{"id":1346,"date":"2018-10-30T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2020-03-23T12:01:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T12:01:05","slug":"food-photography-max-bens-bistro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philippemonthoux.com\/blog\/food-photography-max-bens-bistro\/","title":{"rendered":"Food Photography: Max & Ben’s Bistro"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you advertise your breakfast\/lunch\/dinner menu online, you really need good photographs. I don’t think there is a bigger turn off than unappetising food.<\/p>\n

In my previous blog post, I talked about a couple of serviced accommodations located next to and on top of Max & Ben’s Bistro in Auchterarder. If you are staying there to play a round of golf or two at the Gleneagles, you should seriously consider Max & Ben’s \u00a0for dinner.<\/p>\n

\"Bacon
Why not treat yourself to a delicious burger?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bacon
View from the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was asked to photograph their new menu over a three hour period. In this blog post I share my favourite photos.<\/p>\n

\"Porterhouse
Porterhouse steak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fillet
Fillet steak.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Fish
The traditional fish & chips<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Prawn
Prawn cocktail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Prawns,
Prawns.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Prawns,
Prawns, view from the top.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now you wouldn’t want to leave without sampling one the the desserts, would you?<\/p>\n

\"Eton
Eton Mess.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Chocolate
Chocolate Tart.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Profiteroles
Profiteroles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All of the photos used a mix of ambient light and flash. I used a speedlight in a Westcott softbox to camera left to reveal the food texture and allow me to underexpose the ambient for a cosier atmosphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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