Dessert shop photography tips

If you want to take photos of the desserts you make, how can you make them as exquisite and attractive as those on food blogs? Here are the dessert shop photography tips I compiled, welcome to read!

The simplest 45-degree shot

When taking pictures while sitting, you often use a viewing angle equal to the height of your own eyes, which is about a 45-degree angle relative to the table, so First, you can faithfully present what you see in your memory, which is also an angle often used in many food photography.

Shooting from an overhead angle

Whether the equipment you shoot with is a SLR camera, a point-and-shoot consumer machine, or even a mobile phone, you can use their respective characteristics. The image quality and depth of field of the author's H-brand mobile phone are not as good as those of ordinary cameras, so it is a good way to shoot from top to bottom.

With the large screen of the mobile phone, you can clearly see the composition of the picture. Keep it parallel to the desktop, and use the interlaced lines of cups and plates to achieve the composition of the picture. Even a simple subject can be impressive. Vision.

Mobile phone camera software usually comes with some image styles or borders, so you can get high-saturation images without post-production.

Parallel perspective

Lower the angle of the camera and capture the scene from a perspective that is almost parallel to the subject. The purpose is not to capture the whole picture, but to record the key points you want. . The parallel perspective focuses on the presentation of the side. Of course, the environment will also be recorded, so at this time, the background in the picture must be taken into consideration.

It is easier to create a shallow depth of field effect using a SLR camera or a large-aperture consumer machine, which is very useful in cluttered environments. If you don’t have a large aperture, you can also use the camera’s telephoto to make the picture more layered. The subject can escape from the background and become the focus of the picture.

Turn the plate to change the angle

Different shooting angles will present different feelings, try to find the interesting side. Turn the plate or move the position.

As shown below, the picture on the left was taken in a very ordinary way, and it is a forgettable image. Turn the plate to the side, and you will find that the side of the matcha cake and the mint leaves decorated on the top look different from a distance. It looks like a small potted plant, so I took the photo on the right, which gives it a warm and green atmosphere.

Selection of background

Shallow depth of field and blurred background are beautiful, but don’t be limited by the equipment. Even if you use a small DC or mobile phone, you can still get good results as long as you find a clean background and use coordinated colors to set it off.

Or use small items that you often carry around as props and place them on the desktop. In addition to enriching the picture, it can also add to the story of the photo.

Front light and backlight

Good light is also the key to the success of a photo. If you are lucky enough to sit by the window, the ample sunshine in the afternoon will make it easier to take pictures.

Smooth light

As shown below, the image on the left taken with smooth light may be rich in color, but it will lack a three-dimensional sense. Light sources in the same direction make people feel dull and unchanging. , I had to add vignetting around the photo in post-production to pretend to add a little layering and focus. The picture on the right uses side floodlighting by the window, and the overall contrast is small, giving a bright tone.

Backlight

The left picture below was taken in a slight backlight environment. The photo mainly uses indoor warm light sources, and because the white balance is mainly indoors, the window behind the The natural light shows a cooler blue tone, and the light from the window outlines the edges of the subject clearly, adding a lot of luster to the food.

When shooting translucent jelly, use backlighting to achieve a translucent feel. To avoid misjudgment of the camera's metering due to backlighting and making the image too dark, you can increase the exposure compensation in the camera settings, or use the M manual mode to obtain a sufficiently bright or even slightly overexposed image.