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Food photography on the run
How to get a quick pic of your food that looks tasty - before it goes cold.
Dish by www.foodaccordingtobree.com for Fleruieu Living Magazine using only natural light with a white reflector.
1. Sit by a window
- Easiest and most flattering way to light your food.
- Place your dish near the window, without direct light falling on it.
2. Use your white napkin to bounce the light back into the food
- Hold your white napkin upright, as close as you can to your plate of food. The napkin should be on the opposite side of the plate to the window. The light coming in from the window will now bounce back onto the plate.
3. Re-arrange the food to look even yummier
- Look at your dish. Is there an overcooked broccoli head or soggy chip? Get rid of the ingredients that don't do the dish justice. Spin the plate around also - it may look better from the other side.
4. Photograph from different angles
- If it is a 'stacked' dish, perhaps get down to photograph the layers.
- If it is soup or casserole, you could shoot from above and show the crusty bread roll, etc.
- Lots of dishes look great from a 45-degree angle.
- Experiment!
