Pick the Freshest Ingredients : If the skin looks wrinkled  angle it to where you cant see the bad side. You’re often photographing these things really close up so even the tiniest flaws will show up 

Lighting is Everything :Backlight is key to texture and making it appetizing looking. This allows any steam to show up in the image.  Steam or smoke will show up prominently when lit from behind

Keep it Simple : Take out things on the table that are distracting and use just one plate of food.  If the food once cooked is unattractive only show a portion of it

Use Simple Props : Simple plates and raw ingredients make great extra props. Stick to non-patterned plates and bowls so the food stands out more.

Show a Before and After Shot : Show one shot before, and one after it’s cooked or step by step images. This works well for things that just don’t look all that great cooked.

Show it Cooking : showing it cooking is sometimes better than showing the finished product.

11 Quick Food Photography Tips to Make Mouth Watering Images

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Rule Of Thirds

Balancing Elements

Leading Lines

Symmetry and Patterns

Viewpoint

Background

Depth

Framing

Cropping

Experimentation

Rule Of Thirds :  position the most important elements in your scene along these lines, or at the points where they intersect

Balancing Elements:  You should balance the “weight” of your subject by including another object of lesser importance to fill the space

Leading Lines: When we look at a photo our eye is naturally drawn along lines

Symmetry and Patterns: Another great way to use them is to break the symmetry or pattern in some way, introducing tension and a focal point to the scene

Viewpoint: Rather than just shooting from eye level, consider photographing from high above, down at ground level, from the side, from the back, from a long way away, from very close up, and so on

Background: look around for a plain and unobtrusive background and compose your shot so that it doesn’t distract or detract from the subject

Depth: You can create depth in a photo by including objects in the foreground, middle ground and background

Framing: The result is a more focused image which draws your eye naturally to the main point of interest

Cropping: By cropping tight around the subject you eliminate the background “noise”, ensuring the subject gets the viewer’s undivided attention

Experimentation: Take advantage of this fact and experiment with your composition

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