Food Photography

3 Main Types of Food Photography:  Michael Kay

#1 Packing-
- Hardest type, technical and tedious
-Has to be a perfect portrail of what they give to you
- must show food in a realistic way
TIPS: cropping and propping the background which shoudl be predetermined

#2 Advertising-
Ex. Food ads, Menus
- (strict) given a layout and guidelines to follow
-make the picture look like you would want to eat it
TIPS: lighting BIG/ will make picture look great

#3 Editorial-
- Most favored
- good lighting is what critiques look for and what will make the picture great
TIPS: Shoot from lower angle
         - crop picture tightly
         - use shallow depth of field (focus)