Here are the food photos I took last year that I liked the most.  Admittedly, it was a subjective conclusion.  All the pictures were taken on my iPhone and touched up with Picassa.

I have a Canon Rebel, but find it too cumbersome.  Working with a Digital SLF camera requires a higher level of skill than I’ve attained.  Besides, my iPhone is much easier to use in a restaurant or to tuck in my pocket when I’m at the farm.

I’ve found that lighting is the key to good food photography.  I prefer natural light and set up most shots on my dining room table near a wall of sliding glass doors.  In the evening, I use a photographer’s tabletop light and some white cardboard to reflect light into the scene.  It’s fun to play around with the effects, but it takes time and I eat a lot of cold meals.

Use the arrow below to scan the set of 50-some pictures.

 GoodFoodSTL’s Best Food Photos 2015

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For more images by Jean Carnahan see Photo Gallery featuring: Farm Weekends; Travel; Holidays; Places & Faces; Nostalgia; My Best Shots; and France.