Tell me how to shoot food

[ypurcaro]

I like taking photos of my food especially those I cook. But, I never know how to make it nicer like others. I know this is all about composition. For this photo that I took, If you were me, how would you photograph it? From the top? Or just a partial of each dish? Thanks for your help.


Camera Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 60 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV

[RecurrentNerve]

Natural light is always the way to go. And it's very rare for a food shot taken from directly above to look good. Your shot looks good composition-wise, lighting is just perhaps a bit off.

There are some tips right here on DPS, and try checking out food blogs; the lady who runs SmittenKitchen takes great photos of her food.

[Gaurav Prabhu]

I too am a newbie when it comes to food photography but have found that food photography demands creative play of angles & depth of field. if you look around on Flickr, food photography is often done using a wider aperture, so getting a 50mm f/1.4 or f/1.8 will be good. Also try to include supplementary items/props like ketchup bottle, glass, cutlery, napkin etc in your food shots to add the spice to your photographs.

In your picture, I find the picture getting disturbed by food placed in the backdrop. Apart from that its not bad at all. Work on & you would advance.

[jojonac]

I believe the DPS blog just posted a nice article on food photography with some great links to a couple of Food Picture sites. You should check it out.