10 Cool Food Photography Tips That Will Amaze You

1. Preparing The Food to Be Photographed: It is really very important to make sure the food is Prepared to be Photographed. Unless the food is well decorated and focussed with the Flash, else it will look dull and unpleasant. So, make sure you prepare the food which is to be photographed. Also make sure there is no mess or dirt beside the main food. 

2. All about Lighting: Photography is the game of Lighting as lighting is all that rules photography. With the correct lighting a food photograph can win the hearts of people resulting to the Jaw dropping moment. Red, green, white, black, are the lighting patterns which must be used in such a way based on the theme of the food you are depicting. 

3. Play with the shadow: Shadow hides the part of the food making it graphically attractive. A flat photo with same lighting makes it less attractive, so application of the shadow plays an important role in Food Photography. Shadow in the light and light in the dark are one of the most important concepts of Food Photography, so remember to play with shadows and lights to make sure the graphical appearance makes it look lively.  

4. Background plays: Have you ever watched a Food Photography in a football ground? I believe not, yes you are right, background needs to be set right to make sure the food looks right. Some kitchen backgrounds with mosaic events makes sure the food looks rich. This ensures that the viewer is all into the deep Frame you put your efforts to put in to while making a food Photography, isn’t it amazing!! I can’t wait to capture one right now.  

5. Take Care of the Colour: We love to have a variety of Food, Ice-cream or Hot Soup, colour matters the most when it comes to food photography. Think of it, ice cream in a warm photo and Hot soup in a snowy white frame..!!! Makes Sense??? Heal no, so make sure to match the colours when it comes to food photography as the taste of the food governs its colours and you are responsible to make sure the dent is not produced within the frame.  

6. Position: Props are one of the most important placement designs to mark the position of the Food, During the food photography the most important mark is to make sure the food is tilted with the Props to make sure the props directs your viewers mind towards the food. So it Is always recommendable to place your Food in such a place where you will be able to make the best out of it placing it in the middle of things which will redirect its focus on the Food itself. Come on, that’s like a mastermind. Let’s try it !! 

7. Choose Proper lens: Food must be captured using a Telephoto or using Prime lens as the main focus which we need is on the food, so Hats off to the macro mode. The macro mode makes sure the Background of the picture is blur and the main focus is on the food to make sure the viewers eyes are completely on them, that’s the secret of behind the success of my photography. When there’s nothing else to look on, then Surely you will be on the point of Food we direct you to, inside the photography. So proper lens in the food photograph is mandatory.  

8. Choose Of Grips while clicking food photographs: Grips are for your won comfort during own photography, when it is the food photography, HOT and COLD food needs to be tasted by you, not your Camera ! ;P so make the proper use of Grips while you are on it, unless you are not much of a camera lover. Ha ha! Also using a gloves is preferred as you may need to touch the food to be photographed for adjusting angles. 

9. Night Food Photography 

While shooting Food Photograph at night or in low light you can try to use the night mode. For the Hot foods you can really make use of the warm smoke to look the food moth-watering and gorgeous. Avoiding long exposure, using HDR, tripods, free lensing for creating a tilt-shift effect are some great thoughts on night food photography. 

If you are in an evening party and wanna shoot the dinner buffet, then panorama is a pretty good option. Silhouetted from table holes can also create a great food photograph at night. 

10. Techniques of Food Photography 

There are some basic yet cool techniques of Food Photography which creates great impact on the photograph. Often heard about the Rule of Thirds? Yes, that’s one of them. Also, some short techniques like using exposure triangle, polarising effect, blur effects for desserts, avoiding flash while shooting indoor, etc are some short ones. 

So now you know some simple yet amazing Tips on Food Photography. 

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