Food photography tips for bloggers

 Food PR and food photography have recently gained popularity.

Photographing food is harder than it seems. Here are the best tips and tricks I can offer about food photography and equipment.

It’s all about the light! My best tip for beginners is to become aware of the intensity of the light and how it hits the food, and learn to adjust accordingly. Do not use overhead lights or lamps or your built-in flash. Ever! Don’t feel confined to taking photos in your kitchen. Perhaps the light is best in your bedroom in the morning, and in your living room in the afternoon. Some plates of food look better from above (like pizza), or from the side (burgers), or at a 45-degree angle (drinks). Try moving around the plate and taking photos at various angles so you can pick your favorite later. If that spoon, napkin or busy background doesn’t add to the photo, it detracts from the photo. Focus on what is most important, but don’t zoom in so close that viewers can’t tell what the food is.

Frustrated by how your food photos are turning out. So, here are the solutions:

Blurry photos are caused by camera shake. Solutions include: Hold your camera steadier, use a tripod with a remote so your camera stays completely still while you’re shooting,  use a faster shutter speed, which will require opening up your aperture or moving to an area with more light. When you’re editing your photos, if your plate of food looks very blue, yellow, pink or green, use your software’s white balance tools to fix it! Colors come alive when the white balance is set properly. If you shoot in RAW format, you’ll have an easier time adjusting color balance later. Experienced food photographers use lenses that allow them to narrow their depth of field to highlight the subject of the photo. Then they use photography software to tweak the contrast, levels and sharpness of their photos. Sometimes a few little edits can really make a photo pop.

You don’t necessarily need a fancy camera to take appealing food photos. You can probably get by with a point-and-shoot camera for a while.When you are ready to have full control over your exposure and focal length, save up for a DSLR Camera. You don’t need a closet full of props for interesting food photos. You probably already have items at home that will look great in photos. Get creative! Vintage handkerchiefs can make fun napkins and well-worn baking sheets can make an interesting background.

So, these were some best tips and tricks about food photography and equipment!.