Three core elements of food photography:

1. Use of light When shooting with a handheld camera, try to avoid the photographer's shadow entering the frame. You can try the scattering through thin curtains. Soft light, use it as backlight or side backlight, you will find the food is very beautiful.

2. Shooting angle

When shooting, you can look for the most critical parts of the food, such as the most beautiful pieces of staple food in a dish, or even beautiful tableware, leftovers, etc. The ones below let the viewer make their own associations.

In addition, you can also use the "chopsticks" perspective to shoot, pretending that there is a camera tied to the chopsticks we use to pick up food, and shoot from the "chopsticks" perspective of looking at the food. This can often get a lot of results. Nice effect.

3. Food placement

In Chinese cuisine, large plates and tableware are widely used, or large bowls of soup and cooking are used in order to express well. To enhance the temptation of food, you can place some tableware appropriately around it to increase the sense of presence. The same is true for Western food. A set of beautiful tableware surrounding the food can often be the icing on the cake.

Food photography skills:

1. Use main ingredients or side dishes to decorate the dishes

Think about the menu you are shooting and what complex combinations there will be. , decorate the dish with some spices, ingredients or ingredients that will help tell the story in the picture.

2. Use natural light to make your photos look natural

Use light through a window or daylight in food photography because natural white light makes the colors of food look natural. Will help the image look more three-dimensional. But if your home doesn't have enough light, you may have to have additional lights or reflectors to help increase the light on your food.