Food shooting skills are super great.

Three meals a day, repeated for many years. When you are eating, have you ever thought about taking pictures of the food on the table with a camera? Especially when I go to some special restaurants, I am very happy to see some exquisite food and leave good memories for myself.

Netizen Goat is a photographer who uses Ricoh GX8 digital camera. According to the goat, since Ricoh GX8 came into being, he has never left his body, and he often takes GX8 to record food when eating.

Let the goat tell us about the shooting skills of food. I'll use GX8, so let's just say GX8. I took GX8 to the restaurant mainly because I took a fancy to his two advantages.

First, GX8 is small, casual and easy to carry.

It's not as ostentatious as a cannon, and it won't arouse the waiter's excessive suspicion. I'm afraid you are a "spy" sent by the restaurant next door to steal works of art, and it won't cause embarrassment to other diners, and you can't guess where you are from. ......

Brother Hao Lunge refused to take photos, so he took a few photos on GX8 stationery, which didn't attract the attention of the waiter.

Second, the function and image quality are good.

Because of the complicated lighting and environment of the restaurant, complete manual function, macro of 1cm, maximum aperture of F2.5, relatively good image quality under ISO 200, manual white balance, good flash control and wide angle of 28mm, all these factors have become the guarantee for GX8 to shoot delicious food.

Every time I pat a delicious table after dinner, I feel very fulfilled.

Let's talk about the macro function of 1cm, which can float the focus. This should be Ricoh's unique stunt for a long time. Although shooting food is not as close as possible (too close may lead to the shadow of the lens, or even accidentally let the lens taste the food first: P), the macro function of 1cm is absolutely useful, which can fully enlarge the texture of food and make the background better blurred. The function of floating focus makes macro close-up shooting more free. For example, the following close-up of shrimp and corn, the focus is not in the center of the picture. For digital cameras without floating focus function, the camera can only be moved to re-compose after focusing in the center, which will easily lead to the shift of focus. With the floating focus function of GX8, you can directly select the focus point and then press the shutter.

The macro close-up of shrimp and corn can get better blur effect by using telephoto end when shooting macro.

The lighting environment of restaurants is generally complicated, and it is easy to cast color if automatic white balance is used, so manual white balance and good flash control are also quite necessary. Before shooting, point to the white napkin or dinner plate on the table and set the manual white balance. It is recommended to choose A/M gear, maximum aperture and macro mode when shooting. First, put your wrist or arm on the dining table to keep the camera stable. ISO is 100 or 200. Take some photos without turning on the flash, and play them back to see the effect.

If the lighting conditions in the restaurant are good and you can shoot clear pictures and good colors without using flash, try not to use flash as much as possible, and slightly increase exposure compensation, which will make the food look brighter and better. If you find that the shutter speed is too slow, the picture will be blurred or the food will be dim and unsightly, you need to change the ISO to 64, 100 or automatic, and turn on the slow synchronization flash (the advantage of using the slow synchronization flash is that you can take a clear picture of the food. The flash control of GX8 is excellent at macro, unlike many cameras, which are exposed to a dead white at close range when flashing at macro.

Bibimbap, the light in the restaurant is very poor, and it is still very nice to take pictures with slow synchronous flash.

When shooting, ask people at the same table to help put chopsticks or spoons on the food, which will add vitality and movement to the picture.

Leek dumplings

In addition, it is worth noting that when shooting at close range, shooting with 28mm wide angle will appear that the perspective ratio is somewhat distorted and exaggerated, so if you want to exaggerate the performance, you can try shooting with wide angle. If you want to record more realistically, you can shoot at a slightly longer distance with a medium focal length.

In addition to taking macro pictures of food, it is also important to take pictures of a big table and the dining environment of the restaurant. At this time, the wide angle of GX8 comes into play. You don't have to stand far away, you don't have to hold the camera high, you can take a beautiful picture of a big table, and you can record the restaurant environment more comprehensively from a wide angle.

I forgot to mention one thing. When shooting raw seafood, we must pay attention to the quick decision. For example, this big crab is quiet for only a few seconds. If it weren't for GX8' s quick response, I would be afraid ~ ~