Good morning! Today I have a great guest post to share from my friend Ben — this is the first in a series of posts he’s going to write for me over the next few months providing tips for how to take better food pictures! Because there’s nothing better than a drool-worthy food photo, right? 🙂
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How to Take Better Pictures of Your Food — Part 1
by: Ben Powell
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Have you ever eaten a delicious meal and snapped a picture of it so you can later share it with friends and family, only on your camera isn’t that awesome food you remember eating, but rather a green-ish ugly plate of something that somewhat resembles food?
Not to worry. Taking good photos of your food isn’t too tough, it just takes a little bit of thought, and ideally a little planning. Let’s start small, and then work our way to fancy-schmancy tips and tricks. These first few posts can be used by any camera user, from cell-phone to point-and-shoot to DSLR users. All of the photos I’ve taken for this post were taken using a point-and-shoot.
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This Month’s Tip: Ditch the flash
The number one thing I notice when I see casual photos of food is that the pictures always seem washed out, harshly lit, and generally unappetizing. This is because that pesky on-camera flash has a tendency to do that to your photos!
Flashed Out
On a Chair by a Window
The camera should automatically detect that the flash doesn’t need to fire, however its best to be safe, so look for the place on your camera (or phone) where you can tell the flash not to fire. Each point and shoot is different, but most cameras have a physical button you can push to turn off the flash. On this Canon Powershot it’s signified by the little lightning bolt icon:
Push Lightning Bolt Icon Until Flash Turns Off
Tap Here to Toggle the Flash
Let us know how it goes, and post some links to some pictures you take! Hopefully this is step 1 in changing your food-photos for the better. Check back next month for another food photo tip!
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Ben is a freelance photographer and musician in the DC Metro area.
Learn more about him here: http://www.about.me/benpowell
Check out his photography business here: http://photography.benpowellmedia.com
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