Ultra-simple food photography technology crash food appears in front of us every day, in our bowls, magazines, TV and computer screens.
If we don't eat, we are talking about what we have eaten or what we are going to eat. Our food is ourselves: recipes reflect our lifestyle, my choices and our beliefs.
When shooting dishes, the most important thing is to use bright light to shoot, so that the colors of the dishes can be bright and the delicious feeling can be photographed. Besides, what should you think when shooting the food that has just been cooked? It looks delicious! ? This is also an important point that cannot be ignored. When shooting, we should also pay special attention to the collocation with plates and other tableware and the tablecloth in the background.
How can we make mouth-watering food work? Let's take a look at the following.
First, find the best light source.
Lighting is a big problem when shooting food indoors. The lights of many indoor restaurants are not bright and the color is yellow, which will make the whole photo too noisy, underexposed or grayish white, and the food taken is not as attractive as what the naked eye can see.
Shadows are also the enemy of shooting food indoors. When the camera or mobile phone is close, my shadow will also be reflected on the food. Professional photographers can use reflectors or artificial light sources to solve this problem. The best way for us to shoot everyday is to adjust various shooting angles.
Tip:
1. Sit as close to natural light or bright as possible.
2. Adjust the white balance setting of the camera. You can use white paper as a calibration tool to adjust the color of the paper in the viewfinder to the closest white.
3. If you are in the sun, you can shoot by the window; If there is no sunshine, you need to turn on all the lights in the room when shooting.
Second, the shooting angle.
? Frontal shooting
The most traditional way to shoot food and the whole picture or rich scene is to shoot parallel to the plane where the food is placed.
? Shoot directly on it.
A lovely dish, if shot from directly above, can be shot like a painting and full of artistic sense.
? Side shot
Side shots are especially suitable for shooting hamburgers, sandwiches, cakes and other foods with more vertical levels. In places with poor light, you often choose to shoot from the side, so it is not easy to leave shadows in the picture.
? Inclined side shooting
Oblique side shooting can not only capture the whole picture of food, but also avoid annoying shadows. Of course, if you want to highlight the theme and avoid confusion, you can use the shallow depth of field effect.
? Shoot from an oblique top.
As long as you shoot from an oblique top, you can show the three-dimensional sense of the object. In addition, you can also take photos with a sense of distance.
Third, composition skills.
In terms of composition skills, the most important thing in shooting food is to highlight the theme and avoid clutter. In daily shooting, the following composition methods can be considered:
? Center layout
The most commonly used layout. The circle mentioned here is not a complete circle, but a' layout' scattered around the center of the picture, or? Symmetrical layout? . Generally speaking, it is to put the subject in the center of the picture. This composition is also suitable for square photos taken with iPhone photo applications such as Instagram and Hipstamatic.
? Irregular layout
There are many subjects in the picture, so you can use the golden section method of photography to compose the picture, or you can place the subjects at will without following the routine. But the most important thing is not to make the whole picture unbalanced.
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Noodles, salads, glasses, bread, etc. When there are several items on the table, try to leave a blank in the picture, and the picture will appear more calm.
Fourth, close, then close.
A famous photographer once said: If you don't shoot well enough, you are not standing close enough. ? This standard also applies to food photography.
Give up the whole food and focus on the details, that is, enlarge the part visible to the naked eye, so the photos taken are often more creative, vivid and interesting. This kind of photography is not only realistic, but also subjective. If you want to upload different food photos on social networks, you can try to be as close as possible to the subject and show the details.
Using the large aperture of SLR camera can highlight the main details. Now the card machine has a good macro function and can also shoot at close range.
As long as you zoom in on the dish, you can present a delicious feeling. Thick sauce and gravy are suitable for close-up photography.
Highlight the theme with a solid background or shallow depth of field
No matter what food you shoot, you can find a solid background, and the shooting effect will not be too bad. However, many times the dining scene is messy and there is no relatively clean background. You can use shallow depth of field to highlight the theme and blur the messy background.
Techniques for shooting shallow depth of field:
1. If it is a SLR camera, we can adjust the aperture (such as f/2.8) or increase the focal length (such as 200mm);
2. If it is a small DC or card machine, you can set the macro function and shoot as close as possible. The same method can also be used for mobile phones such as iPhone/Android.
3.iPhone/Android can choose Instagram, Snapseed and other applications that can simulate tilt and shift to take photos and blur them artificially.
Six, the use of props
Delicious rice balls with Japanese atmosphere. Create a unique world with tablecloths and wooden plates as the background. After cooking a perfect dish, you should also carefully arrange the objects in the picture.
1, tableware together into the mirror.
Tableware helps to add atmosphere to the dining table. If it is wooden tableware, it can make the picture softer.
2. Considering the balance with tableware.
Choose a tableware that won't be covered by orange noodles and green salad. At this time, if you use colorful tableware, it will interfere with the existence of the dishes themselves.
3. The effect of using tablecloths and placemats
Because tablecloths and tableware are white and ivory, a striped placemat is placed between them to make the theme more prominent.
4. After arrangement
This is an example of careful arrangement. After replacing the background with a plain striped tablecloth, you can take photos with natural flavor as a whole.
5. A lonely painting
The white plate is lonely. Porphyra, pickled products and other ingredients on the rice ball become the visual focus.
TIPS:？
1, lighting from the back of the kitchen
When shooting dishes, put the dishes on the dining table by the window and let the light shine from the back of the dishes, so that you can take delicious-looking photos. In other words, a little backlight is the basic way to shoot. In particular, it is necessary to make sauces and shiny dishes brighter, which can enhance the delicious feeling.
2, but also into the atmosphere of the store.
For example, when eating in cafes and restaurants, you can shoot chairs and drinks by the way, which can shoot a great atmosphere and become a wonderful picture.
3. The cooking process should also be filmed.
Fresh colors and shapes of vegetables, interesting cutting shapes, etc. Before and during cooking, just pause and pick up the camera to shoot. In this way, you can take impressive photos.