Introduction: Food photos, as the name implies, take food as the shooting object, including ingredients, wine, beautiful utensils, baking, production and processing, etc., and images related to food are all in this category. Let's take a look at the food photo tutorial.

Photographic lighting

Lighting is very important for all kinds of photography. A qualified food photographic work should at least satisfy the presentation of the sense of food material and the attractiveness of food vision, and then talk about the artistic conception after reaching the standard, so the importance of lighting for food photography is the first to bear the brunt.

first, correct a concept. Some friends who have seen me shoot will be surprised and say: I thought the master would use a lot of lights to take pictures. Why did you only put out two, and one of them has not been powered on! At this time, everyone will have a big question mark in their hearts, and at the same time they will think of the posts they have seen. People need several lights to shoot a dish!

can you do this?

Ma himself has heard that a colleague used seven lights to shoot a dish. Wow, isn't that a little exaggerated? I think it may be that everyone's homework habits are different.

For example, the background and ambient light of the following photo are created by multiple lamps:

▲ Multiple lamps create light effect ▲

But how to create a rich light effect atmosphere with one or two lamps?

all the essence of light use is integrated into seven words: three-point lighting and seven-point blocking.

If you understand, understand and apply these seven words, you are a well-deserved master.

▲ Create a light effect by blocking a single lamp with objects ▲

▲ Highlight the dishes by blocking the background ▲

Well, since blocking is so important in creating a light effect atmosphere, let's master the following two points.

1. Auxiliary accessories

Auxiliary accessories can be roughly divided into the following categories: semi-translucent, shielding and atmosphere.

a. semi-translucent colorless paper (such as sulfuric acid paper with different thickness) and white cardboard with different thickness

▲ white cardboard and sulfuric acid paper ▲

b. shading: black cardboard ▲

C. atmosphere: anything that can create different light and shadow

for example: different colors. Cloth, branches, boards with holes, etc. (these things can create different atmospheres through the projection of lights)

▲ colored cardboard, punched net, branches ▲

2, light source

There are also many types of light sources: continuous light source and electronic flash

▲ continuous light source (spotlight) electronic flash ▲

The light source I have been using is the electronic flash on the picture.

Tips: Advantages of electronic flash

Small size, easy to carry, stable output, stable color temperature, and will not be affected by the temperature emitted by the light itself.

So remember the above two points, change your lighting direction, and you can win at the starting line without buying expensive equipment.

Directions of light

Dishes belong to subjects with rich levels. In general, side light, side backlight and backlight are recommended to express them. The light in these three directions is used well, and the film will go up a step immediately.

If you are still using Shun Guang or Da Ping Guang, I'm Sorry to inform you: Sorry, you have lost. |

　NO! NO! NO! Don't do this above!

Let's take a look at tiramisu, macaroon and strawberry cake in the backlight (the texture of light ingredients is easier to be expressed)

Just one direction can make your picture instantly stereoscopic.

Flash Accessories

Flash is not enough. If you want to produce light with different textures, you need to use some flash accessories, such as flash standard cover, soft umbrella, reflective umbrella, soft box, soft plate, reflective plate and so on. The specific application of these accessories should be treated according to the specific shooting object and the desired effect.

what is the combination recommended by Ma Ye himself? Standard cover+soft light board?

Pay attention, Ma Ye's secret of playing the soft light board comes: the closer you get, the gentler you are, and the straighter you stand, the tougher you are.

Cheat Notes The distance and inclination angle of the soft light board from the dishes completely determine the texture of the light.

The closer the soft light board is to the dishes, the softer the texture of the light is. When the soft light board is upright (that is, when the angle with the dishes is 91 degrees), the greater the contrast of the dishes (more dark tones), which reflects that the film is more tough; On the contrary, the soft light board falls to one side of the dish, and the smaller the angle with the dish, the softer the film will be.

▲ Sketch of cheats ▲

▲ The light with hard texture that is farther away from the soft light board imitates the morning sunlight

▲ The soft light that is closer to the soft light board

▲ The soft light board stays upright to get greater contrast and make the relatively flat ingredients more stereoscopic. The shallow small texture on the leaves in the background will be more stereoscopic under such light.

▲ The surface of wonton is relatively flat, and the light passing through the vertical soft light board makes the surface look more layered.

▲ The included angle between the soft light board and the dishes becomes smaller to obtain less shadows and lower contrast, highlighting the freshness of the ingredients.

It seems to be about the same, but the different effects are within a few millimeters, so the soft light.

that's what the so-called three-point light and seven-point gear mean.

Too professional knowledge may be a bit boring. If there is an opportunity, I think it is also excellent to come to the studio with Ma Ye himself to experience it on the spot. Chang Su, what do you say?