How to take pictures of food? Tips for taking pictures of food

How can you travel without food? How can I take pictures without food? Food is our initial demand and something we have to do when traveling, and taking photos is the best way to record good memories and travel.

So, how to take pictures of food, which makes people feel delicious, and those who have not eaten it feel delicious? Then, next, Bian Xiao will help you sort out this skill of taking food!

1. Don't fill the plate too full.

Those restaurants may be well aware of this. Every time they go out to eat, they will see an oversized plate brought to them, and then the edible part in it will be thrown away. Very delicate, but undeniably beautiful, very suitable for taking pictures.

Students who like to shoot minimalism can understand that the negative space in the picture can help us highlight the main body, although we may just think that the store is too unrealistic when eating out.

Looking for color contrast

In our article on color composition, we analyzed the application of complementary colors in detail. Complementary colors in the picture can form color contrast, and contrast can become the focus of the picture.

Minimalism is also one of the themes often used in modern food photography. Influenced by the simple way of taking pictures of electronic products, when taking pictures of food, a solid background is often used to highlight the color of the food itself.

For example, the combination of light food and dark background will make the picture look full of vitality and more attractive visually.

3. Simple tableware

Beautiful tableware itself can become one of the elements of the picture, but too prominent tableware may also pose as the owner, reducing the visual impact of food. On the other hand, solid color plates and simple tableware can make food attract all the attention of the audience, and can also achieve the effect of highlighting the main body.

4. Pay attention to composition.

Not only food photography, but also composition is very important in all shooting forms. The main purpose of composition is to establish a guiding mode, through which the audience can enter your shooting theme.

For the form of food photography, composition is actually very simple, because in food photography we can freely arrange picture elements according to our own ideas and use various props to create lines. The ultimate goal of all this must be to draw the audience's attention to the food itself.

5. Shoot from all angles.

Another angle can improve our food photography. We can choose different angles according to different kinds of food. For example, Chinese food, we can shoot close to the details, or shoot vertically up and down to get the whole picture of a plate of food.

For stacked foods such as hamburgers or sandwiches, we can shoot them from the side. When shooting drinks, we can shoot at an angle of 45. In the process of shooting, you should also try several times to find your favorite shooting angle.

By learning these skills, I believe that even without a powerful camera, I can take very good-looking food photos. After learning, give it a try!