First attempt to photograph an orange

Finally I've found something that I'm actually interested beside Landscape & Nature Photography. I've been reading and studying on food photography for a period, and this is the first time I try to shot a food photography.

It was a boring afternoon, nothing much to do in the afternoon. Suddenly I came out with an idea from no where of shooting an orange. Without thinking it twice,  I get everything set up and start shooting.

I used only one orange, a plate, fake flowers, bamboo mat and a plastic orange juice squeezer for styling. For the photography side, I'm using my 50mm f1.8, mounted on tripod. Shooting in f1.8 and a few pieces of A4 paper as reflector. For the two images at the side, I didn't shoot that pic, it was taken by my girlfriend who is playing with the marco extension tube and the 18-105mm kit lens.

After shooting for some time, here is the result. A start for me to get into food photography.



Not a very good one yet, but I'll work harder on the composition side, color & shapes arrangement, especially in styling. In the same time, I will do more homework on the lighting control. Now I will be shooting all the food that require less styling. Focus more on the shooting skills, white balance, lighting control, colors & shape arrangement, as I mentioned just now.

Looking forward to shoot other type of food. =]