Spusht: food photography: behind-the-scenes - by a beginner, for a beginner

I love seeing the before-after images of people, places, and objects. I love watching backstage footage of performers before or after a stage show. I love seeing making-of of movie scenes and album songs. I love watching bloopers on YouTube videos. I love seeing behind-the-scenes photos of an event.

If you feel the same as I do, this post is for you. This post has some of the behind-the-scenes pictures of food photos I have clicked over the last year. A lot of us learn a much more from a behind-the-scenes picture than we do from the final image. Here I'm sharing some of my behind-the-scenes secrets (*cough*).

You will see all strange set ups - not professional at all. You will not see reflectors, clips, special lights, or anything of that sort. I use folder, papers, or clothes as the background. I use cartons, glass, boxes, anything I can find for support. Heck, I don't even have a tripod. Can't help it - at this point I can't afford to spend too much on food photography even as a hobby, so I make full use of anything and everything I have available. And why not?

After you see the pictures below, if interested there are some more on a previous post about props on a budget.

Enjoy... :D

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As you may or may not have noticed - in this post, instead of words I am letting the pictures do the talking. But...

Your challenge:
Question 1: is this post and are these pictures helping you in any way? HOW?
Question 2: do you want to continue seeing more behind-the-scenes pictures?

Either answer the questions above, or even tell me about yourself - how you click, what you use, how you have changed over the time... I will enjoy reading that.

More Food Photography Posts:

Part 1: Light

Part 2: Makeshift Props on a Budget

Part 3: Small Changes, Small Differences

Part 5: From My Perspective