Food Photography

We learnt about food photography in our last Home Economics lesson. I was looking forward to the lesson as I am passionate about photography and I enjoy taking photos of food. Miss Soo gave us some pointers to take note of for food photography and they are as follows:

1) Choose food that looks good

2) Choose the right angle

3) Learn the light

4) Get in close, crop up tight

5) Avoid the blur

6) Use the shallow depth of field

7) Add a little oil

8) Don’t over-prop, set yourself up wide

Miss Soo then got us to share the photos of food that we had brought to class so that we could get feedback on our techniques. My photos were commented on and I realise that although I enjoy taking close-up views of food, the dish may look better if I had taken them further back.

After which each group was tasked to take photos of doughnuts using strawberries, lemon, mint leaves and any other resources that we could find in the food lab to decorate and present our dish. We then had to take photos of the doughnut using the techniques that were taught. Our group took some time to come up with a good concept that will ensure a contrast between the colour of the doughnut and the serving plate. We eventually decided to work with a wooden board and placed the doughnuts on a paper dolly to add variety to the colours. These are some photos that I had captured of the doughnuts.

This was this initial photo taken. Miss Soo and Mrs Stevenson suggested that we placed something under the green tea doughnut so that it could be propped up. Being ever so creative, we placed a saucer under the doughnut and it did help us to achieve better photos :p

The photos are not perfect but I will strive to take better photos of food from now on, having picked up some important pointers from the class J