Learn how to take pictures of food like a professional CREDIT: PETER DENCH

A cursory scroll through Instagram on any given day is likely to return three types of pictures: selfies, sunsets and food. Lots of food.
不管哪天，在Instagram上走馬觀花地瀏覽都能看到三種照片：自拍，日落，和食物，有很多很多食物照片。

The unfortunate truth is that unless you've got a particularly good eye, even the most delicious meringue can end up looking a foamy mess under the merciless flash of a smartphone camera.
不幸的是，除非你有一雙慧眼，即使是最美味的酥餅也能被殘忍的智能手機拍照手法照的像泡沫一樣糟糕。

Read on for hints and tips from seasoned food photographer Hugh Johnson, who has shot Heston Blumenthal, Yotam Ottolenghi and Thomasina Miers' creations, to learn how your images can look as good as these.
讀完下面這些來自經驗豐富的美食攝影師休?約翰遜的提示和建議，來學習如何把照片拍的和這些一樣好。他曾負責給赫斯頓?布盧門撒爾，約塔姆?奧圖藍吉，托瑪西娜邁耶斯的作品攝影。

1. Don't overcrowd the shot
1.不要讓鏡頭太擁擠

Don't try and capture too much in a single image, especially if it's going to be cropped and uploaded to Instagram anyway. Focus on a key area, such as the sheen of an egg yolk or a steak's pink centre, but not so closely a viewer won't be able to tell what it is.
不要試著在一個鏡頭里捕捉太多，特別是它將要被裁剪和上傳到Instagram上。關注重點部分，比如蛋黃的光澤或者牛排粉嫩的部分，但是不要太近以至于別人看不出它是什么。

2. Consider the lighting
2.注意照明

Using a flash in a dim restaurant will bleach your food of any defining features and splashes of colour. A plate will always look better in natural light, but when sunshine is out of the question, make sure you're focused on using as much of the available light as possible, or try and use the shadow to your advantage.
在昏暗的餐廳使用閃光燈能讓你食物的特點和顏色變得明顯。餐具在自然光下會顯得更好看。但是當沒陽光的時候，盡量使用更多的光，或者試著利用陰影的優勢。

CREDIT: HUGH JOHNSON

3. Keep it steady
3.保持穩定

Tuck your elbows closely into your sides to keep the camera as stable as possible and avoid blurring. Optical image stabilisation on smartphones including the HTC 10, LG G5 and iPhone 6s Plus can also help to keep this to a minimum.
肘部靠近自己來讓照相機盡可能的穩固并且防止模糊。智能手機例如HTC 10,LG G5和蘋果6plus的圖像穩固功能能盡量減少這種情況。

CREDIT: HUGH JOHNSON

4. Move things around
4.移動周圍的物品

Too many people ruin what would be a perfectly good shot by failing to consider the backdrop properly. Make sure all menus and unruly napkins are out of sight, alongside any dirty cutlery or smartphones on the table, and let the food take centre-stage.
太多的人因為沒能考慮合適的背景而毀了一張可能很棒的照片。確保照不到菜單和凌亂的餐巾紙，還有任何臟的餐具或者桌上的手機，來讓食品成為主角。

CREDIT: HUGH JOHNSON

5. Consider using a proper camera
5.考慮使用合適的照相機

While smartphone cameras are increasingly capable, they don't all come with the array of functions and lenses as you can achieve with a DSLR. If you're serious about your Instagramming, changing lenses is helpful to achieve focus.
手機的照相功能變得再多，它也不能完成你用一臺單反就能完成的功能。如果你對在Instagram上傳照片真的很在乎，當景深不足時，為了實現聚焦效果，換個鏡頭很有幫助。

6. Use the widest aperture possible
6.使用最大光圈

This will only apply to those using full cameras, but using the widest aperture available to you will ensure the maximum level of light, allowing the majority of focus on the foreground.
這只適用于那些使用全功能相機的人，但是盡可能的使用最大光圈能夠確保最大亮度，來讓焦點盡量聚焦在前景上。

CREDIT: PETER DENCH

7. Add oil or water
7.加點油或者水

Adding oil or water to food, particularly salad or vegetables, adds an appealing glisten that works well on camera. This can help avoid the meal looking flat or like it's been sat out for a few hours, which it might well have.
給食物加點油或者水，特別是沙拉蔬菜一類，加點誘人的光亮能給照片添色不少。這能防止食物看起來單調，或者看上去已經放了好幾個小時，盡管它已經這樣。

CREDIT: HUGH JOHNSON

英文來源：每日電訊報

譯者：朱卓（中國日報網愛新聞iNews譯者）

編審：yaning