Tips for more beautiful food photos

Here are the best tips for more beautiful food photos!
Alexandra Gorsche © Conny Leitgeb Photography
16. August 2021 | 
Alexandra Gorsche
16. August 2021
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Alexandra Gorsche

Social media is becoming more and more important. That's why it's one thing to conjure up great dishes, another to stage them perfectly for social media.

Without a reflex camera or specialist knowledge. Our cell phones can do more than we think! Including the best apps for mobile photo editing.

Tip 1: Light

A successful picture depends on the right light. If you don't have a suitable light source in your premises - then place your plate/dish near a window, for example, and use the natural light source.

Tip 2: Perspective

A bird's-eye view is an angle that never deceives. To do this, take a photo from above so that your plate or the entire dish appears in all its glory. If you want to show a side view, make sure that there is nothing in the background that distracts from the dish.

Tip 3: Background

A neutral and natural background will make your food stand out. It can also be something simple like a wooden board, cloth or paper. But tiles also make a great background.

Tip 4: Food styling

Sometimes less is more! Overloaded plates never look as appealing as plates on which the main ingredients are in the foreground.

Tip 5: Decoration

This can give the photo that certain something. Fresh ingredients such as crisp lettuce leaves, colorful tomatoes, but also a beautiful napkin or fine cutlery give a food picture more glamour.

Tip 6: Image editing

There are numerous apps for image editing. A little more contrast, saturation, sharpness - these are all edits that make you want to cook even more.

Here are a few app recommendations:

  • VSCO: For iOS and Android
    For corrections and effect filters, free app, user-friendly and compact.
  • Snapseed: For iOS and Android
    For image editing, corrections, effect filters, free app, an all-round package.
  • Lightroom Mobile: For iOS and Android
    Also for raw files, exports images, free app. Synchronization between computer and mobile device is only possible with a paid subscription.

So grab your cell phone - let's go!

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Tips for more beautiful food photos

Without a reflex camera or specialist knowledge. Our cell phones can do more than we think! Including the best apps for mobile photo editing.