0Food Photography points to ask yourself before taking a picture:
Colour/black and white – depends on the purpose
Horizontal / vertical – depends on display
Angle of light – left / right/back window –
The angle of the camera – low/ front/top – high 30 or 60, looks best in food –
Fresh – photograph quickly to get freshness – ice cream melts -
Window light – one light source is enough -
Avoid clutter – put food on the plate with style – white – black
Props – plate – spoon – fork – knife – napkin -
Background – choose table – table mat – white paper -
Subject matter – caption
Balance – colour harmony – colour contrast
Lens – wide / tele / close up – sharp – blur
Exposure – shutter speed – sharp / motion – do not be afraid to use manual settings.
Exposure – aperture – use depth of field – food looks nice in focus, out of focus feeling
Composition – two rounds – shadows
Composition – shapes / square / triangle / round
Composition – line/curve – s curve -
Composition – fore-ground / middle-ground / back-ground colour –
Experiment – glass - playful – fine art – wall décor -
Emotion – I want to eat that – steam of food -
