1- Angle should be consistent.
If it is a single food photo, you just need to find the angle according to the characteristics of this food. If it is the whole cookbook, it is best to keep consistent with the same type of perspective.
For example, hot dishes are suitable for head-up, so that people can clearly see what this dish is. Dessert can be taken down to increase the sense of atmosphere and arouse appetite. Cold dishes are suitable for shooting, plus other props; Snacks are fresh and easy to arouse children's interest.
In this way, when customers browse recipes, their brains will automatically classify them, and they will subconsciously remind themselves of the combination of hot dishes+cold dishes+desserts+snacks.
The two tones should be the same.
It's also best to keep the same tone and don't let customers "jump".
For example, hot dishes are generally surrounded by fragrance, so it is appropriate to choose warm colors, cold dishes choose cool colors of literature and art, and desserts are suitable for elegance and interest. The choice of color makes the whole recipe more atmospheric.
3- When you run out, you don't need to buy a professional lighting configuration.
Depending on the dishes you shoot, you can choose white light or yellow light at home. If it is not bright enough, the flashlight of the mobile phone can help to brighten it.
The mobile phone can also slow down the shutter speed, and the picture will be brighter after a long exposure.
Or the mobile phone adjusts the aperture tree value, and the smaller the aperture value, the larger the aperture, increasing the amount of light (pay attention to the large aperture at the same time, the dishes may be very blurred, focusing on a certain point, you can't see clearly, so the aperture can't be too large.
4- Don't let the plate cover the whole picture.
If there is only delicious food in the picture, customers will not know the specific weight of the dish, only the concept of quality, but not the concept of quantity, which is contrary to the shooting intention.
Know how to leave blank space. You can design some words in the blank space, which is helpful to the beauty of the whole photo. Be good at using tools around you, such as mobile phones for secondary cutting, and fill them with white or black, or intelligently fill them with colors similar to the pictures themselves.
How to fill it can refer to another article:
The mobile phone can realize image cropping, deformation and stretching and secondary composition in one step |Snapseed tutorial 1
1, color matching of dishes
1) It is best to choose the same color system.
This is the simplest and most effective method. This will make our overall picture feel more harmonious and give people a very comfortable feeling.
2) basic color embellishment
For example, when we set the plate, we can slightly modify the basic color, which will make our whole picture more full and vivid.
3) Large-area contrast: Make the whole picture more vivid, and pay attention to that the area of variegated colors other than contrast should not be too large.
Step 2 use the right tableware
The choice of tableware mainly considers three factors: the size, color and material of the plate. Try to choose a plate bigger than the food to make the food look more exquisite. You can choose a solid color plate to hold brighter dishes. The material of the plate can be selected according to the type of dish or the scene created. For example, you can choose wooden tableware to make bread, which will give people a natural and handmade feeling.
Step 3 set the table
After choosing the tableware, it is very important to set the plate. When setting the plate, we can highlight the shape by tiling or stacking according to the missing features. It should be noted that when we set the plate, we must highlight the dishes, don't usurp the host's role, don't set the plate full, leave a little blank appropriately, or highlight the details and use it less.
4. Rational use of light sources
Light is an important part of shooting dishes. Generally speaking, natural light is a good helper to shoot food. Usually, the natural light outside the window is the simplest and best light, exquisite and natural, and the color of dishes is often the most vivid and saturated. When shooting, you can put the food near the window and let the food be covered by light.
Note: if it is a house facing south, after 4 pm, the angle of the pipeline is large, the light quality is better and the color temperature is the most beautiful.
If it is a house facing north, the light is usually the best at 2-3 pm.
5. Shooting angle
Different shooting angles bring different shooting effects. When shooting, we should grasp the characteristics of dishes. The characteristics of food are different, and the shooting angle is also different.
General shooting angles include 90-degree overhead shooting, three-quarter angle shooting, head-up shooting and 45-degree oblique shooting. Generally speaking, shooting at 45 degrees is the safest and the effect is better. You can shoot the layering and integrity of food and improve it in minutes.
6. The application of beauty is very important.
Without post-photography, we can see the importance of retouching. Usually, moderate beauty can greatly improve the quality of dishes, and the picture is more tender and attractive. It is suggested to adjust the brightness, color and contrast. The original picture is bright and dark, and the brightness can be adjusted appropriately. If you want to highlight the color or freshness of ingredients, you can improve the contrast and vividness; If you want to highlight the texture of food, you can reduce the contrast and brightness.
Different people have different opinions. Everyone has different methods. The key is to be interested in this film. Technology can use large aperture. Grease the plate. These dishes are half-cooked and brightly colored.
Running out is the most important thing.
I watched several experienced teachers upstairs give professional wonderful and perfect answers, and I also learned to be taught. Before that, I went to help my friend's pub shoot "Gourmet &; Although I had an unsatisfactory experience at first, I also summed up my successful experience through constant attempts. I want to share it with you here. I hope I can inspire you a little and take more colorful food photos. I think taking pictures of recipes is different from taking pictures of people's scenery. In fact, shooting recipes is more about the exquisite luster and temptation of the main picture. I use a few key words of experience and understanding to sum it up.
First, prepare the shooting equipment:
① 85 fixed focus lens+old frog macro lens;
② A cold and warm fill light lamp+tripod;
③ A shooting table+black and white background cloth;
4. Huawei mate pro mobile phone.
Second, shooting methods and skills:
(1) Don't overcook the recipe, just medium-cook it, and pour a layer of marinade on it before serving to achieve a bright color effect.
(2) As far as the three dishes of flower meat, whole meat and soup are concerned, the color of flower meat should be highlighted when shooting, the whole meat should highlight the heavy taste, and the soup should be light and peaceful;
3. The shooting angle can be adjusted according to the shape of the dish, whether it is overlooking shooting or low-angle head-up shooting;
4, highlight the theme of the cuisine, do not avoid the weight, be close to the dishes, pay attention to the hot food will have a hot air blur lens;
⑤ Before shooting, it is best to put the dishes with chopsticks, and don't put them around;
6. Warm color light is the main light source, and cold color fill light can fill the light and make the dishes exquisite.
(My humble opinion is for reference only)
Generally speaking, people like to describe the quality of food with color, fragrance and taste, but we can only see the color of a photo, so we must take pictures like smelling their fragrance, so it is best to have high pixel and high definition shooting equipment. If necessary, we can take a macro shot of its texture and gentleness, which will make people drool! ! !
It's actually very simple to make a good recipe. First of all, you should be as careful as making works of art. When cooking, you must reflect the color and fragrance, so that the finished dish looks mouth-watering, delicious and valuable.
Braised pork: Because there is steam, if you carefully observe the slight steam around and spreading, the effect of thermal shooting will be more obvious.
Spicy crayfish: crayfish are handled cleanly, and the dishes are photographed to make people have an appetite.
Pictures and dishes are full of color. You may think that the color of the photos I took is more beautiful because I layered the colors with ps software.
Jiaozi: The more beautifully wrapped, the better the effect. You can see a person's technical content from the picture. My bag is not good, that's all.
A set of biscuits:
No matter what equipment we use to shoot high-pixel food, we must master the brightness of light reflection and the zoom caused by viewing angle. High-quality pictures vividly show the food, and the freehand brushwork lies in your play in the food room. Food is an art from life! "
First, the food should be beautiful, and then the angle should be chosen. Make good use of light.
1 simple composition
Simple composition works well and shooting is extremely simple.
Method:
Choose a place with sufficient light source to spread a piece of cloth with clean background, such as white cloth or clean wood grain wood board. Remember to be clean and don't let the background take the lead.
Putting the object to be photographed on a white cloth can appropriately increase the exposure. With the method of blank space, it is easy to highlight the main body, which looks fresh and elegant and everyone likes it.
Point: The only thing that attracts people's visual focus is food.
Two-stage synthesis
The so-called hierarchical composition is to make food show certain regularity and spaciousness, make people feel the beauty of rhythm, and then highlight the subject of shooting. When shooting, you can open the grid line in the mobile phone, which is convenient to locate the position of the shooting subject.
Key points: there is a contrast between the size and distance of food, and there should be a sense of space.
3 oblique composition
The so-called oblique composition, the most classic is chopsticks, and of course there is a straw, which enters from the outside of the picture through objects such as chopsticks.
Function: you can break the picture, activate the picture and bring it into the picture.
Key points: Inclined objects entering the composition should be avoided to be too big to cover the main body.
4 high-gloss composition
This is also a relatively simple way of composition. As shown in the picture above, highlight a unique theme on similar dishes. If you put the cut apples on the fruit bowl, or there is a peeled piece of white shrimp meat on the whole lobster, you can make the subject stand out and leave a deep impression.
Key points: It is necessary to avoid the visual effect that the lens is too close to the subject, resulting in blurred background edge, unclear subject and lack of layering.
5 horizontal composition
Horizontal composition, the picture can bring people more sense of stability and width, and make the food reflect the feeling of quiet, peace and relaxation. Of course, this is also the most accustomed viewing angle.
6 triangle composition
Triangular composition means that food consists of a regular triangle, an oblique triangle or an inverted triangle, and then it is photographed. Different triangles give people different viewing feelings. Triangular composition can highlight the more stereoscopic and flexible feeling of food.
7 horizontal composition
Horizontal composition means that the picture is composed of many parallel horizontal lines, which makes the food feel quiet, calm and comfortable. For example, shoot bread, biscuits, meatballs and other foods.
8 diagonal composition
The oblique composition can be a horizontal oblique composition or a three-dimensional oblique composition above. Generally speaking, oblique composition makes the picture full of dynamic, unbalanced and unstable feelings, which can achieve tense and attractive visual effects.
9 vertical composition
Vertical composition is a composition method in which a picture is composed of multiple vertical lines. The advantage of this method is that it can show the height and line sense of the subject. For example, we shoot drinks, drinks, cups and so on.
Pay attention to the following points when shooting beautiful recipes: (1) Choose a solid background, and recommend black or white. No matter what you shoot, the black background can generally give people a sense of texture, and the black and white collocation is also very good.
For example, the contrast between white plate and black background is strong, the main body of food is prominent, and the characteristics of food are clear at a glance. The specific operation can be adjusted according to the actual situation.
(2) Choosing a container is very important. In addition to color, it is also necessary to combine dishes and choose containers with good composition. Equipment and camera settings: large aperture lens, creating shallow depth of field, blurring brings beauty, lighting is very important, iso is as small as possible, and noise is reduced to make the picture more delicate and soft.
(3) Composition is also very important. You can leave a blank space appropriately and shoot from multiple angles. The more natural the better!