Soooo.... it's taken a while but Food Pixels has finally completed its makeover. The renovation impacts not just the look but also the content and it reflects my own evolution as a professional food photographer and as a blogger. I hope you'll like the new site and blog and I look forward to receive your comments and feedback, because the changes won't certainly end here or now.

Here is a short bts video to make you hungry for more.... It was shot with a Nikon D7000, at ISO 800, s 1/50th sec and f/ 4.5 . I used tungsten light for this one.

The image at the top instead was shot with flash - camera settings: ISO 100, s 1/160th sec and f/ 5.6

Enjoy it! 

 

From Sydney, Dario Milano, food photographer and food stylist.

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What a crazy time this has been here at Food Pixels; a lot has happened and more is about to happen ... bare with me. The new website will be live sometime next week, hooray!!!

I know I’ve been " away " for quite a while now, and I’d like to thank those of you who have sent emails and messages checking if I was still... alive;

Well, yes sir, alive and kicking: I am working behind the scenes to transform this blog yet again, because the world around us is constantly changing and we have to adapt ( I know someone doesn’t think the same, but that’s ok ).

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I had a great time in Malaysia and a much needed break from work ; now I'm back and I feel refreshed, not to mention that tonight I am packing the suitcase again and this time I am flying all the way to Tuscany, in Italy ! How lucky am I? I'll share lots of pics from my italian adventures, not so many about Malaysia, unfortunately, as I have licenced the rights to the images to a third party.

But I have learned a few things, in Malaysia, about travel photography, so I thought I'd share some tips with you. Continue reading...

This, in a few words, is my advice to the travelling ( food ) photographer: travel light, bring only the strict necessary ( unless you can afford and also trust people carrying your gear around ); that means, for me: camera, macro lens, zoom lens, reflector, extra batteries, laptop, couple of speed guns, tripod and pocket wizards ( or a cheaper alternative ).

The macro lens is particularly handy to photograph food at busy markets, because it allows you capture the fine details of interesting ingredients, at the same time isolating your subject against confusing backgrounds. I use a Sigma 105 mm f/2.8; it's relatively light and it's pretty cheap - ideal for travelling.

The wide angle zoom lens, on the other hand, is an all-purpose sort of lens: you can use it to shoot people, panoramas, and also food of course. I have an AF-S Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 I am in love with; it's sharp, fast and it's very versatile. But this is a much more expensive lens than the Sigma .

A reflector is your best friends when travelling, take my word for it: in most situations you will probably shoot with available light, and the reflector can really make the difference, filling the shadows in a very natural way.

This being said, I always carry a couple of small flashes with me, because they widen my options in so many ways, especially in low light situations; sometimes the flash is my main light, other times I just bounce it off the walls or ceiling to fill the shadows. With some sort of wireless radio triggers, you can have the flash off camera and be a lot more creative with your lighting.

A tripod is also a must: without it you couldn't take a 20 seconds exposure in a pitch dark cave in the middle of the jungle while 10 people " paint " the rocks with their torches; this is not a great photo, but it was a lot of fun doing it.

All those dark spots on the walls of the cave are bats, mini fruit bats.

Finally, remember to always shoot raw and expose for the highlights: even if your white balance isn't set correctly or your images turn out still too dark, you can easily fix both issues by just moving a slider in post processing; and this is such a great advantage that you wouldn't wanna give it away, would you?

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