What are the food photography skills?

Try to choose the telephoto end when shooting food, which can reduce distortion and blur the messy background. So what are the skills of shooting food? Come and have a look with me!

1, photographed directly above the dining table.

I think this shooting method is quite difficult because there are many factors to consider. Basically, the table is used as the canvas, and then food, tableware, light and shadow are used to form a pleasing scene. Therefore, photographers must have certain aesthetic ability and know how to use the elements at hand to shoot successfully. This kind of photo is generally not owned by the person who wants to see it? It looks delicious! ? The idea, but give one? How beautiful! I really want to go to this store to order these things! ? Thought.

But not all food is suitable for this shot. If there are two plates of jiaozi with minced meat on the table, if you photograph it from above, it will look like two little things with no features, no meaning and no aesthetic feeling. But flat, large-area food is quite suitable, such as pizza covered with ingredients, or a bowl of yogurt mixed with various fruits, which will feel very colorful from above.

In addition, this method is also very suitable for presenting before and after effects. Sometimes I feel that the scene of messy cups and plates after dinner has a different aesthetic feeling, and then I shoot it vertically.

2. Up and down 45 degrees.

The closer the distance is, the more natural texture and delicious the food will be when it is photographed at a 45-degree angle from top to bottom. (ex, bright caramel skin of braised pig scalp oil, dark sauce shining under the light, golden crispy fried shrimp. Surface layer? )

Most mainstream food newspapers and periodicals use this angle, so that the error when shooting food in the middle of the picture will not be too big (but for me, some things are not suitable for this shooting method, such as a bowl of brown soup, which can't be seen at the moment, but will be misunderstood as a bowl of mottled kitchen waste. Therefore, the food with clear cooking methods and materials is more suitable for this angle), but compared with other composition methods, the 45-degree angle will be a bit boring, which is a safety card in the safety card.

Step 3 shoot horizontally

Shoot foods suitable for stacking and layering with horizontal eyes, such as layered muffins, tiramisu, or gradually mixed drinks. It should be noted that if the background is too messy (the background is a whole restaurant guest or a pile of sundries on the table), this photo will look out of focus.

4. Shooting at the table

Shooting from the side of the dining table seems to turn the food into a supporting role. But the environment and atmosphere around the dining table set off the preciousness, uniqueness and delicacy of the food. This kind of shooting is often seen in Kinfolk magazine or the blog of food writer Ye Yilan.

This way of shooting attaches great importance to our surrounding environment. Imagine a small table and several plates of food in a seaside restaurant with a light blue sea in the background. Food looks fresher and richer unconsciously. Atmosphere? .

In some restaurants, lights will be hung directly above the dining table. At this time, no matter what angle you shoot, there will be a shadow of your hand and mobile phone projected into the picture. In order to avoid this situation, I will turn to the side-shooting technique at the dining table.