FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY:  FIVE WAYS TO CREATE TEXTURE

Texture is one of the most underused elements in food photography. But if properly used, it can create some wonderful food photographs.

HOW TO CREATE TEXTURE

Taste and smell are two things people most often associate with food. Because we can't capture that with the camera, we have to rely on other features.

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.

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