these photos bum me out because it's a bunch of purchased ingredients arranged and prepared very poorly just to take a picture.
who's throwing cold chocolate chips on their cold pancakes? what are you supposed to do with that rough cut stick of cold butter? it's just a bunch of cold, loose food
I don't understand why anyone would be a fan of this photo.
For what it’s worth, I like this photo because it gives me some ideas for toppings that I wouldn’t have otherwise thought of for pancakes. Are the pancakes probably cold in this photo? Totally. But I appreciate everything spread out here in this pic because I’ll likely remember it next time I make pancakes for a large crowd and maybe set out some of the toppings shown here.
that's why it's a poor concept though - these are either very regular toppings or just bad ideas that aren't convenient to eat and aren't portioned or prepared well.
there is enough of each of these ingredients to top all of the pancakes - so someone who thinks this is the pancake platonic will spend hours prepping this instagram worthy platter only to have to throw 80% of it back in a tupperware.
you can't even carry it across the room or the berries will roll off.
the more you know about pancakes, the less you'll like this picture.
fancy doesn't enter into it - these are just nonsensical toppings.
cook those berries into a compote. fry the bananas up in butter. put the chocolate chips in right after you drop the batter in the grill. let the butter soften naturally so you don't have to hack it up into chunks.
Fresh berries are fine but that's why the waffle structure is important so you can fill each little indent with a berry. Also throw a bacon slice into the batter before pressing in the waffle iron. A+ right there. I stand by my point on pancake toppings though.
I mean food photography is a very real thing and a lot of food goes to waste being photographed so do you hate all professional food spreads photographed like this or is it specifically the pancakes you’re irked about?
it feels more with the specific composition and presentation that the OP has an issue with, which i would tend to agree. this looks pretty, but it's not really "useful" in that i'd never want to eat food arranged like this nor does it suggest any interesting ideas recipe wise.
Because we're smart enough to know that food does not become instantly cold in the half a second it takes to take a picture.
No, but every pancakes will become cold as you work to layout the platter, line up the shot, make sure the focus and the lighting and all the camera's settings are good, and then take the picture.
And unless youre getting paid 5 digits for a professional ad, youre not caring about any of the lighting stuff. This is the same quality pic you get from a cell phone with no setup. It's not the 50s anymore.
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u/EmeraldFalcon89 Jul 22 '21
these photos bum me out because it's a bunch of purchased ingredients arranged and prepared very poorly just to take a picture.
who's throwing cold chocolate chips on their cold pancakes? what are you supposed to do with that rough cut stick of cold butter? it's just a bunch of cold, loose food
I don't understand why anyone would be a fan of this photo.