I've been playing with my Cannon EOS T2i for three years. It's a really good SLR camera for beginners, not expensive, light and high quality. Some of my professional friends told me that having a high-end camera doesn't really matter compared with having the great lens. So I followed their advice as a kindergarten kid. The lens that has both wide angle and large aperture is my preference, so I bought Cannon 17-40mm f/4.0. This lens was becoming my favorite tool when shooting portrait and landscape. To get superb wide angle effect and appearance out of focus background, I can zoom in and out by adjusting the aperture and essentially I don't have to change my lens to achieve different effects. Nonetheless, I admit that if you want the sharply defined image with nicely blurred background 17-40mm wouldn't win the medal. For newbies and people who like photographing but don't have money to store different types of lens, Canon 17-40 mm f/4.0 is my first recommendation.
Speaking of shooting food, it's a easy but tough job. For easy, the object is still and well-displayed, and mostly indoor. For tough, natural light is not always sufficient and focus could be so soft that the picture doesn't deliver the meaning what photographer wants.
Here are some food photography I've taken:
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Food photography is always fun as you get to eat the subjects after you've taken the shots. I'm going to show you a few simple photography tips.
Use natural light
Natural light can be lovely for food shots but you need a lot of it to bring you color and contrast. By shooting next to a large window or consider to take your dishes outside to photograph them.
Better flash
A flashgun can supply the light you need, but it's prone to producing "specular lights"(unwanted small, very bright spots).Try bouncing the flash off a sheet of white card instead of firing it directly at the food.
Composition
It's usually best to be minimal with composition but a couple of props, such as quality crockery or fine cutlery, can add to the shot. Use them sparely and choose items that suit the mood you're aiming to convey.
Go geometric
Strong geometric shapes work well, so keep this in mind when cutting food and arranging it together on the plate prior to shooting.
Add garnish
Blandly colored food, such as bowls of pasta, can look particularly unappetizing. An easy way to liven up less visually interesting dishes is to simply add some colorful garnish
White Balance
Different manual White Balance setting, such as Daylight, Cloudy, Shade and Tungsten, can add trendy color casts to make shots look more dynamic.
Selective focus
A small depth of filed, where only a small part of the dish is in focus, can work really well. Use a macro or long telephoto lens at a wide aperture for best results.
Bump up the color
For real color impact, increase the saturation setting in a Custom Picture Style, or do this after the event in a program such as Digital Photo Professional or Photoshop Elements.
Hot shots
If food is supposed to look hot, it should be steaming. Get everything set up first so that you're ready to shoot food straight from the oven.
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