How to shoot delicious food

1. Finding the best light source is a big problem when shooting food indoors. Many indoor restaurants have dim light and yellow color, which will make the whole photo too noisy, underexposed or biased in white balance, and the food taken is not as attractive as it looks to the naked eye.

2. Shooting angle

Frontal shooting

The most traditional way to shoot food and the whole picture or rich scene is to shoot parallel to the plane where the food is placed.

-Side shot

Side shots are especially suitable for hamburgers, sandwiches, cakes and other foods with more vertical levels. Where the light is poor, you often choose to shoot from the side, so it is not easy to leave a shadow in the picture.

-Oblique side shooting

The oblique side shot can not only capture the whole picture of food, but also avoid annoying shadows. Of course, if you want to highlight the theme and avoid confusion, you can use the shallow depth of field effect.

3, composition skills In the composition skills, the most important thing to shoot food is to highlight the theme and avoid clutter.

4, close, close again

A famous photographer once said, "If you don't shoot well enough, you are not standing close enough." This standard also applies to food photography.

Using the large aperture of SLR camera can highlight the main details. Now the card machine has a good macro function and can also shoot at close range.

5, solid color background or shallow depth of field highlights the theme No matter what food you shoot, you can find a solid color background, and it won't be too bad.

Mastering five top secret steps can make food more attractive.