Art for photography
Cropping for food blog photography There are two aspects of cropping I want to talk about, one is horizontal vs. vertical, and the other is “tightness”. Most cameras allow you to shoot an image that is either horizontal or vertical. Professionally, I’m requited to take either vertical or horizontal depending on the layout of the ad, billboard, or brochure I’m shooting for. I may need to leave room over top of the plate for type, or I might need negative space to the right or left of the plate for a UPC code or company logo. Unless you’re shooting with preconceived limitations on your photo’s usage, I suggest that you shoot horizontal. Yes, there may be times when shooting vertical is a good idea, but most of the time I suggest that a horizontal shot will give you a better final image. Lets say that you do as I suggest and get down “lower than normal” for your camera angle. One thing that this does is to make your plate of food VERY horizontal. If you tilt the camera so that the