“Food Photography” is becoming more and more popular among food lovers and photograph addicts. With today’s technology, now it’s much easier to photograph a certain type of food or a dish. One of the advantages that we have now over years past, is the ability and accessibility to take picture of the food just when it’s being served or in the process of its preparation and uploaded to any social platform. Apps, such as: instagram, pixlromatic and aviary are major factors to the contribution of “food photography”. These apps are so impressive that make dull or pale images look as if it were taken by professional photographers. Aside from changing the actual color of the photographs, these apps add special effects or backgrounds to the photographs within seconds, while creating a professional color balance, saturation or contrast to the desire photograph.
In my opinion I think that one of the toughest things about photography is actually taking photographs of food. It sounds really easy to take a photograph, but it is not. The actual process of choosing the right angle, the food, and the amount of light can be quite complicated for all the adversities that food presents. However, NPR’s article, Robert Mann Gallery’s and Irving Penn’s portraits show that shooting food can be just as beautiful and exciting as their photographs. Each photographer shows different views of food from different angles each with its own characteristics. The way these photographs are portrayed depends on the artists’ imagination or creativity. To conclude, “food photography” is becoming part of our lives in one way or another food is always present. Therefore, there is always a chance that tomorrow’s meal might be seen by our friends on our social platforms.
