WAYS TO CREATE TEXTURE WHEN TAKING FOOD PHOTOS

Texture is one of the most underused elements in food photography.

[{"selector":"#anim-461cb35d-6f2b-4442-828a-0604c49793b6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac484cba-5c47-4af7-a67f-9520fd0add04","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-10deg) translate3d(-204.20167%, 0px, 0) rotate(10deg)","rotate(-10deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(10deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e0b777b3-5cd1-4118-89c5-beec02bdd0f3","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-10deg) rotateZ(-180deg) rotate(10deg)","rotate(-10deg) rotateZ(0deg) rotate(10deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

But if properly used, it can create some wonderful food photographs.

[{"selector":"#anim-19710606-d076-4e95-96b4-07a28b1a4bc8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef206784-e30e-4f42-8c12-94f0ddeec06a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-10deg) translate3d(-204.20167%, 0px, 0) rotate(10deg)","rotate(-10deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(10deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-988ab9c9-f4fe-4abd-bf3c-8b2f43f97bfe","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-10deg) rotateZ(-180deg) rotate(10deg)","rotate(-10deg) rotateZ(0deg) rotate(10deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

We can't capture taste and smell with the camera, we have to rely on other features.

[{"selector":"#anim-3789b0f2-8228-4746-b1e5-b340aa6ca3b0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65402172-bece-42cc-b53d-275b21e2195e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-187.87879%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3e2e6e0-dbbc-4205-85bb-270ebbff6330","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

For texture to show, the image must be taken at a close range. You can see the texture in the below image, shot with a macro lens.

[{"selector":"#anim-e7e36973-05fc-43db-b77c-742b010251f4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e74a2b23-c353-450a-a8e3-93a2d0045213","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-187.87879%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cbcf64d4-0e77-4c25-9022-b6cf68cdae6f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

A way to get texture is just simply adding some material. Old scraps of material, napkins, or place mats could all be used.

[{"selector":"#anim-2833d499-b5d0-4919-b5d1-de97e3393012","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7408e0d0-7d64-49fc-aa4e-e7bcd8483b69","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-188.25758%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac0c0bbe-29d3-4a7c-8a21-d061715982f7","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

Sometimes there is nothing better than old used wood boards with many years of cuts running through the grain.

[{"selector":"#anim-8f1db78e-baa9-400a-97c1-5269e462b122","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4fc948f6-d76c-4d09-bd5d-a2cf1d043a45","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-187.87879%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cbfdedc7-5649-4e63-8fed-ff68c29904d6","keyframes":{"transform":["rotateZ(-180deg)","rotateZ(0deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

Great texture for images is so easily found. It just takes a creative eye and knowing what you have laying around the studio.

[{"selector":"#anim-5e4d3dd5-f732-4ee4-9116-cc7312571001","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-92919e66-0e14-465b-a8e9-799c2443bbd2","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-10deg) translate3d(-200%, 0px, 0) rotate(10deg)","rotate(-10deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(10deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .8, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f7e3e28b-d147-45cf-a888-9ff2c45d5e39","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-10deg) rotateZ(-180deg) rotate(10deg)","rotate(-10deg) rotateZ(0deg) rotate(10deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.2, 0, .5, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

You can find the rest of the article if you swipe up!

[{"selector":"#anim-5833f3be-1508-4de4-ab0d-09f65ea08aa3","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":200,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":4}] [{"selector":"#anim-9d36916b-9831-48b4-b04d-7b5e0058dde6","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(360deg)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-620bfe02-054a-4fca-a9cf-d311e9d7fd72","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-298deg) translate3d(-256.31068%, 0px, 0) rotate(298deg)","rotate(-298deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(298deg)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-378a0a66-573c-4ab9-b4f1-eb70b2c0755d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-324ff5e6-c332-4920-b2f2-f3aedaeafc8b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more

More Stories

[{"selector":"#anim-ff181974-ffe6-4733-b55f-33b993d7e445","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3cdd275d-5bb9-4013-8e0f-3a8d5e4113e6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -208.15972%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b67c272e-50db-4db8-974e-3577f4e60e86","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-359.9481739690268deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(359.9481739690268deg)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-4eb8b737-abce-44f5-bdc5-190b75832817","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-359.9481739690268deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(359.9481739690268deg)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-c8c595d5-b3e1-48cb-9c9b-2332385365ec","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-0077e092-48b1-43eb-a402-cac50e710ea4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-359.9481739690268deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(359.9481739690268deg)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-80cded81-4bc2-44d7-817c-a66fa4a12a21","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-359.9481739690268deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(359.9481739690268deg)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b7284af-210a-4193-9475-c15e2291e61c","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b4e5ec5-640b-48c1-988d-e415d18e58f4","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-42deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(42deg)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-0b22a0c1-44e5-4ffb-91fb-e957ecfb45ee","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-335deg) rotate(-540deg) scale(0.1) rotate(335deg)","none"],"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"fill":"both","iterations":1}] CAMERA MODES: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO CAMERA SETTINGS UNDERSTANDING APERTURE IN PHOTOGRAPHY

WAYS TO CREATE TEXTURE WHEN TAKING FOOD PHOTOS

5

Texture is one of the most underused elements in food photography.

HOW TO CREATE TEXTURE

But if properly used, it can create some wonderful food photographs.

HOW TO CREATE TEXTURE

We can't capture taste and smell with the camera, we have to rely on other features.

HOW TO CREATE TEXTURE

For texture to show, the image must be taken at a close range. You can see the texture in the below image, shot with a macro lens.

DIFFERENT KINDS OF TEXTURE

A way to get texture is just simply adding some material. Old scraps of material, napkins, or place mats could all be used.

ADDING SOME PROPS WITH TEXTURE

Sometimes there is nothing better than old used wood boards with many years of cuts running through the grain.

CUTTING BOARDS ARE A GREAT SOURCE OF TEXTURE

Great texture for images is so easily found. It just takes a creative eye and knowing what you have laying around the studio.

You can find the rest of the article if you swipe up!

More Stories