Just finished from my first food photography contest! Now I have to chose my best three and send them .. Actually I found that it’s the most difficult step in the whole process .. When I decided to enroll in the competition I thought that the difficult task would be taking pictures for something I didn’t see before, not familiar with and I don’t know what it would look like!
I can’t conceal that my first shots were horrible! everything was new and different from my kitchen .. the food, the plates, the lightning, etc. which made it difficult to plan a head, and have an imagination how the photos would look like! However, this was good and bad in the same time .. its good, because I wanted some challenge, I wanted to know if am capable when it comes to surprises and how I would response .. it’s bad, because I wasted half of my time roaming around and getting frustrated, and not able to take one satisfying photo!
When I went there I saw some photographers who seemed kind of professionals .. of course they were talking about some photographic terms I’d never hear before, and maybe I would never hear it again! each one of them have either very huge lens, a lot of professional equipment, and seem to be very used of this kind of contests! Well, I’m not!! I went there with 50mm lens, flash and broken tripod .. which wasn’t that useful that much. I noticed that the photographers kept showing their pictures to each other but I didn’t do the same! I preferred to take the best photos I’m able to take and leave. The reason is that, if I saw their pictures probably I will limit my imagination with what I’ve seen and some how copy their style which I didn’t want!
After one hour, I finished .. I didn’t take many shots but I decided to turn off my camera and leave. I knew that if I didn’t leave right now I would never leave this place ..
Today I have to decided on three of these photos and send them to the contest coordinator .. wish me luck!
enjoy with love,
Maryam
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Beautiful and amazing pics :)
Dear Priya,
thanks a lot! see you soon and wish me luck
Maryam
Really beautiful pics, wishing you all the very best.
Dear Reem,
Thank you very much for you encouraging comment! Whish me luck!
Hello I am one of your new fallower. Great blog you have here. I have baked your dates cupcake( with my own little twist) They were very delicious. aso thankyou for sharing the recepie. And these pics are beautiful. So good luck.