That is, zero shot. Suitable for foods with strong sense of volume, certain thickness and height, and rich side details. For example, folded biscuits, drinks in cups, etc.

When shooting food from this angle, it is necessary to pay attention to whether the environment behind the food is suitable for camera shooting; Or use a large aperture to blur the messy background behind, or put food in front of a clean wall to shoot. Of course, you can also put some side dishes or tableware not far behind the food to make the picture layered.

2. Line of sight height.

As the name implies, it is the angle that people sit at the table and watch while enjoying the food. The shooting angle of about 45 is the most commonly used angle for food photography, which gives the audience the feeling that they can immediately pick up the tableware and start eating a big meal when sitting at the table. Therefore, this angle is also called the most appetizing angle, and is often used to shoot restaurant menus.

3, line of sight height shooting.

Almost all people who shoot food will start from this angle, which is the most common and appetizing angle. So before shooting, we need to consider whether we can make food have the same appetite from another angle.

4. Three quarters of an angle.

Three-quarters angle is simply the angle at which people stand at the table and look at food. This is also the way most people look at food. This angle is usually used to express some relatively plain dishes, such as: shrimp running eggs, steamed bream and so on.

Shooting at this angle will basically capture most of the shapes of utensils or tableware. Irregular tableware is no problem, and square and round tableware are likely to be deformed because of perspective, which is a big taboo for food photography. So be sure to pay attention to whether the picture in the viewfinder has been perspective deformed before pressing the shutter.

5. look down.

Overlooking is the most popular food shooting angle at present. Because bird's-eye photography can meet a variety of needs in food photography.