#picturekitchen

[thepicturekitch]

I edited these pictures on photoshop by increasing the contrast, I think this gives the picture more depth and brings out the different textures and colours.

[thepicturekitch]

For these pictures an ISO of 640, a slow shutter speed of 1/30, and an aperture of 2.8. This was because it was evening and quite dark. These setting meant that more light was let in through the lens making the picture brighter and more detailed. I particularly love the first picture as it shows the people in the kitchen smiling together and it reflects the atmosphere of the pancake place.

[thepicturekitch]

Unfortunately the lighting in Sound Food n Drink was very dull this meant the movements were blurred as I had to have a fast shutter speed to capture the images as he was moving very quickly, this created a blur as there wasn't enough light going into the camera lens.

[thepicturekitch]

I found that using my camera in Patisserie Valerie meant I had to use different settings. The photographs I took near the window only needed an ISO of 400 as there was light coming in through the window. This also meant using a shutter speed from 1/140 to 1/210 as the camera didn't need to let as much light in. However on the mug of coffee I used an ISO of 1000, with a slower shutter speed of 1/30, this was because there was less light, I found this created some noise in the background however the mug itself was very clear. In the picture of the macaroons I used a low ISO of 100 as I was using the flash. I also made the picture a little darker with the exposure compensation button and raised the aperture to 5.6, I did this in macro mode as it gave the picture more depth and texture. 

[thepicturekitch]

I found that using a faster shutter speed of 1/90 instead of 1/50 and an ISO of 400 made it easier to capture the steam off the hot food.

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