Top food photography tips

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Top food photography tips
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2. Top food photography tips
Here’s our top 10 tips!
1. Be prepared. Make sure you have everything to hand
before you start shooting. There’s nothing worse than
having a beautifully plated shot only to realise you don’t
have the garnish to complete the picture.
2. Shoot seasonal produce whenever possible. The fresher
and more authentic the product the better it will look.
The devil, as they say, is in the detail.
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3. Top food photography tips
Here’s our top 10 tips!
3. Only use natural light. Never use flash. Position your food
by a large window, ideally north facing. If it’s too bright,
diffuse the light with a white curtain. If you’re shooting
outside, shoot early and late for a lovely soft light.
4. Think about light. Set the plate so that the light falls
across the food from left to right . Get a few small
mirrors and some white card. Use them to bounce the
light around the plate and fill in shadows.
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4. Top food photography tips
Here’s our top 10 tips!
5. Get a spray bottle and some glycerin. Mix it with water
and spray it on fruit and salads to give it the just picked,
dew on the leaf look.
6. Get in close. Use the close up setting on your compact
camera (usually a flower symbol) or invest in a macro
lens for your DSLR. Close-up food photography has the
greatest visual impact and your camera will pick up fine
detail missed by your eye.
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5. Top food photography tips
Here’s our top 10 tips!
7. Take care with presentation. Stray hairs, bits of unwanted
food and a streaky plate will be magnified when you get
in close. Look carefully before firing the shutter.
8. Shoot loads. Walk around the food and keep firing the
shutter from different angles. The more you shoot the
greater the chance of that killer image.
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6. Top food photography tips
Here’s our top 10 tips!
9. Work quickly. Food loses its lustre and fresh from the
oven appeal very quickly. Get everything in place and
shoot a plate of dummy food to get the light and
exposure just right.
10. Have fun! If you’re passionate about what you’re doing
this will be reflected in your photography.
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