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By Abhishek Ghosh October 17, 2013 6:36 am Updated on October 17, 2013

Food Photography Tips to Get Professional Shots

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Food Photography Tips to make the viewer mouth-watering by viewing the photos to convince a person at the restaurant, to sell a lot of cookbooks is important. This is an article on Food Photography Tips – because like Portrait Photography, there are some points which are specific for this genre. Knowing how to photograph the food to get great results requires a specific knowledge of what works and what does not work – that is the core intention of this fully differently written article on Food Photography Tips. We have put together some tips to think about when photographing the dishes and you will get the same results you see in books and in glossy magazines.

There are entire books dedicated to how to prepare the food for a photo shoot (not on how to photograph the food, but how to prepare it to be photographed). The food industry is very large and recognizes the importance of a good photograph to sell products. So if you are really interested to get some fabulous shots (and eating the food after having them/it photographed), then you have to prepare the food for the eyes, not for the palate, really.

 

Food Photography Tips to Get Professional Shots : The Basics

 

In the photos, the dishes they better when they are full and thick (rather than “large”). Often, however, when we remove a dish from the oven, they quickly loss the glorious look due to the transition from hot to cold. There are several tricks to get around this problem, but the simplest ones are definitely the best !

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  1. Photograph the dishes while they are still very hot and freshly prepared.
  2. Prepare the dish so that it is full-bodied (sometimes you need to add on the pan directly on the dish to make it look more rich and full. Sometimes it is more appropriate to stack the food to give a great look.

The color is a fundamental part of good food photography. In many cases, you can add stuffs contrasting to the color of the dish, this is a very effective way to add an element of color to your photos. A good knowledge of the range of colors and contrasts of complementary colors will be of great help in photographing food. Look at the online web designing websites where color combination cards are offered for free.

Prepare the table and the props – these can sometimes be of a big help (or even a hindrance) to get a fantastic picture of the dish in its context. What surrounds the dish you’re photographing is of paramount importance. A well-designed setting can set the tone and context to your shots, think about it.

  • What is in the background and foreground?
  • Do you want to completely do a close-up of the dish?
  • Are the preparation are matched with the color of the serving dish?
  • Is the setting provides the right balance?

The elements that are usually found in the context of a meal (condiments, cutlery, napkins etc.) can be prepared by a professional to help the composition. Usually these elements need to complement and not dominate the main subject – which is always the food. Again, it is to set up the scene, but it’s really important to consider the colors of the dishes, cutlery, table, tablecloth etc. because they surround the main subject and have a strong impact on the final result. Usually the colors are deliberately chosen to be in contrast or complement each other. Both options can work well. On the other hand, some colors are not comfortable with the food (light green is very difficult to use if you want to look like an appetizing food).

 

Food Photography Tips to Get Professional Shots : Know About the Light

 
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Perhaps, one of the factors that has the greatest impact in photographing the food is the quality of light. The good news is that, since your scene can be moved, you can have a good control over the management of the light. The natural light that usually used in professional photography of foods. If you can get a natural light during a cloudy day, you’re even luckier. The dispersion offered by the natural light casts shadows that works well in very soft pictures of food. Usually the best light comes from the front, but natural light from all corners can work well. Depending on how much light you have, consider whether you need to use a tripod or not.

If you want to get an even greater light scattering or mitigate some shadows, then reflecting the natural light is a good idea. It can be done with a reflector suitable for this purpose or you can also improvise by using light colored materials (sheets / white fabrics) or materials that reflect light (aluminum). Sometimes it is not be possible to place your subject in an order to get a good natural light. Using a spotlight on food is a sensitive issue, it will often be necessary to soften and disperse the light as much as possible through softbox or reflective panels. Dark Photography is a new trend which is a style for throwing a darker setup. It is mainly to emphasize the dark colored foods (or parts of it) and the setting in combination with the natural light.

In the next article, we will discuss other points, still that, enjoy our previous articles on Digital Photography from the first article.

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Abhishek Ghosh is a Businessman, Surgeon, Author and Blogger. You can keep touch with him on Twitter - @AbhishekCTRL.

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Cite this article as: Abhishek Ghosh, "Food Photography Tips to Get Professional Shots," in The Customize Windows, October 17, 2013, May 23, 2022, https://thecustomizewindows.com/2013/10/food-photography-tips-to-get-professional-shots/.

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