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MaC122
MaC122 Posts: 797
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Who tries to make a perfect presentation of their cooking masterpiece before posting to the forum? My wife thinks I'm an idiot for blowing the crumbs away, getting the right light, and placing the food in just the right position. Haha.

Mind you I'm not very good at it but I am learning from you guys!

St. Johns County, Florida
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  • fusionhq
    fusionhq Posts: 1,707
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    I don't bother with it unless it's stunning...
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  • Tinyfish
    Tinyfish Posts: 1,755
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    Join the club...your wife just has to get used to it or else cook her food in the oven .
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    It's so bad at my house that my son has started plating and photoing his plate if I'm not home. It's infectious. 
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  • Egghead_Daron
    Egghead_Daron Posts: 862
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    Same here. Family pretty much knows to give me a minute until I can get pictures taken. However, I am still horrible about actually posting my cooks on here. I vowed to do better and haven't done much better. I need to renew my vow again and get on it.
    LBGE 2013, SBGE 2014, Mini 2015
    Columbus IN
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  • oldgeezeystax
    oldgeezeystax Posts: 313
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    I always try to take good pictures of the grub I make but the poor lighting in my house screws it all up.  Here's to warmer temperatures and cooking/photographing/eating outside!
    Frederick, MD - LBGE and some accessories
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    @oldgeezeystax Nice avatar. Where are you in Frederick? I live in Worman's Mill.
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  • oldgeezeystax
    oldgeezeystax Posts: 313
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    Thank you sir.  I'm right on 12th, nice to 'meet' a local egg'er!
    Frederick, MD - LBGE and some accessories
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    OP, depends. If I have my real camera out, I will do it up right, even setting up bounce effect. With the potato camera? Nah. But I make sure every one knows that crappy cell phone pics are coming. 
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  • MaC122
    MaC122 Posts: 797
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    theyolksonyou said:
    It's so bad at my house that my son has started plating and photoing his plate if I'm not home. It's infectious. 


    Thanks for the idea. Gonna get my 2 year old into plating now!

    Eggcelsior said:
    OP, depends. If I have my real camera out, I will do it up right, even setting up bounce effect. With the potato camera? Nah. But I make sure every one knows that crappy cell phone pics are coming. 

    Think I need a real camera now, too. Old iPhone just isn't brining it home.
    St. Johns County, Florida
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    It's a lot of fun once you find things that you really enjoy shooting. I like landscapes and low-light portraits. I've just started playing more with flash photography. 

    The downside is that it can become a much more expensive habit than the egg :|
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    Always try to plate it nice, SWMBO sometimes thinks I'm a tad OCD. Seldom take pics as I suck as a photographer and there doesn't seem to be time.....
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 6,581
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    Yep my wife thinks I am nuts..I enjoy it and she's cool with that..
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • TTC
    TTC Posts: 1,035
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    I am a terrible photographer, but I have been taking pics of my food long before buying an Egg or learning of this forum. I just enjoy having the memories, especially when I do good....
    XL BGE, Blackstone, Roccbox, Weber Gasser, Brown Water, Cigars --  Gallatin, TN

    2001 Mastercraft Maristar 230 VRS

    Ikon pass 

    Colorado in the winter and the Lake in the Summer
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
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    Not so much into it. I like seeing some of the other posters pics but I am more into eating it.
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,227
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    Lit said:
    Not so much into it. I like seeing some of the other posters pics but I am more into eating it.
    I agree. I can't take a good plated pic. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
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    @johnkitchens :lol: 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,227
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    You are a nice guy Blake! 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • SaltySam
    SaltySam Posts: 887
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    make sure to include the fork in your plated shot.  To put it over the top, use an iPhone, for max blurryness.

    I kid.  Don't do that. 

    LBGE since June 2012

    Omaha, NE

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  • bboulier
    bboulier Posts: 558
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    Not much effort, especially this time of year.  I am often cooking in the dark and cold and hungry when it's time to eat.  I like photography, but just don't have the time right now.  When we get better whether and later daylight hours, the shots may improve.
    Weber Kettle, Weber Genesis Silver B, Medium Egg, KJ Classic (Black)
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,227
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    SaltySam said:
    make sure to include the fork in your plated shot.  To put it over the top, use an iPhone, for max blurryness.

    I kid.  Don't do that. 
    Is a plastic fork, paper plate, and a droid phone ok? I don't have an iPhone. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • mtbguy
    mtbguy Posts: 299
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    I'm lucky if I remember to get pic.
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  • MaC122
    MaC122 Posts: 797
    edited February 2015
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    This is my everyday dinner setup.  No need to pretty it up.



    very proper...eating forks on the left...work your way in with each meal


    St. Johns County, Florida
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
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    MaC122 said:

    Who tries to make a perfect presentation of their cooking masterpiece before posting to the forum? My wife thinks I'm an idiot for blowing the crumbs away, getting the right light, and placing the food in just the right position. Haha.

    Mind you I'm not very good at it but I am learning from you guys!

    Never, I'm in too much of a rush to start eating.  I'm lucky if I even remember to take a pic.  But spend time making it pretty, that's just delaying my first bite.  My taste buds don't care how it looks, they care how it tastes and how warm it is.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,767
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    i just fix my plate up, even when not taking pics =) then i fix every one elses to look like a slop plate from the cafeteria =) that'll teach them for rushing things
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Cookinbob
    Cookinbob Posts: 1,691
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    I get enough grief just for taking pics of my cooks and plate.  As a result, they are usually quickies when she is not looking!  Wife states correctly that I have more pictures of food than of her =)
    XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and Guitars
    Rochester, NY
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  • tz666
    tz666 Posts: 404
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    Im a paper plate kind of guy, unless its a special occasion or something I have to cut with a steak knife. Its hard to make a plated masterpiece on a paper plate, so I just get the shot and eat. Keeping it real.
    image

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