How to shoot delicious food during the Spring Festival?

The new year is coming. I believe many friends are going to take a photo of delicious food. Below I have compiled the skills of shooting delicious food for your reference!

Win with the details of the picture

In addition to shooting the whole picture of food, we can occasionally start with local details, such as finding interesting rules, textures and details in a pile of coffee beans, which makes the photos full of texture and touch. It is also a good expression.

Set the shooting environment

For the layout of the shooting environment, the easiest way is to clean the food plate as much as possible. Some professional photographers even use tweezers to hold food in order to keep the dishes clean. Although we can still use Photoshop to deal with it afterwards, why not take a little time and get it done once and for all on the spot?

Try various styles.

Whether it's a broken biscuit or a few steaks, it's a natural and casual style of photography. Unique style can attract people's attention, but don't rely too much on a certain shooting method, because once there are too many similar photos, it will appear unprofessional.

Change the background of shooting

When shooting food, there are many choices of background, such as changing plates, chopping boards or desktops. The easiest way is to change a tablecloth. A good background can instantly add points to the work, but don't let the background lead the way and interfere with the food itself.

Actively looking for natural light

The first element of food photography is light (in fact, the first element is food). When it comes to running out of light, novices should not have too much psychological pressure, because many food photographs are taken in natural light. It is suggested to find a single light source to practice first, such as natural light outside the window. Try to put the dish by the window and illuminate the side of the subject with natural light, so as to capture the clear texture and details of the ingredients.

Clever use of artificial light source

If the weather is bad and you want to shoot delicious food with rich texture, you can only use various artificial light sources to fill the light. When shooting with a mobile phone or an entry-level camera, you can use the desk lamp and floor lamp beside the dining table. If the light can be moved properly, moving the light to the top of the food will produce a soft and natural effect. For senior food photographers, you can try to use off-camera flash and add an external soft mask to create a more ideal lighting effect.

Flexible change of shooting angle

Most people are used to composing pictures from a fixed angle, because it is more labor-saving. But in fact, we can try shooting and composition from different angles, on the one hand, we can improve the richness of the picture, on the other hand, we can find a more ideal combination of scenery. Especially if the photos you take are sent to a circle of friends, the creative composition will definitely get more praise and comments.

Create the contrast effect between reality and reality

The photos of the depth of the scene with large aperture are very stereoscopic. When shooting with a mobile phone or an entry-level camera, it is necessary to put the lens as close as possible to the food and keep the food as far away from the background as possible, so as to get the effect of the front being solid and the back being empty. When shooting with a professional camera, you also need to have certain shooting skills, because if the aperture is set too high, the depth of field will be too shallow, and you can't correctly distinguish the outline and shape of food, but it will ruin a good photo.