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| OHCC LIVING | OCTOBER 2021 | 29 One of the things (some) photographers love to do is to take pictures of food. It's fun to go to a fancy place and have a multi- course meal presented wonderfully, and be able to document it at the time, and drool over it again in the future. Here are some tips to help you take great food photos: • Use Natural Light. If the lighting in the restaurant or your dining area is poor, do the best you can without using flash. Flash will make your food look like it has already been digested. Nowadays restaurants offer more outdoor seating, so we have a better chance for natural light. • Find good light source. There might not be good light in your kitchen or dining room. You might want to move to the room where light from the setting sun is coming in, for example. • Take photos from different angles. Some items look good shot from above, such as pizza or some desserts. Others are more impressive from the side, like a burger, or at an angle, such as a glass of wine or other drink. Try different angles until you figure out what you like best. • Remove unnecessary clutter. If that napkin doesn't add anything, move it away. Focus on the food but don't Zoom in so tight that it distorts the size. If your photos are frustrating you, here are some suggestions: • If your photos are blurry – it's probably camera shake. Be careful to hold the camera steady or use a tripod or a mini tripod. Most DSLRs have a built in 'Food' setting that will probably work the best. • If your colors don't look right, try shooting RAW if your camera supports it. Then your photo software can be used to adjust the colors or use the software's white balance tools to fix it. • Sometimes using a fixed lens which doesn't Zoom gives you better control of depth of field. But you have to use sneaker Zoom to get the photo framed the way you want it. The Ocean Hills Photo Club is open to all residents. We are for the most part enthusiastic amateur photographers and all skill levels are welcome. We normally meet on the third Thursday of the month in the Lamia Room at 1 pm. Annual dues are $8. The photo below is by Jim McDonough from Slovenia. Photography Silversmiths We are back in the Clubhouse with our equipment and making jewelry, etc. Try your hand at making your own jewelry or gift. We will be featuring both working with metals (fabrication) and turning wax models into metal (lost wax casting) the best of both worlds. Most all jewelry that you find in jewelry stores have been cast from wax or plastic models, rings, pendants, pins, earrings, etc. Learn to create your own personal design out of wax or how to make that necklace you have dreamed of, but never found. Burnable materials such as leaves, tiny pine cones, flowers, insects small plastic figures, etc. can be cast and whether used as a component in jewelry or just have as a conversation piece. Half the fun is figuring out what you want to try.