Food Photography Tips

This bit of advise came to me last night from my roommate, Josh (http://joshjonesphoto.blogspot.com/.)

Photographing food isn't really that tricky, but if you don't have the settings adjusted right, then your food will look disgusting, no matter how delicious it might taste.

Start off with having your food in a well-lit area. This is probably one of the biggest problems with most photographs in general. Low light areas will produce a bunch of noise.

Depending on your personal preference, adjust your exposure to around +0.3 or +0.7. The next step is probably the most important step in the whole process. Manually set your white balance. If you don't do this, chances are your food will have a yellow or green tint, depending on whether it is under fluorescent or incandescent lighting. Manually setting your white balance will also help you avoid getting over-exposed pixels.

Set your camera to your preferred ISO setting and set your shutter speed to something that will not be affected by you holding the camera as opposed to having it on a tripod (if you do a tripod shot, of course you should set a low ISO and your shutter speed can be as fast or slow as you like.)

Try to get an interesting angle. You don't like boring photography that looks flat. Try to keep your image fairly level and take your shot. Hopefully, your food will look even better and you will be satisfied with your meal!