Editorial travel photography features
indigenous cuisine and places to eat. Photogs
need to master lighting techniques that make
both look appealing for publications. Making
food look good is a lot harder than you might
think. Amateur photographs do not make most
food attractive. Professionals hire food stylists.
Social
Since on camera flash is often too harsh
and bad color balance makes food look bad,
many photographers who are working fast
use natural light. Cooks go through so much
trouble to emphasize flavor, texture and
presentation, photographers should too.
Good composition enhances your chances
exponentially.
Coffee, tea, beer and other alcoholic drinks are
social lubricants, i.e. certain cultures will begin
almost every gathering, whether social or
business, over a beverage. Other societies will
only forge relationships sharing a meal. Both
are extraordinarily important interactions.
Sometimes it is just casual ritual but often a
test of your interpersonal skills. An offer you
cannot refuse.
Include markets, specialty stores and
cultivation in your photographic coverage
of indigenous crops. Shoot farms that raise
livestock and the workers who herd or process
them. Small towns or villages are origins for
“If you really want to make a friend, go to
someone’s house and eat with him…
the people who give you their food give you
their heart.”
-Cesar Chavez
famous, unique delicacies. All are fodder for
photography. And don’t forget to highlight
people enjoying the end products.
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