6 REALLY Helpful Articles About Photographing Food
I googled “food photography” to get a better understanding of what I want to accomplish. Below find synapsses of what I thought was the best of the best and most relevant to foodies cooking and blogging about eating.
I suggest you read the complete posts. They are full of useful information that may suit your particular needs or interests.
Photographing Food Like A Pro | Digicamhelp
Lighting: “Food is happiest under natural light, so get the food close to a window when shooting”- Hmm… Believe it or not, my kitchen is nowhere near a window. I could shoot outside though- that is definitely close enough but would require some setting up my porch to do so. The author, Lara Ferroni, also suggest your turn off your flash.
- Probably the most important thing I learned from this site is depth of field. Blurring the background will add to the interest to the subject and this is something I can accomplish in “post”…
- Set your white balance.
- Use a tripod.
- Shoot quickly before the food wilts.
Food Photography for Bloggers | Vegan Yum Yum
- Dishes: have a good selection of dishes for “presentation”
- Mise En Place: Layout out your prepped ingredients in a geometric way
- Simple Setups and Natural Light.
- Natural Lighting ( She stressed it…)
- Take Lots of Photos.
- The article extensively covers different cameras and settings. Probably the most helpful information for a shy dabbler like me.
An Insider’s Look At Food Photography | Shutterbug
This is an article about professional food photographers and includes food styling tips like:“One thing I always take to a food shoot is a bottle of glycerin and several sizes of artist’s paintbrushes. Glycerin can be purchased from larger pharmacies. Food dries out quickly sitting on a table under 500-1000w of modeling lights, and the glycerin makes it look wet, shiny, and fresh.”The writer goes on to describe using smoke pellets and dry ice and how to create 1 minute of steam. (Cotton balls soaked in water and microwaved will give you up to one minute of steam). Interesting reading but not exactly what I was looking for.
Food Photography – An Introduction | Digital Photography School
- Lighting: Natural Light
- Simple Props
- Be quick.
- Get Down Low: Try to shoot at plate level or slightly above.
Food Blog Photography Lessons, Pt 1 | The Constables’ Larder
This blog understand that some of us are actually trying to photograph dinner and gives really good ideas for photographers who don’t own a digital SLR and very detailed instructions on lighting on the fly, color correcting in photoshop,
- Set for ”digital macro”
- Set the default focus point to center
- Manual white balance
- Turn off the Flash.
Food Styling From The Front Lines | Still Life With…
Actually this site is running a food photography contest.
The recipe: Malloreddus alla campidanese or any pasta and simple sauce.
The contest runs through the end of May
