Basic skills

Light

Use natural light!

Use natural light!

Use natural light!

Natural light is the most perfect auxiliary light given to you by God. When shooting, you should try to use natural light. This can increase the saturation of the color and make the color of the food more colorful. What you need to pay attention to is to master the light well. Intensity, avoid shooting under strong light conditions, otherwise it will blind your eyes, and be careful not to include your own shadow in the photo.

Angle section

Mainly introduces the two most practical shooting angles: overhead shooting and oblique 45° shooting.

Overhead shot:

The simplest and most practical way to take pictures, it can show the whole picture of the food and well reflect the shape of the food. With appropriate light, mobile phone You can also easily achieve the effect of a SLR. The versatility of overhead photography is very high. No matter what the conditions are, you can hold it with overhead photography.

Shoot at an angle of 45:

This is also a commonly used shooting method. It does not necessarily have to be 45. Anyway, the final effect is to make the food and tableware appear in the picture. A good ratio. The advantage of this kind of oblique shot is that it can not only highlight the food itself, but also conform to people's perception, giving the viewer an immersive feeling.

Depth of field

If you want to greatly improve your style, making good use of depth of field is crucial! How to capture depth of field? Pull the lens closer, then a little closer, focus on the food you want to photograph, wait until the background is blurred, click~

Using depth of field to shoot is mainly to create a sense of the food being close in front of you. A sense of presence, so the shooting distance should be as close as possible, which can be understood as a close-up, so that the rich details of the food can be shown at the same time. A certain photography master once said: "If your photo is not good enough, it means you are not standing close enough."

Background

A correct background can often save a low-level photo. Exploding food. Generally, the effect of food set off by a solid color background will not be too bad; the sharp color contrast between the background and the food can make the atmosphere of the image more lively; in complex backgrounds, appropriate depth of field can be used to highlight the subject.

The choice of background should be adapted to local conditions and should not be limited to the dining table. If you are on the street, use the street view. If you are at the beach, use the sea view. If the scenery is good, use the scenery. If the weather is good, use the blue sky and white clouds. Diverse backgrounds can be used. You can try it when traveling!

Advanced skills

Blank space:

Don’t fill the screen with too much content. Leave some blank space to make it stand out more. The key point is that white plates, tablecloths, and napkins are all good places to leave blank space. Keeping distance, reasonable layout, and leaving blank space may produce unexpected effects.

Condensed version:

Don’t always try to capture all the details of the food. Good composition is about subtraction rather than addition. The more content in the picture, the less interesting the subject will be. The more prominent it is, the more cluttered the whole thing will be. Cut out all the unimportant places. For example, if you have a plate full of food, you don’t need the whole plate to appear in the picture. If you cut off both ends of the plate, the picture will be concise and the food on the plate will stand out. At the same time, people can still imagine the complete plate, which can do more than one thing. have to.

Breakdown:

It’s very simple, cut the food! Showing parts that are usually invisible. You must know that in addition to the bright appearance, the texture details inside the food are also very attractive. The cut food and the whole food are placed together, which has a unique charm.

Plate presentation:

The presentation of food is also very particular. Messy presentation will certainly affect appetite, so the style of presentation should also be simple and overall To highlight a fresh style, the key points are to have a light-colored background, too many tableware, and don’t fill the table with too much food.