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In last few days, I found some wonderful articles on several topics related to food photography and food styling. These articles are very different. There are posts on how to read histogram on your camera and how to improve your photography using that, then there are articles on how to fold dinner napkins. One talks about things you need to know about memory cards and another one writes about buying plates and props for better food photos. In this post, I am sharing what I have found interesting.

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It is that time of the year again. By this time, most of us forget our new year resolutions. I bet most of you decided to pursue some photography goal, only a few of you may be working towards those goals. Today is the 90th Day of this year. This is a good time to stop for few moments and ask yourself – what have I done in the last 90 days? Has my photography skills improved?

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This is the second post in tackling the 13 most common problems in food photography. In this post, we talk about the problem of underexposed photos. We will define what is underexposure, how to identify them, why they occur and how to solve the problem before taking the photograph.

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You enter your favorite coffee shop and see bunch of people waiting in the line to order. You stand in the line too. Your eyes are dancing around from point to point. You glance at the menu and then glance at the rack with coffee mugs. The white mug with words “COFFEE PLZ” catches your eye. You are looking at the mug and you hear, “Hello, what would you like to order.” A cute girl is standing behind the counter and staring at you.

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If you have ever moved out of Auto-Mode of you camera you have probably encountered one of these problems with photography. In fact, there are some problems that you may have come across just because you didn’t move out of Auto-Mode. In other words, you may have encountered problems no matter what you do, lets look at the 13 most common problems with your food photos.

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How do you find the best camera angle for food photography? Do you know what the formula for that looks like? This post is a simple guide for food photographers to find the best angle for taking food photos.

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So you want to know what’s the best angle for photographing food. Is it 10-20 degree? Is it at an angle of 45? What about from the top? You really want to know the thumb rule for taking a stunning photograph? Here it is…

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We have talked about depth of field previously. We first introduced depth of field and then looked at how to create shallow depth of field. In this post, we invite you to share your food photos with us.

Here’s an example of shallow depth of field in food photograph.

Prune Bread using Shallow Depth of Field

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There is a tiny bit of shopaholic in all of us. We spend hours in store window shopping and browsing through online stores… oh and if you are interested in photography, the quest to the best camera, the best lens and the that awesome lighting equipment is unending… and here I am, claiming that no matter what your skills are, you can improve your food photography without buying a single photography gear.

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Watching a 3-D movie is a great experience. I am sure you have seen at least one 3-D movie. If not, do it. It is amazing (specially if you see one of those Disney shows in Magic Kindom. It feels like you are part of the experience. In photography, a photo that pops out is engaging and mesmerizing. It makes you feel that you are just there and part of the photograph. So, how do you do bring third dimension in photography? Read on…

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Have you ever cooked? “Cooked what?” you may ask. Well… anything. Absolutely anything. Something as simple as boiling a pasta and putting sauce in it. How do you decide how much sauce to put or how much to boil that pasta? What about how much black pepper to add? Here’s how: you either know what black pepper tastes like or you know what excess of it might do to the dish.

A cook needs to know what ingredients of a recipe might do to its taste even before cooking it. So, does a photographer.

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How do you read a photograph? When a expert photographer looks at the photograph taken by someone else, what do you think goes in her mind? Do you want to know how the experts do it? Do you want to learn how to read a photograph?

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And just like that it is time to bid 2009 a good bye. 2009 was a blast for us. I hope it was for you too. Among other things, the best thing that happened was we started LearnFoodPhotography. In just few months, we have received so many emails, so many tweets and several notes that we are really excited to be in this place. All I want to say is Thank you for all the love you have showered upon us. Here are the 10 most read post by our readers.

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Are Your Cranberries Red Enough?

Ever had that feeling that those cranberries or strawberries you shot aren’t red enough? May be the apple pie you shot seemed a little – well – yellow. One of our readers sent me a tweet about her experience with food photography sharing sites. In this post we explain why exactly is your food isn’t looking good enough.

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In this second part of “Understanding Element of Arts to Improve Food Styling and Photography”, we continue our journey to improving our skills. In this post, we look at the remaining three elements of art – color, space and texture. These elements, when used appropriately, can drastically improve your food presentations and photographs.

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