Mochi photo, how to make it look tastier?

>>2960313
Well, your photo isn't great to begin with. We've got to get this right in-camera, so some tips:

Try a warmer light, like from a window, and diffuse it with a curtain or wax paper.

You need a good setting. I don't know what you make mochi on, but if it can involve a wooden cutting board then put it on there. The rich browns work well.

Take a photo of the mochi, and then also a photo of the mochi with something white like a paper towel next to it so you can get your white balance right, though to be honest you'll be better off making the balance a tad warmer anyway.

Add some colors that work well with the mochi, perhaps by placing something near it that you would use with mochi. Like the wooden cutting board, or I guess fruits, or differently colored mochi.

Take photos of the process of making mochi, people like to see how things are made. Don't forget to follow the other guidelines though with color and light.

Right now the lighting looks very cold and flat and unflattering, and the mochi isn't presented well either. Perhaps you could form it into a cleaner mound. Look at some food photos, think about what you can do in real life to copy it, and not just what you can do in post.

A good first step would be actually making a mochi that doesn't look like a dried up placenta

>>2960331
>Well, your photo isn't great to begin with. We've got to get this right in-camera, so some tips:
>Try a warmer light, like from a window, and diffuse it with a curtain or wax paper.
>You need a good setting. I don't know what you make mochi on, but if it can involve a wooden cutting board then put it on there. The rich browns work well.
>Take a photo of the mochi, and then also a photo of the mochi with something white like a paper towel next to it so you can get your white balance right, though to be honest you'll be better off making the balance a tad warmer anyway.
>Add some colors that work well with the mochi, perhaps by placing something near it that you would use with mochi. Like the wooden cutting board, or I guess fruits, or differently colored mochi.
>Take photos of the process of making mochi, people like to see how things are made. Don't forget to follow the other guidelines though with color and light.
>Right now the lighting looks very cold and flat and unflattering, and the mochi isn't presented well either. Perhaps you could form it into a cleaner mound. Look at some food photos, think about what you can do in real life to copy it, and not just what you can do in post.

looooooooool

OP do this:

>open image in photoshop
>create new layer
>choose a color (ie. pink) and use brush to paint over that disgusting garbage you made
>blend layer to "soft light"
>use hue shifting to make it whatever color you want
>??
>PROFIT

>>2960313
Gel filter, more light sources with diffusers, colored background.

One, get more presentable mochi
This mochi looks kind of like a glob of dough.
Next, use softer and more diffused light so there's no unpleasant shadows on the mochi
Last, since this mochi has next to no color, consider using a pastel back ground, maybe some rose pink colored paper behind it, so that it doesn't blend in to the background

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>>2960364
shit

>>2960331
Wow, actual solid and easily implementable ideas and criticism. This is just about the most perfect post an OP could ask for in a thread like this. Thank you

>>2960313
use a plate, dingbat.
right now it looks like a petrified turd.
make some more and line it up.
and try shaping it to not look like shit.

>>2960313
What's the best part of it? Break it open and show the inside. Then add some other things. It looks like putty.