pics of food

I am putting together a new menu and want to do my own pics to save a little $$$$

I need to get shots of various plates of food

anyone have some advice as to backdrop, lighting...etc.....

we have the Nikon D300 with a 50mm lens and the bigger 18-200mm

don't have strobes, but I can rent some

any help would be greatly appreciated......lens settings, format.....
thanks

Here's a place where you can take a look for advise:
http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/cook-book-reviews/7334-food-photography.html

Here's a book to look at:
Lighting: For Food and Drink Photography
by Steve Bavister

Link to Nikonians.org forum ( you may need to sign up to gain acess)

http://www.nikonians.org/dcforum/DCForumID63/437.html#0


(Message edited by phantom5815 on January 12, 2008)

If you want to do it right rent/buy a Nikon tilt/shift, it's really the best way to get everything in focus.

this is the ticket:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/186251-USA/Nikon_1458_Telephoto_PC_Micro_Nikkor.html

If you're going to use what you have I'd suggest the 50mm stopped all the way down for max DOF.

Both the Nikon above and the 90mm T/S that Canon makes are used almost exclusively for that kind of work.

great stuff guys
thanks
I can probably rent a lens also
Arlington Camera has everything!