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Post by dogbot on Jun 30, 2022 9:07:28 GMT
See, that sounds good. To be fair to you, the ingredients lists and recipes you post normally do sound good. I readily admit that my presentation skills could be better  I can't talk, as we discussed with my roast beef dinner the other day, layout isn't really my thing. You might try photographing some things from different angles, though.  |
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Post by dogbot on Jun 30, 2022 9:07:50 GMT
Duck Frites  That looks lush. |
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Post by スコットランド on Jun 30, 2022 9:08:21 GMT
It's a ball of rice, apart from the nori wrap, not much you can do! Well you could try garnishing for a start. If you have to take photos of everything at least put some effort in I saved my strength for getting it all in my belly. |
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Post by スコットランド on Jun 30, 2022 9:09:37 GMT
Duck Frites Apart from the mayo that looks very satisfying. |
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Post by スコットランド on Jun 30, 2022 9:10:06 GMT
You might try photographing some things from different angles, though. I did that before and got shit for it  I'll be back |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 30, 2022 9:13:25 GMT
Apart from the mayo that looks very satisfying. The mayo gives the flavours a bit more depth. Adds some creamyness to the salty hoisin. I thought you were an asian cooking fan? The japanese put mayo on everything. |
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Post by dogbot on Jun 30, 2022 9:15:12 GMT
I'll be back Of this, I have no doubt. Tbh, food is kinda tricky to photograph really well. Shooting anything top down is difficult because generally, it blocks off some of the light and the best food pics are in natural light. Focus, depth of field and angle are really important, too. (is not a photographer, much) |
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Post by スコットランド on Jun 30, 2022 9:18:45 GMT
Apart from the mayo that looks very satisfying. The mayo gives the flavours a bit more depth. Adds some creamyness to the salty hoisin. I thought you were an asian cooking fan? The japanese put mayo on everything. I didn't realise it was hoisin, interesting. The Japanese use mayo a lot (their mayo), you're right and when I think of okonomiyaki, it's mixed with strong savoury flavours so fair enough. |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 30, 2022 9:20:05 GMT
When I did managed IT services, one of our contracts was with a photography studio that did nothing but food photography and, yeah, its crazy hard to make food look good enough to eat. They had the M&S contract and were doing photography for a new range of ready meals on one visit. They had an entire bank of microwaves, tools, lights and all kind of tricks to make it look good.
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Post by dfunked on Jun 30, 2022 9:42:26 GMT
Kewpie mayo is pretty nice. That is all.
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 30, 2022 9:46:21 GMT
Samurai Mayo is good, too. I think its like mayo, chilli and harissa. I havent found anything it doesnt go with.
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Post by quadfather on Jun 30, 2022 10:08:15 GMT
Still haven't cooked my sausages
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Post by alastair on Jun 30, 2022 10:10:13 GMT
Simple but delicious dinner. Onigiri made with roast chicken then marinated in soy sauce, mirin, sake etc. and with seaweed flakes. Juicy Japanese goodness.  Are you rationing the seaweed flakes? I can see about 8 spots of green in that pic. Seems kinda sparse. It needs more red or green to look a bit more interesting imo. |
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Post by alastair on Jun 30, 2022 10:12:19 GMT
Duck Frites Nice! Mayo I presume. What's the brown sauce? Edit - I've read the rest of the comments now. |
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Post by dogbot on Jun 30, 2022 10:12:55 GMT
Still haven't cooked my sausages Aren't you getting hungry yet? Or are you still in your music room, hypnotised by buttons?  |
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 30, 2022 10:21:23 GMT
Hoisin. Its just: Chips Mayo Hoisin Sesame seeds Crispy Duck (From cook. Its the best one. Comes deboned and tastes the best) Spring Onions and chopped chilli (not pictured because the portion was for a chilli wuss) The cook duck is the star of the show. Cant recommend that enough. Its the best shop bought one by a country mile. Its a super easy dish to make, seems fancier than it is and is next level beer food. I had it in a local pub one time and took the idea home with me. |
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Post by alastair on Jun 30, 2022 10:28:41 GMT
The cook duck is the star of the show. Cant recommend that enough. Its the best shop bought one by a country mile. I will need to seek it out.. |
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Post by スコットランド on Jun 30, 2022 10:29:09 GMT
Simple but delicious dinner. Onigiri made with roast chicken then marinated in soy sauce, mirin, sake etc. and with seaweed flakes. Juicy Japanese goodness. Are you rationing the seaweed flakes? I can see about 8 spots of green in that pic. Seems kinda sparse. It needs more red or green to look a bit more interesting imo. Yes, needed more. |
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Post by EMarkM on Jun 30, 2022 10:37:01 GMT
Still haven't cooked my sausages We’ve all been so very worried. Well, I have. Well, not worried as such, but, you know…morbidly intrigued… |
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Post by elstoof on Jun 30, 2022 10:42:41 GMT
When I did managed IT services, one of our contracts was with a photography studio that did nothing but food photography and, yeah, its crazy hard to make food look good enough to eat. They had the M&S contract and were doing photography for a new range of ready meals on one visit. They had an entire bank of microwaves, tools, lights and all kind of tricks to make it look good. I read somewhere once that a lot of the food in cookbook photos isn't actually food, things like engine oil instead of caramel or mashed potato for ice cream which would melt under the lights |
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Post by elstoof on Jun 30, 2022 10:51:47 GMT
Anyway I just had two fried eggs on toast with some dollops of last nights ragu ala bolognese, I took the photo in portrait mode for a bit of bokeh  |
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Post by alastair on Jun 30, 2022 11:22:17 GMT
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Jun 30, 2022 11:23:23 GMT
That’s the fella
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Post by alastair on Jun 30, 2022 11:23:44 GMT
Turns out they have a shop a mile or so away..
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Post by quadfather on Jun 30, 2022 11:37:00 GMT
Still haven't cooked my sausages Aren't you getting hungry yet? Or are you still in your music room, hypnotised by buttons?  Left it too late, so just had a crap pasta dish! |
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Post by quadfather on Jun 30, 2022 11:37:35 GMT
Still haven't cooked my sausages We’ve all been so very worried. Well, I have. Well, not worried as such, but, you know…morbidly intrigued… How touching |
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Post by EMarkM on Jun 30, 2022 12:13:17 GMT
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Post by Syrette on Jun 30, 2022 12:34:01 GMT
Aren't you getting hungry yet? Or are you still in your music room, hypnotised by buttons? Left it too late, so just had a crap pasta dish! Impossible, in my eyes. I'd eat even the worst pasta dish going - I'd probably even eat the stuff raw if I had to. |
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Post by quadfather on Jun 30, 2022 12:40:40 GMT
It was pretty good to be fair. Plenty of msg  |
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Post by スコットランド on Jun 30, 2022 12:53:40 GMT
It was pretty good to be fair. Plenty of msg /twitches |
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