I’m kidding. This post doesn’t have much to do with food photography as such. I have to revive that series, I know I know.
But meanwhile, I am going to answer the question many of you have asked me through comments and emails.
“What’s that white background that you use in most of your pictures?”
And today, I present to you.. TADAAA..
OOPS! Oh wait! That’s my extremely cluttered, not-white-at-all coffee table.
Here’s my white table I use for food pics.
He may look a bit confused but that’s because he is not used to being photographed without food on him, you see.
Its very convenient to have a hard, white base that easily cleanable and portable. The table weighs less than 
See what I mean? A white base reflects light well and enhances the picture when you later edit using Picasa or any other software. I love using a plain white base most times partly because I am too lazy to do an elaborate set up but mostly because I love the simplicity. Try it!
The table is from Ikea. Its a Lack Table that I bought for 20 SGD. I tried searching the Ikea website for the link but looks like they have stopped this product, maybe temporarily.
Moral of the story: grab the white table the moment you see it because by the time you consider it and decide, it may be too late.
Happy clicking on white!
** Coming up: a post dedicated to my oven which is another topic I get the most emails on. Looks like nobody is really reading my recipes eh? Ok, kidding 😀
Hey thanks for the post , I really wanted to see the table….Its simple and elegant I say! Yes white suits best for all but sometimes I like other colors too depends on the food we click 🙂
Thanks Nags, for letting us into your home and paying a visit through your post. A big Hello to your white table. It being the most important part of your photographs 🙂
Nice place Nags, beautiful light coming in…Please revive this series…Its a huge insight !
"He may look a bit confused but that's because he is not used to being photographed without food on him, you see." LOL, kept me giggling for two whle minutes! 😛
If not for food, I'd have to get a white background for any kind of photography. Simple and elegant!
To the horro of my daughter i go to her room to take pics as that is the room with more space and i can put a small table there and remove when i finish taking pic.
In summer I go to the balcony and then take the pic 🙂
I've no idea from which blog I landed here, but totally thanks to it I've been going through your food photography sessions through out the day !
Beautifully clicked and aptly written ! Will logon more for more details 🙂
wow – hmmm I have to go hunting for 1 here…
Most of the stuff I use is a 'he' and I have a "relationship" with them Raks. Now, aren't you glad I am not stalking you to meet up in SG? 😀
Open Book, you can use some stuff in Photoshop to get rid of shadows in your photographs but I haven't tried it myself. The "highlight" feature in Picasa takes care of some small ones but nothing major.
Hi..just stumbled upon ur blog…just a quick one..i noticed there are shadows on the pics and what can you do about that? I seem to face the same prob. Im thinking about getting a diffuser..any other suggestions?