Confucius once said: Those who know food are heroes; when it comes to delicious food, the only thing you can't live up to is the exposure!

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So how to take good-looking Instagram food style photos?

Let me, the "little photography expert", do the talking!

When it comes to food aesthetics, Chinese people pay attention to "color, fragrance, and image." Therefore, the core of food photography is how to give food personality, make it vivid and attractive, and record a state of life.

The overall steps are as follows: placement, light source, composition, table setting, shooting, prop selection, and post-production.

Commonly known as "three points of destiny, three points depends on poses, and four points depends on filters." Plating is undoubtedly very important; it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of the dishes in advance and pay attention to the shape, that is, plating + embellishment.

Beautiful tableware will add points to the photos. For example, wooden tableware can create a natural beauty; but the two points of attention on tableware - texture and shape, ensure that the only eye-catching focus is the food; all accessories are meant to be photographed

The food main service, "Apart from food, the vast white land is so clean" is the best.

Secondly, good light is the basis. Sunlight is the best light to show the original color of food.

When photographing food, try to choose backlighting or side lighting. It is best to choose a location with sufficient light sources such as outdoors or a window.

And what about composition?

The most important thing when photographing food is to highlight the theme and avoid cluttering the picture. The key is to "seek differences in similarities, highlight the subject, and create a vivid picture."

The nine-square grid composition, which places food at the horizontal and vertical intersections of the character "well", is the most classic and commonly used.

The central composition means that the subject is located in the center of the picture, but the disadvantage is that the picture will be dull; the diagonal composition means that the food is arranged diagonally in the picture, from the lower left to the upper right or from the upper left to the lower right.

The diagonal composition will give the picture a dynamic effect, which is very directional and can express the sense of staggered placement and virtual reality between the food.

Triangular composition, triangle has the characteristics of stability and balance, which can make the picture taken have a strong sense of stability, stability and balance.

Parallel composition allows you to shoot food arranged in a straight line, which is calm and comfortable; U-shaped composition means that the two sides are higher and the middle is lower, which has a better sense of balance and relaxation, which will bring good imagination space to the observer.

Blank composition method: Simplify the composition to the extreme.

Using more black or white white space can give readers room for imagination and create a refreshing look and feel; the ratio of food to white space is mostly between 6:4 and 7:3.

Desktop scenery requires overall consideration from many aspects such as style, color matching, and atmosphere creation.

It is best to keep things organized and tidy, relying on the balance of color and line accuracy; more practical ones are: use fabrics of different materials, sprinkle crumbs on the table, and use a solid color or a special texture background.

Next, it’s the most critical step: shooting!

There are three main shooting angles: flat shot (0°), overhead shot (90°, also known as bird’s eye view), and oblique shot (45°).

0° shallow depth of field, 45° shallower depth of field, 90° deep depth of field; use the depth of field of the lens and select a specific focus to present a three-dimensional sense of food.

The 90° table angle combined with the oblique shooting angle can create a sense of space and extension in food photos. This is the "table angle method" commonly used by bloggers.

Among them, the 1:1 format is the most suitable for photographing food.

Of course, the most story-telling and interactive way to take food photos is to try to "destroy" them ~ "take", "lift", "clamp", "hold", etc.

For example, broken cookies, a missing piece of cake, and a bite of pizza create a harmonious atmosphere of "I'm about to be eaten!"

Then, it’s time to use props skillfully: to capture the dynamic moment.

Put a handful of green scallions on the steaming noodles, sprinkle icing sugar like snowflakes, ice cubes drop lightly into the cup to create splashes, etc.

Finally, the post-production technique is to add filters, which can be added with one click. Open Meitu XiuXiu and select the photos you want to post; click "Smart Optimization" and then select "Food Filter" and that's it!

Adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation of the photo with one click; warm tones are warm and cool tones are refreshing.