What lighting mistakes ruin the menu?

What ruins it is the ceiling spot in the middle of the plate, flash straight on, and the window behind the dish, because the colour stops being the one on the table. It is not a camera problem if the light already splits the sauce before the shutter.

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Sit at the photo table at the hour it will be shot and see if there is a black circle. In Madrid venues the digital menu inherits that circle and the plate looks burnt. The menu frame is made with side light; if the spot cannot be moved, the table is changed before shooting.

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