Backlighting for Food photography

Tutorial and Diagram of backlighting for food photography

Direct and Indirect Light

Posted by David Peterson on 16 Feb 2012 as Tips

 

 There are two types of light in this world; direct light and indirect light. Each of them serves a unique purpose in photography, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. Direct light is straight on, sometimes harsh and sometimes warm and colorful. For example, without direct light, the image to the right wouldn’t be nearly as colorful. Indirect light comes from all sides and completely illuminates your subject. Let’s take a moment and consider how each might be useful in your own photography.

The Five Rules For Taking Great Pictures Of Food

Are you ready to share your casserole with the world? Be careful. A bad photo can make your best culinary creation look like a disaster. So how do food photographers create these mouthwatering masterpieces? How do they get the food to jump out and make you want to take a bite? I’ll give you a hint. It’s all smoke and mirrors. Here are a few of the tricks they use.

Food photography is a big business, and you would be surprised at what goes into creating an image like the one shown above. Many companies hire a food stylist and a prop stylist to get the image just right. The food stylist meticulously arranges the items on the plate while the prop stylist considers all of the background elements. It takes a lot of time, and years of practice, but it sure does make us hungry.

How To Make Waterfalls Look Blurred In A Photo

Some photographic effects will never go out of style. If you’ve ever seen those gorgeous photos of silky smooth waterfalls, you’ll know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, you’re in for a treat. It doesn’t take that much knowledge or equipment to create this effect. All you need is a waterfall, a tripod, a camera, and willingness to get up at the crack of dawn.


 

Photography Terms

Istilah-istilah yang biasa digunakan dalam dunia Fotografi :
 

LS:
Singkatan dari longshot. Dengan lebih mendekatkan objeknya, shot ini tetap masih memberikan sudut pandang lebar tetapi sudah mulai mengarahkan perhatian pada objeknya dengan memisahkannya dari latar belakang yang mungkin mengganggu.

MACRO:
Makro. Pengertiannya dalam fotografi adalah sarana untuk pemotretan dari jarak dekat. Fotografi makro akan menghasilkan rekaman (pada film) yang sama besar dengan benda aslinya (1:1), atau paling kurang separuh dari benda aslinya (1:2), namun demikian pada lensa-lensa jenis zoom yang mempunyai fasilitas untuk menghasilkan rekaman seperempat dari benda aslinya (1:4) juga sudah bisa dikatakan makro.