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Love photographing food and want more likes on social media? Follow these simple rules and your photos will whet your appetite and give aesthetic pleasure to everyone who sees them.
The more light the better
More, more light! The main thing is that it should be natural, and even better – passed through a white curtain. So it will not only not distort the color of the dish, but it will also be evenly scattered.
It is not recommended to photograph against a light source unless you intend to achieve some special effect.
Beautiful is what is fresh
The more time passes from the moment of readiness, the less appetizing the dish becomes: vegetables, fruits and herbs wither, cream and ice cream melt, and you can not even dream of curls of steam over the soup.
Nothing extra
Do not clutter the picture with foreign objects, try to free the frame from all unnecessary things. It is permissible to add small details, for example, ingredients: apple slices – for charlotte, a few walnuts – for a tarator.
It is better not to put several dishes in one frame, take a series of photos.
Watch the color
The emphasis is on food, which means that you don’t need to be fancy with the dishes. Plain tablecloth, plain plates. Make sure that the color of the dish and the dishes does not match.
If you want to emphasize the color of your dish, use a dark background. Gray will look neutral, while white will focus attention to detail as much as possible.
Man brings the photo to life
The presence of hands or fingers in the frame is not a defect. When there is a person in the picture, the photo becomes more believable and, importantly, it allows you to estimate the size of the objects themselves.
The process is interesting!
Cooking photos are important for step-by-step recipes and look much more interesting. If movement is noticeable in the frame, the dynamics itself, then it is difficult to take your eyes off them. A few photos of the cooking process will never be superfluous.
Important:
- Use zoom and macro modes to take pictures of dishes.
- The oil will add shine, so salads seasoned with it always look delicious.
- Take not one, but several photos from different angles, choose the best one.
- Fix your camera or phone. If you don’t have a tripod, place your hand on a stable surface to maximize the clarity of the photo.