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Six Tips to Better Photos for Food WritersArticle may be used in free emags, newsletters, websites or print publications. Minor editing for grammar and punctuation is fine, just please keep most of article intact. Resource box at end of article MUST be included. Thanks.SIX TIPS TO BETTER PHOTOS FOR FOOD WRITERS by Pamela White Feeling overwhelmed at the thought of taking photographs of your culinary creations for publication? Here are six non-technical tips to making the most of your article’s art. 1. Try different angles. Stand on a chair focusing down or take the picture at eye-level. 2. Vary the backdrop. If the dishes are for a family reunion or outdoor party, set up your photo shoot outside on a sunny day. Need the photos off season? Use a splashy table cloth and fresh flowers and herbs to decorate it. Take a close up so the room you’re in won’t be included. Christmas recipes? Drag out your decorations for a shoot. Your editor will love you for it. 3. Find antique, colorful, square, elegant, and funky plates and platters, bowls and serving spoons at flea markets and garage sales. No time? Ask friends and families to contribute their cutest, goofiest, most expensive pieces to the cause. 4. Practice! Digital cameras make that easy – you can see your photo immediately and delete it or save it. See what this dish looks like in black and white, color, up close, from a height, and cut into servings. Pick the most beautiful “pose.” 5. Do not cook dishes until done for best results in the photos. Use spray oils to make food look savory. Garnish with florals, herbs, non-edible trinkets, or napkins. Look at how the best food magazines set up their photos. When do they cut out a piece or how often do they show the spoon in the casserole? Use these for ideas when working on your own food photos. 6. Call the local college, high school, art school or vocational school. Maybe you will find a student willing to take your photos for the publication credit. Or perhaps you will find a mentor to help you through your photographic challenges. Food styling is an art that I have not begun to touch on but when faced with your first food photo request by an editor, do not give up. Call on family and friends for props, camera, lights and technical help. Then before the next assignment comes in, sign up for a workshop or class on using a digital camera. *************** Pamela White is the publisher of Food Writing, an online newsletter for writers, and the teacher of Eat, Drink, and Make Money: All About Food Writing, an online 8-week course. More information is on www.food-writing.com . She is the author of Fabjob’s Guide to Becoming a Food Writer at http://www.FabJob.com/foodwriter.asp?affiliate=2464.
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