Lead: Every night, whether in Weibo or in the circle of friends, there are always a lot of people who like to use food late-night newspaper (fu) and hui? Bad friends? If you are hungry, it is definitely a million volts crit. Taking pictures before eating has become a common practice, which even becomes an important consideration for whether this meal is pleasant or not. If you get a lot of praise comments when you send a circle of friends, you will definitely eat more delicious. Let's learn with me!
how to shoot high-end and atmospheric food
but sometimes, even if you eat in a high-end restaurant, you may not be able to shoot the texture of the food, but friends who can take pictures can take pictures that make people's appetite greatly when they eat a simple meal at home. Why?
the above are the beautiful pictures and shooting scenes taken by several INS photographers. after seeing these, I can only say that there are no beautiful pictures taken without paying attention. If you want to take a mouth-watering photo of newspaper food, try the following methods!
A little closer
When the threshold for taking food equipment is low, the requirements are not high or the light is good, the mobile phone can take a lot of beautiful photos; If you want to record food details well, or have higher requirements for picture output, a macro lens such as SLR+Canon Baiwei (1mm2.8L is USM) is the best. In addition, because food photography is mostly still life photography, light has a great influence on the color of food. Therefore, bringing a flash or fill light can sometimes make food more attractive.
The food just served on the table is the best time to sell, which is one of the reasons why people snap before eating. With the passage of time, the surface gloss of food will be dim or even discolored. Before that, we should turn on the macro mode and get as close as possible to capture the details of food.
natural light is good
As mentioned earlier, if there is a flash or fill light in the equipment, the food will look better. Because the light is uneven or the light source is small, the plate holding food is prone to shadow, and the atmosphere with large light ratio is not suitable for food presentation.
When shooting, we should make more use of natural light. When eating, we should choose a position near the window, shoot against the light facing the outdoor direction, and pay attention to the direction of light. In many cases, we can shoot three-dimensional food by using the change of light and shadow. If the light is uneven, you can use a flash and a soft light board or use the reflected light from the wall to hit the food. In addition, the supplementary light (including the LED of the mobile phone and the screen light) is often used as a supplementary light source for the weak light surface.
Change the background of different materials
The beauty of the desktop of the shooting table greatly affects the impression of food photos. Sometimes changing the desktop is a little complicated. At this time, we can choose to change the tablecloth and saucer, which is more flexible.
And we can change the desktop background with different materials according to the color and category of food, and at the same time, we can match the tablecloth with appropriate atmosphere according to the principle of contrast color and contrast color, which will make the picture more interesting. However, we should also pay attention to the fact that we can't let the background usurp the host's role. If we really can't choose it, just remember that the black and white solid background is omnipotent ~
The composition principle is also universal
Don't think that shooting food is only a big close-up. In a limited space, we can present different food states by using different angles such as overhead shooting, side shooting and frontal shooting. Generally speaking, we can shoot from three angles: first, the overhead shot perpendicular to the desktop, which is used by most people, is suitable for shooting the whole picture of food, and it is absolutely necessary to express a rich meal; Then the line of sight and the desktop are between ? -9? Angle photos can highlight the key points through blurring of different aperture sizes, and this side shot method is also easier to express the three-dimensional sense of food; Finally, the angle parallel to the desktop, which is suitable for highlighting a certain side of food, will also be very atmospheric with the background. ?
Food setting is actually a composition category, but because it involves more knowledge of color and space collocation, I won't talk about shooting ready-made food here. When composing, we mainly refer to symmetrical, centered and triangular stable composition.
props add story
Although photography follows subtraction, the less things in the picture, the more concise it is, but this is not absolute. Many times, if props are added, it will definitely make the picture more interesting and make the theme more prominent.
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The commonly used dishes include side dishes, plates, napkins, flowers, knives and forks, etc. If the dishes have some dynamic actions, such as stirring and tasting, the picture will be more story-telling.
retouching is a sharp weapon of bigger
If you think that your own food photos still look too ordinary through the above moves, then you should use the retouching trick at this time. Using mobile phone retouching and shooting software with filter effect, we can easily render the atmosphere and make the photos stand out. ? ?
Butter camera can not only change appropriate filters, but also apply font templates.
Easy-to-use food retouching software includes food color, Foodie and Butter camera, etc. These softwares have built-in filter modes for rendering atmosphere, and you can get filters that meet the food atmosphere by simply clicking and selecting. Templates like Butter camera with literary fonts are also very popular, and you can easily send accented graphic photos to your circle of friends after loading.
conclusion: there are a lot of things to pay attention to in order to take appetizing food photos. From setting the plate, composition, lighting to matching props, it takes some care, but since it is a beautiful sharing of life, the process cannot be too complicated. Therefore, this tutorial is also based on the principle of taking pictures at random, sharing tips that can be completed without using multi-professional equipment and props.