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SCHEDULING
DELIVERY
NAMING
PHOTOSHOOT OVERVIEW
EQUIPMENT
LIGHTING
Single dish
Dish Composition (hero)
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Mjam - Food Photoshoot

V1.0 - 2021.10.05

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Mjam is food delivery marketplace, where users can read menus, order and pay for food from participating restaurants using an application in the ios or android platform and as well as its website

SCHEDULING


How to schedule a photoshoot


Reminder: The appointment should be made no later than 48h after accepting the assignment. Once you have contacted the on-site contact, you must update the assignment’s page with the appointment date.


DELIVERY

NAMING

Rename your files following this structure:

  • Single Dish: dishname.jpg (e.g: beefburger.jpg)

  • Dish Composition: hero.jpg


⚠️Ask for the dishes' name on-site during the photoshoot to rename your files (you can also check them on Mjam's app)

PHOTOSHOOT OVERVIEW

📦 Check the quantity on your assignment page on the OCUS platform




  • Single Dish

  • Dish Composition (Hero) x1

EQUIPMENT

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Full frame or APS-C


General settings:

  • ISO max: 800

  • High shutter speed is recommended


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35-90 mm


General settings:

  • Aperture: f/8 - f/16




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Tripod + Backdrop


General settings:

  • 45° for Single Dish photo

  • 90° (top view) for Composition photo

  • Light backdrop is recommended (preferably wood or marble)

LIGHTING

  • Natural & soft light from left or right

  • No strong shadows


set-up exemple


Single dish


⭐️Single dish pictures are composed of a single main dish, optionally surrounded by decorative props.

Take a single main dish and center it in the frame.


📐Preferred angles:

  • 45° > Pizza, Sushi Set, Soups, Curries, Pasta, Salads, Mixed Plates

  • 0° (front view) > Burgers, Sandwich, Burritos, Drinks


Capture instructions

  • Center the dish and leave negative space around to facilitate post-production

  • We must see the ingredients clearly

  • Prefer a wood or marble backdrop

  • The food must be on a plate or on a board

  • Do not include plastic in the frame

  • Please follow the angles recommendation (45 or 0°) to show the ingredients at their best

Camera settings

  • 50 - 90 mm

  • Aperture: f/8 - f/16

  • Horizontal/Landscape

Dish Composition (hero)


⭐️A dish composition photo is composed of a main dish surrounded by at least 4 secondary dishes and decorative props shot at 90° (or 0° for drinks/burgers).


The dish composition photo will be used as a "hero" photo for the restaurant (the main image/banner of their page).


📐Preferred angles:

  • 90° for most types of food

  • 0° if the photo is only composed of drinks, burgers, etc.


Capture instructions

  • Place a main dish in the center and fill the rest of the frame with other dishes and props

  • Each dish must be on a plate or on a board

  • Prefer a wood or marble backdrop

  • Do not include plastic in the frame


Camera settings

  • 35 - 50 mm

  • Aperture: f/8 - f/16

  • Horizontal/Landscape