The editorial team is really getting into all the Mig users’ mouthwatering shots for the #foodie competition. Everything looks great, and we thought we’d give you a couple of tips on how to make your food shots even better!
Make sure there’s sufficient lightning
Dark settings can really ruin pictures, especially those taken with phones. Without sufficient lighting, photos get grainy and murky-looking. And if you can help it, natural lighting is the way to go. Using the flash can wash out photos and make the subject appear flat and unappetizing.
Tap on the focal point
Make sure the focus is fixed at what you want to feature within the frame. For instance, in this shot with multiple spoons of jelly, keeping the focus in the foreground displays depth and gives the viewer an idea of the texture of the jelly globules. For most cameras, you can half-press the shutter button to lock the focus on the middle of the frame, before moving the camera to recompose the photo and complete the shoot by depressing the button fully. For smartphones with touch screens, most of the time you can tap on the screen to select the point of focus.
Lights, camera, ACTION
Interacting with the food can show a new side of it. In this shot, the water running over the fruit is helping to enhance the feeling of the produce’s freshness. For dishes, try ladling sauces over them or take a shot while someone cuts into a pie.
Details matter
Don’t just stand at a distance and snap—get in close to display the texture of the food. This can provide a new angle to the dish and show off the mouthwatering aspects of it.
Avoid distractions
For most, this simply means clearing the table of clutter so you remove visual noise from the background. When this won’t work in a crowded restaurant, shooting the dish from an overhead angle can instantly make it more photogenic by removing distracting elements from the shot.
- by @vickiho
July 31, 2014
Make sure there’s sufficient lightning
Dark settings can really ruin pictures, especially those taken with phones. Without sufficient lighting, photos get grainy and murky-looking. And if you can help it, natural lighting is the way to go. Using the flash can wash out photos and make the subject appear flat and unappetizing.
Tap on the focal point
Make sure the focus is fixed at what you want to feature within the frame. For instance, in this shot with multiple spoons of jelly, keeping the focus in the foreground displays depth and gives the viewer an idea of the texture of the jelly globules. For most cameras, you can half-press the shutter button to lock the focus on the middle of the frame, before moving the camera to recompose the photo and complete the shoot by depressing the button fully. For smartphones with touch screens, most of the time you can tap on the screen to select the point of focus.
Lights, camera, ACTION
Interacting with the food can show a new side of it. In this shot, the water running over the fruit is helping to enhance the feeling of the produce’s freshness. For dishes, try ladling sauces over them or take a shot while someone cuts into a pie.
Details matter
Don’t just stand at a distance and snap—get in close to display the texture of the food. This can provide a new angle to the dish and show off the mouthwatering aspects of it.
Avoid distractions
For most, this simply means clearing the table of clutter so you remove visual noise from the background. When this won’t work in a crowded restaurant, shooting the dish from an overhead angle can instantly make it more photogenic by removing distracting elements from the shot.
- by @vickiho
July 31, 2014
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