{"id":1873,"date":"2021-02-18T11:56:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synchedin.com\/blog\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2021-02-18T11:56:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:56:32","slug":"natural-light-in-food-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/natural-light-in-food-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Natural Light in Food Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don&#8217;t need loads of fancy lighting equipment to shoot fantastic food photos or videos. Check out how to master natural light in food photography here!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/food-videos-how-to-shoot-cooking-like-a-pro\/\">Shooting food like a pro<\/a> means thinking about things like angles, presentation and setting. But, lighting is a massive deciding factor for whether your photo or video is a stunner or a dim flop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re a content creator and keen cook, there are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/top-10-food-cooking-youtube-channels\/\">food and cooking channels<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\">YouTube<\/a> that you can draw inspiration from. Once you&#8217;ve decided on your dish, you&#8217;re going to want to share it with your audience as beautifully as possible. Forget forking out hundreds of dollars on high spec, complex lighting set-ups. Whilst it&#8217;s great having a range of equipment to work with, don&#8217;t overlook the free resources available to you. I&#8217;m talking about the sun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Food Photography in Natural Lighting\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QL7ne9qdrFg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Natural light in food photography is great because it provides versatile qualities, depending on what time of day you shoot. You can also manipulate it with clever tricks. <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/what-is-diffused-light-why-is-it-great-for-tutorials\/\">Diffusing the light<\/a> with gossamer curtains, as Joanie Simon shows in the above video, creates a soft light and eliminates harsh shadows. This is great for getting those details and making the food the star. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, whether your rustling up gourmet platters or experimenting with <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/fakeaways-recreate-takeaway-classics-at-home\/\">fakeaways recipes<\/a>, make sure you have a play with the wonderful natural light in your workspace and see what you can come up with!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Are you looking for some great music to accompany your food videos? <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/\">RouteNote Licensing<\/a> has a huge <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/discover-music\">library<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/blog\/royalty-free-music-ultimate-guide\/\">awesome royalty free music<\/a>, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/licensing.routenote.com\/playlist\/cooking\">cooking playlist<\/a>. You&#8217;re guaranteed to find the perfect track for your latest cookery content creation project. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don&#8217;t need loads of fancy lighting equipment to shoot fantastic food photos or videos. Check out how to master natural light in food photography here! Shooting food like a pro means thinking about things like angles, presentation and setting. But, lighting is a massive deciding factor for whether your photo or video is a stunner or a dim flop. If you&#8217;re a content creator and keen cook, there are plenty of food and cooking channels on YouTube that you can draw inspiration from. 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