The Coffee Shoot

The coffee assignment has me stumped. After spending about 8 hours over the past two days trying to get the perfect shot of espresso [no pun intended] and shooting over 700 frames I still have no idea how some photographers can make it look so easy.

These are what I think are the most effective shots that I came up with to sell coffee. I chose the last one as my final print, but now that I'm holding it in my hands, I'm not that into it. Maybe I've just been staring at these for far too long.

I admit that my love for naturally lit photographs has me at a disadvantage with these types of shots. I've done my research and concluded that I need to learn to love the flash...and maybe invest in a macro lens too.

On that note, I stumbled across a photographer today who makes food look so yummy [although there aren't any coffee shots]. Check out David Torch's website. He's a San Francisco based photographer who has series ranging from Armenia to the 9th Ward.

I am officially in awe of food photographers.