How to shoot fresh and natural food photography

Lead: Many photographers like fresh and natural food photography style. This style is generally clean, soft and light, and the tone is fresh, which depends entirely on the overall tone and tone. Let's share with you how to shoot fresh and natural food photography and learn it quickly!

How to take fresh and natural food photography 1 You must master the backlight.

Most of my works are shot against the light. Backlight has a strong picture atmosphere appeal, which can make food present the following characteristics:

? Strengthen the subjective feeling of food in the picture;

? Charming depth of field;

? Describe the luster and transparency of food.

As shown below, the backlight makes the whole scene shrouded in a fresh atmosphere. Later, I deliberately overexposed the brightest part slightly, making the egg tart look particularly eye-catching and highlighting the main body.

This photo was also taken under the backlight. The whole picture from far and near, from bright to dark, with a relatively large aperture, forms a charming depth of field.

The backlight of this photo is soft, and the food itself presents a unique texture under the irradiation of light, because the white pot, noodles and soup are relatively transparent.

Second, the choice and collocation of props

Props can not only increase the artistic conception of photos, but also make the picture more realistic and natural. Choose matching according to the texture of the subject, especially the color. You need to pay attention to:

? Props should be as light as possible;

In addition to the decorative props used in these two photos, I chose cool props, such as blurred flowers.

? Props should be as simple as possible:

I like striped tableware. The red edges and sky blue stripes of the utensils used in the following two pictures match the whole scene, which is quite simple and natural.

Third, the decorative skills in the scene layout

The layout and scene are as simple as possible, and realism is the most important. Therefore, you need to master the following points:

? The composition must be concise and clear;

This photo is composed in the center to ensure that the main body is prominent and there are no unnecessary objects that will interfere with the line of sight, but the composition is full, even if it is simple, it is not monotonous.

? Brightness plus low saturation will make the photo look very refreshing:

First of all, don't get me wrong when I say low saturation. We shoot delicious or edible ingredients, and it is most important to arouse appetite. So we should control the low saturation and high saturation. If it is too high, the color will be exaggerated If it is too low, the color of the ingredients will not be displayed. The following photo, the main cake, I reduced the saturation but improved the brightness in the later stage, and the overall picture was much fresher.

? Flowers as decoration, the use and integration of flower materials will make the overall painting style both literary and elegant;

The main body of this photo-bread is warm, so I used neutral and cool flowers as decoration to make the whole picture look fresh and literary.

Fourthly, the contrast between light color and dark color can not be ignored.

Usually, an ideal photo should have a main color, either bright or dark. Fresh and natural food photos emphasize that light colors account for most of the picture, and dark colors only account for a small part. Try to reduce the dark parts outside the main body of the picture and make the main body more prominent.

In the following three pictures, except for the main body, light tones account for the majority, and the whole picture is relatively pure and thorough, even if it is dark.

Photography is to tell a story purely with pictures, reflecting what the photographer wants to express. It is necessary to browse more different types of photographic works, combine your own works and establish your own shooting style, so that you can shoot better and better.