Food photography can been one of the most enjoyable parts of food blogging, and also the most challenging. In this multi-part series I’d like to share some of my tips and explain how to get the most out of your camera and setup.
So, why bother taking photos of food? Imagine flipping through a recipe book on the hunt for something nice to cook. Do you stop at the recipe without a photo, or the one with a photo so good you can almost taste it?
A food photo is not just a way of giving someone an idea as to what something may taste like, but for a recipe, it’s a very useful reference point.
With the ever growing amount of food bloggers and recipe websites on the Internet, we all need to do something to back up the writing we do. We’re trying to do everything to attract readers and keep them, and having good food photos will help.
For this series I’ll be focusing on taking photos for the web, as quickly as possible. That means once you’ve taken your photos you can sit down and enjoy the food. I won’t be talking about “food styling” or spending hours trying to get one photo, although you can if you want to!
