How to take perfect food photos

Undoubtedly, there are food sites at the top of the most frequently visited sites.

Cooking is so easy now because all the information is now at your fingertips.

In the past, we used food magazines and cookbooks. In fact, I mostly followed the food columnists in the newspaper. I used to cut out the recipes I read in the newspaper and paste them on my fridge.

Now I see how quickly we can access everything we want.

Everyone is a cook :)

So now the photo shoot..

So, how are the articles written on these food sites we visit?

When we photograph the food we cook at home, we cannot get the image we want.

So, how are those appetizingly perfect dinner plates photographed?

When you say what is food photography, we can say that it is a shooting technique that consists of the art branch called still life or still life and photography.

The purpose of photographing food is to photograph the food in a more delicious and realistic way than it is. No matter what photo we take, there is a natural effect in the photo.

Sunlight is the best light source for a photograph that can be photographed, looked at or even read. In addition to creating a very natural effect in daylight food photography, it is also inexpensive…

The use of light in food photography is very diverse. In compositions prepared by looking at daylight, lighting your meals in this direction will make the photograph more professional.

If you do not have any light equipment; We recommend that you direct the sunlight coming from the window to your food with the help of your wall or another reflector (or a white cloth). If you use light equipment in your shots, you should pay attention to their position. The lights to be directed from the side of the food to be shot, behind it or behind it at 45 degrees will ensure that you illuminate your composition correctly.

Before we forget, don't use flash in any shot!

Contrary to popular belief, the best photos are not taken with the most expensive cameras or the latest mobile phones. Device quality contributes a lot to photo quality, but the best photos are taken in the best light.

Unlike many photography disciplines, when photographing food, side light is often used. In other words, the window to be used as a light source should be on the side and, if possible, on the left. Each photograph taken is read by the person looking at the photograph, like a text or a book. Since the texts are read from left to right, using the light from the left makes the photo more readable.

Knowing what kind of material the object you are going to photograph is, what it consists of and how it will appear under what conditions keeps you one step ahead.

Nobody knows the food you cook better than you, but if you are a photographer who only shoots the food that comes to your set, your job can be a bit difficult. First of all, you should learn about the food you are going to shoot. Knowing how long it loses its fresh appearance, with which objects it will become more prominent, in short, knowing the chemistry of the food will take your photos to a whole new dimension.

Everything is ok. Our light, our funds, our composition are ready. Our food is fresh and waiting to be photographed. At this stage, despite all these preparations, is it possible to shoot in the automatic mode of the camera or not?

In manual mode, after color adjustments suitable for the composition, we can press the shutter button with either single or burst adjustments.