'Italian #foodphotographer, Roberta Dall’Alba joins us for #CreateYourLight theme 5 #FoodPhotosAtHome! Here she shares her top tips for capturing culinary delights that look as good as they taste Check out her tips in this video as well as those listed below! Tips on how to capture food tjat looks good enough to eat! 1. Study daylight and get a better understanding of how light behaves during the day. Choose one spot where you have enough natural light coming through the window, then choose a subject. Take a photo of your subject at different hours (preferably morning, midday and afternoon) and ideally in the same spot. Then analyse what’s changed i.e. is the light warmer or cooler? When were your shadows longer or shorter? Which light gave the mood you wanted? 2. Step outside of your comfort zone. Experiment with new styles, moods and lenses. Personally, I love baked food (buns, pizza, bread…) and I adore orange/yellow tones which are known for giving us a sense of warmth and happiness. But to maintain a certain level of creativity you have to experiment. If you usually shoot light and bright photos, then try a moodier scene. If you love shooting sweets, then try savoury! If you’re scared of soups because they don’t look appealing, then make a soup and have fun styling it. 3. Have fun with food styling. I was not born a food photographer – my love of food came first, then my blog. Most food photographers “only” photograph food and often work with others, like food stylists. However, as that’s not possible, now is the best time to practice food styling. The web is a great source of inspiration: pick your favourite photographers/food stylists and look at what they’re doing. Remember it’s about making it look as appetising as it is beautiful by playing with texture, colours, shapes and, of course, light. 4. Participate in food photography challenges. I’ve always loved a challenge and I can’t stress enough how important they are to stay creative. The photographer hosting the challenge chooses a theme i.e. shooting different kinds of food with different moods or different composition rules; shooting with artificial or natural light or diffused/undiffused, etc. Challenges always force me to go beyond what I usually do and think outside the box. 5. Cook! I love cooking and testing recipes, but not all food photographers do. Why not start now? Don’t worry, you don’t have to make a three-layered cake. Start with a simple dish: toast. You can make it look SO yummy. It’s all in the styling! For more, head to our blog: https://blog.nikoneurope.com/en_gb/2020/06/create-your-light-food-photography-with-roberta-dallalba'
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