I have found that a bright, but overcast day, of which we have plenty of here in Seattle, makes the best light in which to photograph food. The clouds make a great natural diffuser for the sun creating an even glow to the dish. This is really helpful as we shoot many, sometime upwards of 15+, dishes in a day plus all of the process shots during the cooking, so we don’t usually have much time to set up lights for an individual dish. Sometimes though we get a peak of Sun that can really change the look of a dish.
The first shot was taken early in the day when we had a strong overhead sun, the second was later once the clouds moved in and a little bit of time had elapsed in the pickle making process. Which do you prefer?
