I once took photos of food advertising flyers for some merchants, and I have some small experiences that I would like to share with you.

In fact, the answer to food photography is far from complete. I have many categories for food photography, such as: 0°, 45°, 90° three-point food photography; shallow depth of field, deep depth of field food photography ;Natural light, artificial light food photography, etc.

Let me talk about this issue based on the easiest to master three-point food photography of 0°, 45°, and 90°.

The so-called 0°, 45°, and 90° three-point food photography is actually a photography technique that summarizes three commonly used food shooting angles. 0° generally refers to a low angle, and 45° generally refers to an oblique angle. The angle of entry, 90° generally refers to the vertical angle.

The three actually have a corresponding relationship with the depth of field, 0° is a shallow depth of field, 45° is a shallower depth of field, and 90° is a deep depth of field.

Since many people don’t take pictures with a SLR while eating, I try to answer this question from the perspective of mobile phones and card machines.

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One: 0° photography.

The angle of 0° photography is best for highlighting a single object, such as the little cherry on the cake.

If the aperture of your mobile phone or card is large enough, you can look for point-like light sources in the background. After they are blurred, they can form a colorful aperture, which will add a dreamy color to your food.

Another advantage of 0° photography is that it can show the layering of food. What is the layering of food?

You can search for "burger", and you can see that almost all burgers are shot at an angle of 0°-45°. This is called the layering of food. If you shoot at 90°, Well, give it a try (the picture below uses an oblique composition. Sometimes the oblique composition works wonders, but it can give people a sense of instability. For example, in the picture below, you seem to be able to feel that the upper burger is about to fall down. If If it were taken by me, I would not dare to use oblique composition if I am not skilled enough).

Two: 45° photography.

This is the most commonly used, classic, and best-to-master shooting angle.

45° combines the sense of space (depth of field) and layering of 0° with the overall and overall sense of 90°. It is a very good technique for photographing food.

At the golden angle of 45°, it also has the most composition methods. Here I will introduce a few classic ones:

1: Simple composition:

This works great and is extremely easy to shoot.

Key points: Spread a piece of white cloth near the window. Why should it be near the window? Because there is a gradient of light when facing the window, it will not be too hard and make the food lack texture.

Put the object to be photographed on a white cloth to increase the exposure appropriately. Using the technique of leaving white space can easily highlight the subject and make it appear fresh and elegant, which is popular among young people.

Of course, it doesn’t have to be white cloth, striped and colored ones are also very good, but it must be clean and the background cannot be overwhelming. In this composition, the only thing that attracts the visual focus is the food. .