OK, so there’s something I need to get off my chest.
Why the hell is it so hard to take photos of food? Seriously. As I dive into trying new things for the Foodie Friday feature, I figure it’s well worth taking photos. Especially if I’m blogging about it.
It’s not good that the photos from the iPhone and some apps come out better than the DSLR!
But take a stroll back to some of my past food posts. The photos really aren’t that spectacular.
So, I’m going to try and change that up a bit.
I recently won a blog giveaway where one of the prizes was a $50 gift card to Target. With that, I purchased a few “neutral” plates and bowls for food photos. I went with white (though I may go back and get a few other plates and such of different colors), as that seems to be the best way to start.
I’ve also started reading about food photography online.
See, I’m more of an outdoor photographer. And if you know me and have read my blog, you know a lot of that is more action and sports. I pride myself on being able to do that at a high level.
But lighting and all that? Ugh.
These tasted way better than I made them look with this photo!
Turns out food photography is often done with light. Who knew?
Let’s take for example, the peanut butter bar photo to the right. This photo doesn’t really do the end product justice. There are shadows, and it’s too bright and doesn’t show the color of the bar that well.
Needless to say, it frustrated me.
It was even worse when I look at the photos of the site where the recipe came from. The bars look divine!
And, honestly, I get better photos out of my iPhone and Hipstamatic of food than I do with my actual DSLR. That’s kind of annoying.
It doesn’t matter if it’s food or drink, the images are tough for me to take. One of the other reasons I want to get better at this is to be able to take better photos of my homebrews.
So it’s time for Foto Friday and Foodie Friday to meet.
In the coming weeks, I hope to have a few posts for the Foodie version of my Friday posts. And with that, hopefully better photos. I don’t know if I have everything I need, but I’m going to try and learn a few things so I can deliver a bit more with the images.
Anybody out there do food photos? If so, any tips? I’d like to make sure the photos come out well as it’s not like I’ll be plating $100 meals, so it would be nice to make them look as good as possible!
Hopefully I can figure it out though as I know there’s only a certain amount of time to take the photos. After that, you just have to dive in and start eating!
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The first time I worked a commercial shoot with a food stylist I was amazed. So many tips and tricks to make food look good on camera and most of it is inedible.
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I am sure you will get the hang of it. Those look good so far to me. I take a lot of them mostly with my camera phone and many come out great. It’s a matter of lighting and angle.
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I agree, food photos are hard!! I have a hard time in our kitchen. It’s on the dark side and we have special windows to keep the UV light out, so they have a tint. If I go outside with the food – it’s to bright!
I look forward to your food photo, tell us how you do it! 🙂
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