Just before I packed my bags to head off to Canada to get married, I did some client work for Fuel Shack, a burger joint in Malaysia, for their new gourmet Wagyu Burger. As this shoot was a commercial shoot for their menu board, I had to match their existing look, feel and lighting so as to not be starkly different from their existing products. It was a rare occasion where I had to execute a shoot with solely artificial lighting, (as I prefer the beauty of natural light).
I often like to show clients what I would come up with if I was given total creative control, so the following day with some of the left over ingredients, I had a little play around with some of my wooden backgrounds, a few props and natural light. I must say that I don’t often play with burgers, but I had serious fun with this project. I even had to tweak my photoshopping skills to make that burger bun perfect, as it was for commercial use. I spent quite a few hours getting the buns right, and I tell you – Matt and I were seriously craving burgers for days. I don’t often get cravings from working on my images, but these totally got me.
This has been edited with a VSCO filter, Agfa Vista 100-.
Pang {circahappy}
Have a wonderful wedding, Rachel. I am so happy for you 馃檪 I hope you share some of your wedding photos with all of us when you get back; meanwhile, I am going to drool all over this burger 馃檪
Justin @ Salt Pepper Skillet
These look amazing as usual. What did the client say when you showed them your version of the shots? Do they want you to re-shoot everything under your direction? 馃檪
Rachel Jane
Thanks Justin. Most clients wont re-shoot in the direction I give them immediately as they had a very specific direction they needed me to execute this time, but it gives them a sense of an alternative should they feel the need to have a fresh idea! They are most likely to come back and work with me on the concept creation in future. I do love this post so hopefully we can create something similar in the future!
dom
Hi Rachel!
I’ve been a very big fan of this site for quite a while now. Really love your style – lighting, angles, prop-styling. . . .
This post though draws me in so much.
Would you mind sharing what lens you used for these shots?
I’m a canon user by the way who had to shift to Fuji due to financial trouble. Totally regret the move, but now ready to get back. I’m a chef and food photographer. Used mostly the 50L and 100L before but now considering the 90 and 45 tse as well. What would you suggest if I were to build an initial 2 lens set-up?
Thanks a lot!
Dom
Rachel
Hey Dom! Thanks for your kind words. I used my Nikon 105mm Micro for this shoot. I wrote a post on this and you can check it out here: https://twolovesstudio.com/blog/4-ultimate-food-photography-lenses/ . Let me know what you think and if that helped you at all.