It's been some time since we last blogged and that's because our we've been busy with our microteaching lesson, which is on 26th September. Not to worry, we'll be taking loads of pictures and blogging about our experience for that soon!
Anyway, we had a lesson on Food Photography today by Ms Johannah Soo. She's really experienced and offer a lot useful tips and advice on taking pictures of food. Here're some of the pointers she shared during the lesson:
- Food should look already look good.
- Shoot from lower angle, not limited to aerial view
- Lighting is important
- Close and crop tightly
- Avoid the blur
- Use shallow depth field
- Add a little oil
- Don't over prop
Triangle Rule
Food items should form a triangle in the picture. ie don't out plates or food straight, put them at an angle
Rule of Thirds
When framing the shot, the ratio of the subject to the background should either be1/3 or 2/3.
Other tips:
- Use some shapes
- Accesorize the food- Place some chopsticks at the side? Use appropriate plates or bowls.
- Use colour wheel- use complementary or contrasting colours
- White plates give a clean look
- Have different levels in the presentation dish
- Oval plates are for savoury food and round plates are for sweet food.
We were given some donuts to play around with and here're some of my photos!
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| Taken outside the Foods Lab |
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| I think this close up shot looks better. It gives the feel of an afternoon tea session in a place that is away from the hustle and bustle of the city. |
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| Finally a picture of us on our blog! :) |
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