In the food photography or culinary business, food styling backdrops are important, especially for promoting the business. In fact, people will be more interested to order the menu offered after seeing the photos or pictures. However, there are several tips and tricks to style foods before being photographed.
Consider the Portion
First, you need to consider the portion of the food served in a serving plate. Instead of fully filling the serving plate with food, it will be better if you reduce the portion. Make sure the food portion is balanced with the serving plate size. You must know that a fully loaded serving plate does not mean that people will be interested to order or enjoy the menu.
Add Other Properties
While styling foods, consider adding other properties in the backdrop. It is purposed to give different textures. For example, you can use plain serving plates to style the foods. But in order to give different textures, you can add cooking paper. This cooking paper will bring a
different nuance to the background. You are suggested to use white serving plates so that people’s attention will be focused on the food served instead of the properties.
Give Contrast Colors as the Backdrop
If you think that white is too boring and plain, you can use contrast colors as the backdrop. For example, you want to style bright foods on a plate. Place the foods in a white plate so that it becomes a focal point. Then, use a black background to wrap up the pictures. Just make sure the contrast colors you choose are still in harmony with other items.
A Little Bit Messy
Sometimes, you should try making the foods you are going to photograph a little bit messy. But make sure the textures of the messy foods look natural. This trick will bring an artistic nuance as well as unique and different arts. In fact, this kind of trick will make your food photography look more real and more live. So, do not be paranoid about a mess.
Those are the tips and tricks of food styling backdrops. Do not be afraid of creating something out of the box and getting out of your comfort zone. As long as you believe in your creativity and talents, you will be able to be a professional food photographer.
Are you ready to produce drooling and amazing food photos?