Your food photos can create a narrative, a beautiful story for you and your followers. In that way, your photo becomes so powerful.
What is a food narrative? A food narrative is just a fancy way to say a story about you and your food. In each photo, you put a piece of yourself in the story you say. It means creating a photo or a series of photos that shows in a simple dish or a product in a literal way.
Creating a narrative means creating an atmosphere that suggests intriguing and appealing stories in the mind of the viewer and enhances the appeal of the subject. You will use props, lighting angles, and location.
We want to see amazing photos about food that will make you think about it, order it, or made it just because it looks so appealing, glamorous, or exotic.
The narrative is very important when you shooting a series. Shooting a series of dishes in an identical background, lighting, and angle is a valid creative choice in many situations.
A food photography narrative depends on your imagination. The limit is the sky. You need to show more than a dish or a product. You need to show an idea, a feeling, make them feel that they can touch it and eat it right there.
My first example is a summer morning, my garden, and my bench. Everything is about lighting, fresh, fruits red and pink, and summer feeling. You feel relaxed in the garden enjoying a smoothie, fresh fruits, or a light dessert. I got also close-ups and shots from every angle. The bench and petals are in the story set the mood and the décor.
Garden in the summer
Another example is donuts. I need my food to look fresh and ready to eat. I don’t want a perfect product. I love crumbles, shells, dripping, and spill. Here are some donuts. The same background, light but with different donuts.
Donuts
Published by Gabriela Lupu
Hi. My name is Gabi and I am a professional photographer, a new mom and a wife. I wanna learn to cook healthy food for my little one, so I made this blog to share my cooking experiments with everyone. It’s gone be a long and a bumpy ride but a funny one, so stay tune for news and enjoy my ride.
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