Chicken Casserole - And what went wrong ?

[enzodm]

An additional comment for the next time: the burnt areas on the casserole itself are not nice. Maybe you could move the chicken in a clean casserole and eventually compose it for showing a little more of vegetables. Buon appetito!

 

[redbourn]

An additional comment for the next time: the burnt areas on the casserole itself are not nice. Maybe you could move the chicken in a clean casserole and eventually compose it for showing a little more of vegetables. Buon appetito!

Actually I don't mind the burned on areas because it looks real rather than fake.

I have read so many times about food photos, that if people see then as arranged, set up, then you you lost them.

I do of course arrange things within the plate.

But it would have been much better to drain off some liquid and serve on a platter to show the veg and bacon underneath.

I have much to learn!

Thanks for the reply.

 

[chuasam]

Cooking for photographs is completely different from cooking to eat. Quite often stylists use a blow torch to get it brown. Or simply paint the chicken with colouring.

 

[desertrattm2r12]

The chicken looks lonesome. If there is anything else in the recipe like vegetables I'd like to see them in the photo. I make a mean arroz con pollo, myself.

 

[redbourn]

There were veg but my photo didn't do them justice.

I will get better and thanks for replying.

 

[tirediron]

An additional comment for the next time: the burnt areas on the casserole itself are not nice. Maybe you could move the chicken in a clean casserole and eventually compose it for showing a little more of vegetables. Buon appetito!

Actually I don't mind the burned on areas because it looks real rather than fake.

I have read so many times about food photos, that if people see then as arranged, set up, then you you lost them.

I do of course arrange things within the plate.

But it would have been much better to drain off some liquid and serve on a platter to show the veg and bacon underneath.

I have much to learn!

Thanks for the reply.

You might not, but bear in mind, the photographs are what will sell a cooking book, and when I look at that as a neutral, third party, my first thought is, "Well, that looks messy" and if someone thinks it looks messy, are they going to be keen on finding out how it tastes?

 

[dennybeall]

I looked at the original photo and agree with all the suggested changes but Would suggest just removing the yellow of the dish. Makes a difference I think.