2 tablespoons red-wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 lb mixed heirloom tomatoes, quartered if small or cut into 1/4-inch-wide wedges if larger
1 lb cherry tomatoes
1 lb very small mozzarella balls (1/4 inch; sometimes called perlini) or 1 lb lightly salted mozzarella, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 1/2 cups loosely packed small basil leaves or torn large leaves
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Good pic but too many distractions for the eye in the back. Would have been netter with either just the salt of maybe the two side by side? Love the mozzrella!
Wow, nice deep red color and sheen on those tomatoes. The red color immediately draws the eye in. I like the composition of the reds of the tomatoes to the white of the mozzarella and the greens of the basil. The reflective surface of the 'table' adds a nice clean & minimal polished look to the composition. The knife is another element that adds strength to the composition for it solidifies the imagery of food preparation and working in the kitchen. But then the composition suffers because of the additional elements the help clutter the scene and detract from what has the potential to be a clean & polished food photo. Don't get me wrong it is an above average photo but it has/had the potential to be in the exceptional category. The yellow background is not at all complimentary to the clean and polished look of the reflective surface of the table - not to mention it 'overpowers' the power color of this scene which is the red of your tomatoes. The addition of the salt & pepper shakers in the backdrop just gives the eye too many elements to look at. The star attractions, your main subjects, of the tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella balls should dominate the scene but here they get slightly lost amoung too many elements.
Not sure I would have gone with the mirror and yellow background. Maybe a closeup of the tomato, mozzarella and basil, and leave the salt & pepper out of the shot?
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