The main pride of the restaurant is its cuisine. Beautifully presented dishes, exquisite cocktail decorations, surprises from the chef require high-quality photography to advertise a delicious place. Food from brochures or monitors should ask potential visitors by mouth. That is why it is important for a photographer or restaurant manager to know how to take a photo for a restaurant.
It is necessary
- - camera;
- - lens for portrait and macro photography;
- - protective filter for lens glass;
- - small tripod;
- - beautiful dishes from the restaurant menu.
Instructions
Step 1
Get the equipment you need for a delicious photo shoot. It is not necessary to use a professional camera, a great image can be obtained using a digital "soap box" with a removable lens. A small tripod can really come in handy so that the camera gains stability, and the photos for the restaurant are clear, without blur.
Step 2
To take a photo for a restaurant, take a seat by the window or on the veranda. A well-lit area will eliminate the use of flash, which can create ugly reflections on food or reflections from the glossy surface of a plate or table. Place the dish with the most attractive side of the dish facing the lens.
Step 3
When the sun is providing enough light, use a fast shutter speed (1/250 to 1/1000) and a small aperture (1, 8 - 2, 8). These settings are built in manual photography mode. They allow you to achieve good focus on your subject and great depth of field.
Step 4
It is not always possible to take a photo for a restaurant in daylight or using a flash. It seems that the situation is unfavorable for a successful image, but this is far from the case. Use manual mode to adjust the required parameters. Be sure to use a high sensitivity (at least 1000 in low light), which is labeled as ISO on the camera. Just do not overuse it, otherwise you will get a lot of noise or grains in the photo.
Step 5
If you can use the flash, make it a little muted and compensate with a wider aperture. Remember that when shooting close-ups with the camera's built-in flash, you will get either extra ghosting or a completely blurry image.
Step 6
For a quality photo for a restaurant, take a close look at the "surroundings". Protect the main character of the frame from extra hands, crumbs or stains on the tablecloth, fingerprints on a plate or glass. Swear not to photograph a half-eaten dish, it often looks more appetizing in life than in subsequent photographs. An exception may be, for example, a puff cake, which must be captured "from the inside".
Step 7
Set up the camera on a tripod in advance, so when a hot dish is brought in, you can take a shot "in the heat of the heat." For complex dishes (salad with pasta, curry, etc.), use a minimalist monochromatic decor: white plates, simple cutlery, tablecloth. But bright dishes will make simple dishes more appetizing.
