Comments on: Food Photography Techniques and Tips

By: Steve Gibas

Steve Gibas — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:04:31 +0000

Hi guys,
I came across this article and thought this could be the perfect opportunity to put these tips into practice.

http://www.facebook.com/superiortaste?sk=app_137541772984354

It’s an international food photography competition. The theme is “Great Taste”. You can be exposed in a famous space in Brussels and win a hamper full of products from all over the world.

Hope it is interesting for some of you!

By: Gaggan

Gaggan — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:45:07 +0000

Natural light is always best for photographing food, but if the subject can only be photographed indoors in front of a window, it will then become back-lit with unwanted shadows. Some of these shadows can be eliminated by reflecting the daylight onto the subject by positioning something reflective, such as a bedroom design mirror , white card or a newspaper in front of it. Even wearing a white garment will reflect some light onto the subject.

By: dawson

dawson — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:07:09 +0000

Thanks Jonathan Pollack, I am really glad I’ve found this info. Today bloggers publish just about gossip and net stuff this also is actually irritating. A good site with exciting content, that’s what I need. Thank you for causing this to be site, i are going to visit again. Do you do newsletters? I Cant still find it.

By: Mario

Mario — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 10:12:07 +0000

@Jessie: diffuse direct light and compensate lower light with longer exposure. I would not use a direct flash.

By: Patrick Larson

Patrick Larson — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:32:56 +0000

Use a polarizing filter and/or bounce flash if using flash.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Thu, 26 May 2011 01:17:28 +0000

Hi I am doing some photography using my Canon EOS 500D – It is of meat packs with the film on – any tips on how to remove the glare?

Thanks Jess

By: Diane Waiste

Diane Waiste — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:38:54 +0000

This is an amazing site and I gained a great deal from it. I have recently been asked to shoot some food and wine items and by accident I used several of your tehniques. They turned out amazingly well! It is very kind of you to share this information. Thank you!

By: sarah commerford

sarah commerford — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:59:02 +0000

Thanks for the great article. I’ve been blogging about international cooking since April and really appreciate your tips. I started out with a little point and shoot, graduated to a Canon Powershot X10 and now have a Rebel that I absolutely love. Looking back on old photo’s makes me cringe just slightly!

The only thing I would add to the tips is to let your passion for the subject shine through. Food is sexy and if you can somehow connect organically to it rather than worry so much about ornate staging, you often end up with really beautiful shots that capture the simple sensual nature of the dish, meal, or subject.

So glad I found this site!

By: Noor

Noor — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:46:54 +0000

I have had a food blog for over 3 years now and my pictures have been so bad. I finally just was able to get the Canon eos 550d and I am so lost. This is my first ‘real’ camera. I have been shooting in raw and my main issue is that I really do not have much natural light in my home where I take my pictures and I do not have a yard as well. From this I have no idea what else do and what settings I should use I am so overwhelmed right now.

By: Siria

Siria — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:08:54 +0000

Thanx for your good tips! I’m an italian photographer found my passion in food photography and now looking to learn as much as possible so your article was very useful.