a series of lessons, etc; a curriculum; b the work covered in such a series. 8 a prescribed treatment, eg medicine to be taken, over a period. 9 any of the successive parts of a meal. 10 often in compounds the ground over which a game is played or a race run • golf course • obstacle course. 11 building a single row of bricks or stones in a wall, etc. verb (coursed, coursing) 1 intrans to move or flow. 2 to hunt (hares, etc) using dogs. coursing noun the hunting of hares using dogs. in the course of something while doing it; during it. in the course of time eventually. in due course at the appropriate or expected time. a matter of course a natural or expected action or result. of course 1 as expected. 2 naturally; certainly; without doubt • Am I coming to the cinema tonight? Of course! 3 admittedly • I was annoyed that she hadn't finished the job although, of course, it was only her first day. stay the course to endure to the end.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French cours, from Latin currere to run.

[bigbob]

I will make only this one comment the spelling i used was passed by my spell check and that is set to Oxford English or here it is known as the queens English.
Now if my spell check  passed this word then it is rite by my settings but not by yours, sorry just live with it, afterall we all speak the same language but someties use different words to mean the same thing.

[Analog6]

Bob, I was just replying to Tim's comment on the spelling, not having a shot at you.  This might show up in a grammar check, but then again it might not.  I was explaining my reference re course/coarse.

Our English language is full of such conundrums, and I often think must be so confusing for new speakers.

Eg, a few same sound - totally different meanings (homonyms): weather/wether/weather; rough/ought/enough; away/aweigh; bail/bale; based/baste; yoke/yolk; whoa/woe; hole/whole; ore/awe/or

and there are hundreds moe.

[bigbob]

I did not think for one moment that you were having a dig at me i just find it all very amusing and added my two cent's worth

[Tim N]

And of course at the risk of sounding cliche, "alls well that ends well" (cant do the thing on the E, I dont know how !)

[bigbob]

Well now that seems to be all sorted.
tomorrow i am taking photos at Logans christening where Hilda is godmother and I'm now providing a free album according to my wife so yes i obey

[Tim N]

according to my wife so yes i obey

Probably the best COURSE of action 

[OZZI-BLOKE]

Well done Bob, good luck with the food photo's. Best to use a tripod for crisp sharp images and make sure
your images are credited with your name on the web site.

[admin]

All good...Just 'sned' 20% of the takings to me as your consulting agent.
Just think, you would have missed this opportunity other than for my indescretion in this month's theme challenge!

Now, as for the food shoot technique.
My own preference is for natural light, but certainly no direct flash.
Shooting food set ups is an art in itself, but the best clues will come from quality cook books and mags.
Short of investing in hiring and learning the set up of pro lighting, fall back to any available natural light using foam core or white material to bounce light back onto the shadow side of the subject. You can easily arrange to take a table set up outside if necessary or shoot by ambient light using a tripod in RAW setting, so that the light temperature can be adjusted.
Make sure that you obtain a written brief, defining the requirements, so that there are no missunderstandings.
having done that, post them up for suggestions. Go for it. Bite off more than you can chew, then chew like hell!