The 6th period High School Photography and Studio Art class completed the "Fast Food Burger Challenge" during their 1st Semester Final Exam period. There were three teams of three students each. Each team had two Big Macs that they disassembled and reassembled using the best ingredients from both burgers to recreate their "perfect" burger! The groups decided what lighting they wanted to use and composition for their final photos. They all had DSLR or mirrorless cameras that they used. All groups had access to Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop programs to do their final edits. The original challenge was to create a burger that looked as close to what an advertisement of a Big Mac would look like, but each team put their own spin on this and all ended up with totally different styles. The Big Macs straight out of the box were pretty sad looking, so it was quite a challenge to make them look like an appetizing burger using only ingredients you would find in the actual burger.
This challenge is one of my favorite projects because of the teamwork involved in the whole process, from deciding what their final image might look like, to disassembling and reassembling of the ingredients, to the placement of the burger in a composition, to the photography and editing. The students really get into this project and get to practice different product photography techniques in a fun but stressful environment because of it being a "challenge."
Below you will see final edited photos from Team 1, Team 2, and Team 3. After these photos you will see photos taken throughout the process of the challenge! Which burger photo do you like best?
We had 47 people cast their votes after the challenge was completed. Results of the challenge are posted at the end after all of the photos!
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| Team 1 |
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| Team 2 |
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| Team 3 |
Process Photos:
Results:
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| 1st Place |
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| 2nd Place |
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| 3rd Place |
