1. Auxiliary equipment

Depending on your requirements, food photography can be a lot of equipment, or it can be unlimited; but if you are better off using these two pieces Auxiliary equipment, they can effectively improve your shooting results.

The first is a polarizer, which can effectively reduce the reflected light on the surface of food, tableware and other objects; the second is a lens hood, which is particularly useful when shooting with backlight and can reduce glare and ghosting. ? The probability of occurrence.

Strictly speaking, these two auxiliary equipment may not make your work "better", but they can make the picture effect more "controllable" and more in line with your personalized shooting needs.

2. Angle and motion

Sometimes, you only need to slightly change the shooting angle, and you will feel that the display effect of the entire picture is completely different. But not all All types of works can have such remarkable effects.

Let’s look at an example. This is the most common perspective:

If you change the angle slightly, the whole picture will suddenly become dynamic and more lively:

The reason why this happens The credit for such a striking effect lies not in the dishes and cutlery themselves, but in the background, which contains a large number of directional lines.

Under the "normal" viewing angle, the lines in the background are horizontal and vertical, giving a "stable" feeling. Adjusting the angle to make the lines in the background tilt can make the picture dynamic. Feel.

When you find that there are a lot of lines (or directional textures) in the background, you might as well try changing the food placement and shooting angle to make the lines in the background tilt. You may get unexpected surprises.

3. Make good decorations

It is true that the main purpose of food photography is to capture the deliciousness of food. The presentation of the food itself is the most important, but use some Appropriate small props for "decoration" can have the finishing touch.

That’s all the editor said about food photography tips. I wish you all can study hard. The editor will continue to update more content about photography skills, hot information, practical knowledge, etc.