The unfortunate truth is that unless you've got aparticularly good eye, even the most deliciousmeringue can end up looking a foamy mess underthe merciless flash of a smartphone camera.
不幸的是，除非你有一双慧眼，即使是最美味的酥饼也能被残忍的智能手机拍照手法照的像泡沫一样糟糕。
Read on for hints and tips from seasoned food photographer Hugh Johnson, who has shotHeston Blumenthal, Yotam Ottolenghi and Thomasina Miers' creations, to learn how yourimages can look as good as these.
Don't try and capture too much in a single image, especially if it's going to be cropped anduploaded to Instagram anyway. Focus on a key area, such as the sheen of an egg yolk or asteak's pink centre, but not so closely a viewer won't be able to tell what it is.
Using a flash in a dim restaurant will bleach your food of any defining features and splashes ofcolour. A plate will always look better in natural light, but when sunshine is out of the question,make sure you're focused on using as much of the available light as possible, or try and usethe shadow to your advantage.
Tuck your elbows closely into your sides to keep the camera as stable as possible and avoidblurring. Optical image stabilisation on smartphones including the HTC 10, LG G5 and iPhone6s Plus can also help to keep this to a minimum.
Too many people ruin what would be a perfectly good shot by failing to consider the backdropproperly. Make sure all menus and unruly napkins are out of sight, alongside any dirty cutleryor smartphones on the table, and let the food take centre-stage.
While smartphone cameras are increasingly capable, they don't all come with the array offunctions and lenses as you can achieve with a DSLR. If you're serious about yourInstagramming, changing lenses is helpful to achieve focus.
This will only apply to those using full cameras, but using the widest aperture available to youwill ensure the maximum level of light, allowing the majority of focus on the foreground.
Adding oil or water to food, particularly salad or vegetables, adds an appealing glisten thatworks well on camera. This can help avoid the meal looking flat or like it's been sat out for afew hours, which it might well have.
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