The Basics of Food Photography

Professional food photography is a collective work where all sorts of professionals must collaborate in order to achieve the best photograph. Teams are usually composed of an art director, a photographer, a food stylist, a prop stylist and all of their particular assistants as well.

This type of photography is one of the most complex types to create or perform, as you have to make the food appealing to the eye and mouth-watering without making it inedible. But it does not matter what camera you are using. Details like composition, lighting and styling must be applied in order to create wonderful photographs.

Listed below is some basic knowledge and practices you can perform to take totally lip-smacking dish photos.

• Use Natural LightGood lighting is one of the most important principles to achieving good photographs. The best light is natural indirect daylight giving food a bright and even glow.
• Striking a CompositionWhen we say composition, we basically mean the arrangement of the stuff in your photograph. By this, it should be easy to tell which among of the elements on your photograph the primary subject is.
• Style ThoughtfullyOnce the lighting and composition is fixed, you can now go and style your subject using creative props and style. You can create amazing photos and bring your images to the next level.
• Use EquipmentThere is all sorts of equipment you may invest in to create more effects and outstanding photographs such as the bounce card, artificial lighting and tripods.
• The Shutter SpeedShutter speed is the rate of speed at which the shutter opens and closes. The faster the shutter speed the better, allowing you to achieve a clearer photograph.

Everybody loves food! It is nature to us humans that when we see food, elegantly photographed or displayed on menus and restaurant signs, we crave those mouth-watering images. That is why food photography has become a phenomenon pretty recently, taking over especially on social media like Facebook and Twitter. You may hire professional food and beverage photographers like Ralph Smith for more professional, mouth-watering food photography.

Ralph Smith Studios are experts in presenting delectable culinary delicacies in the most appealing way. Visit www.SmithPhoto.com and check our amazing and wonderful food photographs. Bon Appetit!