No matter how much technology surrounds us, we never lose our fascination with the basic, tasty things in life — which explains why food photography is all over social networking sites. Most of us reach for our camera phones to photograph a meal, sometimes with less than appetizing results. Here's how to make your camera phone food photos look tastier.
不管科技滲透到我們生活的程度有多深，我們追隨生活中那些基本必需，美味食物的腳步從未停止，這也就解釋了美食照片在社交網(wǎng)站上隨處可見的原因了。很多人拿著拍照手機(jī)給美食拍照，但有時(shí)候拍出來的效果卻沒那么激發(fā)人的食欲。下面給大家介紹一些小技能，讓你拍出來的美食照片更吸引人。

1. Foreground the Food
1. 把食物放在突出的位置。

Bring your camera phone up close to the food and try filling at least the lower third of the frame with it while capturing a couple background elements that suggest the setting. Food often looks great served in the middle of a big white plate, but in a photo, the plate just creates blank space. Use a tight composition to eliminate as much of the white plate as possible. Try using a plate small enough to fill with the food, a dark-colored plate or a side dish that fills empty space.
拿著手機(jī)靠近食物，然后把食物置于構(gòu)圖底部居中的位置，這樣便能利用背景的元素突出構(gòu)圖效果。一般來說，食物與大白盤子的呈現(xiàn)效果是最協(xié)調(diào)的，但在照片里，盤子的作用只會(huì)增加留白。所以要盡量采用緊湊的構(gòu)圖方法以減少白色盤子的畫面比例。找一個(gè)小的，深色調(diào)的盤子或配菜以填補(bǔ)空白位置。

2. Avoid Flat Lighting
2. 避免使用平光

The angle of the light falling on the food will determine how much texture and contour shows. Use side lighting by positioning the food next to a window or using something white like a napkin or a menu to bounce light onto it from the side. If you're shooting at home, try setting a lamp to one side of the dish. Don't use a camera phone flash with food unless there's no other way to get enough light, because it will create harsh shadows and reflections without showing much texture.
投射到食物上的光線將決定食物質(zhì)感和輪廓的展示效果。學(xué)會(huì)使用側(cè)光給食物拍照，例如把食物放在窗子旁邊，或者找一些白色的物品，如餐巾或菜單，把光線從一旁反射到食物上。如果你這是在家里拍的照片，那就在食物旁邊放一盞臺(tái)燈吧。盡可能不要使用手機(jī)閃光燈，除非真的沒有其他獲取光線的方法了，因?yàn)檫@樣會(huì)產(chǎn)生非常強(qiáng)烈的陰影和反光效果，展示食物質(zhì)感的效果也很差。

3. Shoot From a Low Angle
3. 低角度拍攝

Some dishes look good when shot dead-on from above, but many don't. Bring your camera phone down to table level and try different angles to see which one shows the most detailed and interesting view. Shooting at table level will make the food look more prominent in the shot, and it will also allow you to capture some of the background to show the context of the meal.
有的菜肴從正上方拍出來的效果很吸引人，但有很多的菜肴卻不然。把手機(jī)放置桌子的水平位置，嘗試不同的角度以找到最能突出食物細(xì)節(jié)和新鮮有趣的角度。從桌子的水平視角拍攝能使得食物看起來更加鮮明突出，還能通過其他背景元素形成對(duì)比，從而突出食物的質(zhì)感。

4. Add Oil
4. 增添油光

Food looks better when it's shiny. Dabbing just a tiny bit of oil on the food you're shooting will make it look juicier and fresher. The way the light reflects off the shinier surface will enhance the appearance of texture, too.
食物在閃閃發(fā)光的時(shí)候看起來更誘人。在食物上涂上少量油，能讓它看起來更鮮美多汁。光線從油亮的外觀所反射出來的效果能強(qiáng)化展示食物質(zhì)感。

5. Go Macro
5. 使用特寫鏡頭

To get really close and capture a whole new perspective on your dish, use a macro lens like the Easy-Macro and turn a bland-looking lump of comestibles into a work of art. Macro shots work especially well with food that has an interesting texture but not a lot of color.
若想盡可能靠近食物，抓拍出全新的視角，不妨使用微距鏡頭，如Easy-Macro，能把平淡無奇的食物塊拍成高端大氣的藝術(shù)品。微距鏡頭拍出來的食物效果特別驚人，既有獨(dú)特的視角也不顯得色彩冗余。

Ugly Burger
丑丑的漢堡包

To achieve this unappetizing display of photographic ineptitude, we lit and shot the burger from above, alone on a big white plate.
這種倒胃口的拍攝方法，就是在大白盤子的正上方投射光線和拍攝的。

Tasty Burger
美美的漢堡包

We got in close at table level and lit the burger from the side. Using the smaller, darker plate and adding trimmings eliminates white space. See how freshly grilled the burger looks? That's from the oil we dabbed on. It’s actually a $2 sandwich straight from a convenience store.
我們把手機(jī)放置靠近桌子水平的角度，然后從旁邊拍攝。使用了更小、顏色更深的盤子，增添了裝飾物以減少空白?？矗@樣的烤漢堡看起來更美味對(duì)吧？這是因?yàn)槲覀冊(cè)黾恿艘恍┯凸?。這也僅僅是一個(gè)在便利店出售的2塊錢三明治而已。

Ugly Muffin
丑丑的松餅

Breads, grains and other less-than-colorful foods can look boring when photographed from a distance.
面包，谷物糧食以及其他色彩不那么繽紛的食物，如果在遠(yuǎn)處給它們進(jìn)行拍攝，看起來就會(huì)很乏味。

Tasty Muffin
美美的松餅

We used an Easy-Macro lens to take these close-ups that show the texture and ingredients, providing a more appetizing perspective.
我們這里使用了Easy-Macro鏡頭，拍出了這樣的特寫鏡頭，展示了食物的質(zhì)感和配料，展示了一個(gè)更容易讓人產(chǎn)生食欲的角度。

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