Images of food are everywhere. We cannot walk down any major shopping street without being barraged by them from the windows of all the food shops. We open a magazine and there they are again hurtling their mouth watering delights at us.
If you thing that food picture taking is very hard and that you could never snap like the professionals you could surprise yourself. Like most types of other photography, a lot of the effects come from technique which can be learned.
Light is the King when it comes to photography. When you get it right you get the results and when you mess it up we have all seen the results. Like any other form of still photography taking the time to get the lighting right will pay huge dividends in the results.
Natural light is great for food picture taking supported by flash bounced off a nearby wall to remove hard shadows can work wonders.
If you have to take a lot of food pics then invest in buying or making a light box or tent. This is simply an enclosed area that is lit externally through diffused walls in the tent/box.
Slow is great with food so use a slow shutter speed which will allow time to capture the depth of the image. Put your camera on a solid tripod to stop shaking and use a shutter release cable.
Use the right props with your pictures and they will bring your photos alive. We eat food literally with our eyes first so feed the eyes with lots of variety and colour.
Use professional equipment when you do food photography and you will see the results. Using good quality lighting and a high quality camera are the main equipment your will need. You have to use a SLR camera with food photography if you want to get the best results. You will need to be able to zoom in and control the shutter and aperture settings to capture the full depth of the image.
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