Beautiful Food Photography
Food photography can be very fun to do, but it can be difficult to get a shot to show off the item that also looks amazing. Here are a few ideas to think about when shooting food photography so you too can take beautiful photos.
Detail
Food has amazing details and textures. Getting in close and focusing your attention on what makes this particular food interesting can make for a beautiful image. Below is my shot of a loaf of bread. The seeds are what makes this picture great.
Add Beautiful Accents
Adding different items to accent your main subject can make your photo stand out. On its own, this cake below wouldn’t be very interesting. The edible flowers and macaroons introduce style and make this a beautiful shot.
Composition
Taking pictures straight on can look amazing, but it can get repetitive and boring after a while. Changing things up can make your image stand out from other similar ones. The image below is just a cake with flowers and chocolate, like the one above. What makes this one different, besides the subjects, is the composition. I chose to cut off half the cake and center the roses. This kind of composition makes for great advertisements later on as well with all the white space off to the side.
Zoom In
Similar to getting in close to look at detail, macro shots can make amazingly, beautiful photos. I love macro. This anise below is super small, but it looks fabulous when it is big enough to be the main subject in a photo.
Create Depth
Depth and blur can be a wonderful tool add value to your photo. The focus in the image below is on the flour and chocolate chips in the measuring spoons, but you can still tell there are cookies and milk behind.
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Cassie! Your food photography is truly beautiful! I love how you go above and beyond to show how one came make their food photography just a little more interesting. You showed examples as well as gave detailed descriptions for those who are learning.
Check out my own food photography here! (http://jolleytimes.com/delicious-food-photography/)
Check out Amalia Palmer’s food photography here! ( https://photographyamaliaanne.com/2019/11/22/delicious-food-photography/)
I also found some cool food photography that you might enjoy here! ( http://shannapaxton.com/crunchy-delicious-food-photography-olympia)
Wow Cassie! What fantastic food photos! I especially love your shot of the anise star, so beautiful!
I blogged about the entire meal experience here: http://christiebryant.com/photographing-the-entire-meal-experience/
Laura got a couple great shots of people interacting with food here: https://www.thelaurahancock.com/2019/11/22/peoples-environment-photography/
Read more about some amazing food photography tricks here: https://weeattogether.com/6-amazing-food-photography-tricks/
Cassie! I think your photos look amazing! Great job, you have such a talent for this. Check out my post http://sanderslage.com/secrets-to-create-amazing-food-photography/ also check Emily’s https://emilyrusselldesigns.com/2019/11/22/amazing-food-photography/