On Assignment with Robert Caplin - Episode 101 - Recipe

Episode 101 - Recipe - Robert heads to Recipe, a neighborhood restaurant offering new American cuisine in New York City to photograph a number of dishes for his assignment. He's given a tour of the establishment by chef Shawn Dalzel and talks about his technique for shooting dishes on the fly.

LitePanels LP-Micro units were used on this shoot. There are two different models to choose from. The less expensive (http://bit.ly/iSAO4L) has a little less output than the other (http://bit.ly/lT2UVr)

Happy Shooting!

CONCEPT - "On Assignment With Robert Caplin" is a docua-drama reality series that follows the adventurous young photo journalist Robert Caplin around the world on his various jobs. Each episode a different client will hire Robert for a project and he will face the pressures of having to travel to a new destination and capture what ever images they need under a certain deadline. His journey will take him to different cities where the viewer will learn about amazing restaurants and food, discover hidden tourist gems, meet unique characters, celebrities and statesmen and the see places from an intimate view that is only possible through the kind of access that Robert and his camera are capable of.

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[kiashadowwave]

How did you get such perfect whites and colors with the mixed/terrible lighting? 0:27 for example.

[robertcaplin]

@kiashadowwave the specific shots you mention are actually taken in the kitchen under florescent lights as the cook was making the dish...I set the white balance to florescent to compensate, nothing fancy there. when using the light panel while in the dining room, it is typically the main source of light and overpowers any ambient light. it's also daylight balanced.

[joepgray]

Your food photos came out fantastic! When sitting, roughly what focal length are you shooting at there?

[robertcaplin]

@joepgray thanks for the kind words. i usually use a 24mm or 50mm when shooting food on the fly.

[scottneumyerphoto]

Happen to have a link to that little handy light you were using?

[robertcaplin]

@scottneumyerphoto I've added links to the lights in the description under the video! Good luck!

[kiashadowwave]

@aberdonianwanger You can really make your own easily, LEDs are sold by the hundreds for next to nothing on eBay. You can look for "DIY LED ring light" tutorials and just adapt it - lay them out on a square instead. They're powered by simple AA batteries or 9v batteries.

[wouterthebmxer]

@kiashadowwave

Whitebalance, color tempature, high iso, shooting wide open aperture

[aberdonianwanger]

nice shots +

good light but I hope that the chinese get onto the whole light panel thing shortly because those prices for what is basically an LED torch are unsustainable.. that needs to be at least below $100 and thats still too much.

[scottneumyerphoto]

@robertcaplin Thanks, Robert! Killer stuff, man. Keep these videos coming!