ins博主告訴你10招拍出誘人的美食
Food snaps dominate social media feeds - but that doesn't mean they're easy to take.
食物的圖片佔據了社交媒體的主流-但這並不意味着它們照片很好拍。
All too often dishes can be left looking messy and unappetising, and tables obscured by dark shadows. Fortunately food photographer and influencer Giulia Mulè, who boasts more than 60,000 Instagram followers, has shared her professional tips to help you up your social media food game.
但發出來的幾乎所有食物照片上，都很凌亂，然人看起來沒啥食慾，桌子的陰影讓食物看起來模糊不清。幸運的是，美食專業拍攝家Giulia Mulè，她拍的照片卻很有影響力，在Ins上有6萬粉絲。現在她分享了專業的小祕方助力你的美食照片。
The Italian-born Londoner offered up before and after example photos of seven common set-ups and problems to show the best way to tackle each - and published her top 10 tips on how to take the perfect snap.
這位生在意大利的倫敦人，提供了7組照片改變前後對比，列舉其中的問題，以及最好的解決方法，同時還提供了10個拍攝完美照片的小訣竅。
Natural Light 自然光
Before 改變前
This is a photo where the quality of the image I was shooting is reduced simply because of where I was standing when I took it. By standing behind my friend to take the image, I was blocking the light which meant the wonderful colours of the food could not pop.
我站着拍的這張照片，拍攝圖片的質量打了折扣。我站在朋友的後面拍照片，就擋住了拍攝食物的光線，這樣就不能呈現出最佳的色彩。
After 改變後
By moving to the other side of the table and shooting from another angle, I allowed the natural light from the window by the table to come through which helped to bring the colours of each dish to life.
我換了個角度從桌子的另一邊拍，讓牀邊桌子的經過窗戶投射，能夠讓每個盤子裏面的食物顏色看起來更加生動。
Dark Table 餐桌很暗
Before改變前
This image shows how important it is to get the light right when taking photographs for Instagram. The poor light combined with spotlights against the dark and reflective table-top, resulted in lots of shadows and spotlights on the table, which impacted on the final image.
這張說明了光線對於在Ins上面的照片有多麼重要。光線暗加上光斑，和昏暗還有桌面反射，形成了很多的桌面上的陰影和光斑，給最後照片的效果造成負面影響。
After 改變後
Through changing my position on the table and photographing the food from the side, I was able to cut out the shadows. A handy hint to improve the light is to use the 'torch' on a friend's phone as a flash so that with one hand you can direct the new source of light direct on the dish you are trying to capture (front or 45 - degree angle), while with the other hand you hold the camera phone. This will help you to brighten up the image and add extra light to the table.
通過調整我的位置，在桌子的另外一邊進行拍攝，就避免了照片中的陰影問題。一個簡單小竅門，把你朋友手機上面的手電筒“借光”，你一手拿着光源把光直接打在食物上，或者傾斜45度，另外一隻手拿着拍攝的手機。這樣你拍攝的物體就亮了，因爲你在桌上加了額外的光源。
Breakfast 早餐
Before 改變前
How you set the table for a foodie picture is of paramount importance if you are looking to create an interesting picture. In this photo, the table is too full. There are too many dishes of different sizes on the table, including the main subject, the Full English Breakfast, which is served in a large serving dish.
如果想要把你的美食照片拍地開起來有趣，那麼如何佈置食物是頂頂重要的事情。在這張照片中，桌上放的東西太滿了。在桌上不同大小的盤子太多了，主菜，還有大份量的英式全餐。
After 改變後
In this case, I was able to achieve a much better image by simplifying the composition of the photo. By removing some of the dishes on the table, and keeping just the one dish, a smaller dish and the coffee on the table, the final image looked less cluttered and the main focus of the photo is on the hero dish, the Full English.
在這種情況中，想要拍攝更好的照片就需要調整食物比重。拿掉一些食物，桌子上只要一道主菜，一道盤子稍小一點的菜，一杯咖啡，這樣最後呈現的照片沒有那麼擁擠，注意力也就集中在主要英式全餐這道菜上。
White dishes from above 俯拍白盤子
Before 改變前
When taking an image of your food from above, always be sure to look at surroundings. In this image, you can see my feet and my bag which somewhat take away from the beauty of the picture. Similarly, by placing the white, creamy pasta on the table next to the window, against the natural light, the dish ended up looking very over exposed.
如果你想要俯拍一道菜，通常要注意其周圍的食物。在這張照片裏面你能看見我的腳，我的包，讓照片損失了一點它的美感。同樣的，如果在靠窗的桌子上背光處放白色的奶油意麪，那麼照片中的這個食物最後看起來會過度曝光。
After 改變後
Through moving the pasta dish to another section of the table, away from the natural light, the dish looks much better. Similarly, from shooting from a different angle, I was able to remove my shoes and bag from the picture, while also blocking any spotlights.
改變下這道菜的位置，遠離自然光，這樣會好很多。同樣的，從另外一個角度拍攝不但拍不到我的鞋和包，而且還不會遮光。
Chocolate Cake 巧克力蛋糕
Before 改變前
This is a beautifully displayed chocolate cake. However the image is ruined by the huge spotlight reflecting on the plate.
這張照片很好的展示一個美妙的巧克力蛋糕。不過在盤子中有個巨大的反光點是一個巨大的敗筆。
After 改變後
By capturing the image up-close rather than from far-away and using a menu to block the spotlight I was able to reduce the reflection of the photograph. This is another situation where moving the positioning of myself and the plate also enabled me to create a much better photo which helped to bring to life the delicious dish.
我通過離拍攝物更近而不是更遠的方法，同時用菜單遮住了光源，來減少在照片中的反光。這是通過改變拍攝位置和盤子位置，來拍攝更好的照片，能夠讓美食看起來更加鮮活。
Counter 櫃檯
Before 改變前
If you are eating at a bar or counter it can sometimes be tricky to get a good photo of your food. In this photo, the height of the glass is different to that of the dish and bread bowl – making it distracting to the eye. There is simply too much going on.
如果你在酒吧或者櫃檯用餐的話，有一個小竅門能夠很好的拍攝出你的食物。在這張照片中，玻璃杯的高度和菜還有面包碗的高度明顯不同，會引人注意，簡單來說整張照片中的東西太多了。
After 改變後
Through getting closer to the counter and removing some elements from the picture, I was able to focus on the one dish set against the marble table-top, making for a much more interesting photograph.
通過把桌上的東西移除，靠近主菜拍攝，讓主菜和大理石花紋的桌面相得益彰，這樣拍出來的照片就有意思多了。
Rectangular Dishes & Light 方形盤子和燈光
Before 改變前
I asked the waitress to bring all the dishes I ordered (starters and mains and sides) at the same time so that I could get a full food flat lay shot. I arranged the dishes close together, which was a bit tricky given that the serving plates are rectangular. I was happy with the composition, but the overhead spotlight cast a pink shadow over the entire table making it difficult to view.
我讓女服務員把我所有的菜同時都端了上來（開胃菜、主菜、小食）這樣我就能拍一張食物的大集合照片。我把所有的菜緊緊地排在一起，我發現所有的盤子都是長方形的。我很喜歡自己的佈局，但是頭頂的燈讓所有的菜都蒙上了一層粉紅色的陰影，就不是很好看。
After 改變後
I asked a friend to hold the paper menu flat, right underneath the lamp hanging over the table. By simply covering the lamp with a sheet of paper, the brightness and colour of the table changed completely, going from a pink / orange hue to a colder, brighter and natural colour which was ideal for my photo.
我讓一個朋友用菜單擋住了頭頂的燈光。就用一張紙擋住燈光，整桌菜的色彩和亮度就完全不同，從粉色/橙色的色調變成了，偏冷，更明亮，自然的色彩是整張照片最理想的狀態。
Natural light is the best tool a food photographer has, it's as important as the quality of the camera lens.
自然光對於食物拍攝來說是最好的工具，和鏡頭的品質一樣的重要。
1. Do your research 做好研究功課
When it comes to taking the perfect foodie photo, try and do your research and scope out the restaurant in advance. You can have the best camera in the world, but if the restaurant is dark or has no natural lighting, you're not going to be able to capture your meal in its best light.
如果你想要拍出完美的美食照片，提前做好研究功課，提前列出要去的餐廳。你可以擁有世界上最好的相機，但是如果餐廳很暗，或者沒有自然光的話，你就不可能再最好的光線下拍出照片。
2. Choose a top table 選擇位置最好的餐桌
A restaurant's table top often features in Instagram food photos, so be sure to consider this when showing off your meal. Look out for restaurants with trendy table tops such as marble or scratched metal as this will add an interesting background to your picture and help make your meal pop.
一家餐廳的上座通常會出現在ins的美食照片上，在你打算炫耀食物的時候，要考慮坐這個位置。尋找餐館受歡迎的桌位時，最好選擇桌面是大理石或者拉絲金屬，這樣做爲拍攝美食背景能夠讓你拍攝的食物更爲鮮活。
3. Lighting hacks 遮光
These days you will be hard-pressed to find a restaurant or brunch place that doesn't have spotlight lighting. A quick remedy for this is to use the restaurant's menu to block the light. Or choose a table by the window to take advantage of the natural light.
這段時間你可能會急着找一家餐廳或是早午飯沒有直射燈光的地方。有一個比較快的補救方法是，用這家餐廳的菜單遮住光，或者是選擇位於牀邊的位置，這樣就可以利用自然光。
4. Menu choices 選擇菜單
When choosing the food to photograph, think about what the dish is going to look like. Does it contain brightly coloured ingredients? What colour is the plate that the food is being served on? Choose dishes that have a mix of colours that will complement and contrast with one another to help your food stand out – for example contrasting the vibrancy of a sweet potato with a plain white plate.
當你拍攝食物的時候，你要想象菜將是怎樣呈現的。食物是不是有明亮的顏色，上菜的盤子是什麼顏色的？選擇各種顏色的時候，它們之間要形成鮮明的對比，能夠讓你的食物脫穎而出——比如，用白盤子上一個紅薯兩者顏色之間就有鮮明的對比。
5. Size isn't everything 尺寸不是大事
When you are a capturing a flat-lay image of several food dishes on a table, choose smaller starter plates over large dishes. These will be easier to arrange and can help to add balance to the image you are creating. Similarly, when arranging different plates on a table, use an odd number of dishes over an even number and avoid rectangular or square plates as corners are hard to photograph well.
如果你想要拍攝一張桌上好幾種食物的平鋪圖，那你要選擇小盤子而非大盤子。這樣比較容易佈置，營造照片構圖的平衡感。同樣的如果是在桌上放上各種不同的盤子，使用單數盤子而非雙數，要避免使用長方形或者正方形的盤子，不然很難拍好。
6. It's all in the timing 掌握拍攝時機
If you're shooting coffee in an image, be sure to order it so that it arrives at the same time as your food rather than before. If it arrives before, your beautiful latte art will have disappeared and won't end up in the final Instagram shot.
如果你要拍攝一個咖啡的照片，那你要確保你的食物不會咖啡晚到，如果咖啡先到，那麼你漂亮的拿鐵拉花，可撐不到最後的食物大合照。
7. Landscape or portrait? 橫着拍還是豎着拍？
It's best to post vertical photos on Instagram rather than square ones. This will not only make your final photo look better.
比起正方形的照片在Ins上照片最好是豎着拍。這樣會讓你的照片更好的呈現。
8. Rule of thirds 第三定律（構圖三分準則）
When putting together a picture, follow the grid lines of the 'Rule of Thirds'. Many smartphones have these built into their camera making it easy to follow. Simply use the grid lines as a guide to where to place your food on a table. Placing the hero dish on the focal points, where the lines intersect, helps to draw the viewer's attention to it.
當所有都放在一起準備拍照的時候，要遵守網格的“構圖三分準則”。或者就簡單實用網格來放置你桌上的食物。 把主要的菜放在焦距點，也就線的交叉點，這樣出來的照片能夠有效的吸引觀看者的注意力。
9. Shooting single dishes 就拍一個菜
If you are shooting one dish on a table, do not be afraid to get up close and personal, shooting it from overhead so that the plate stands out. Adding movement to the image will really help to bring it to life; for example, breaking a poached egg to reveal the vibrant yolk, or twirling pasta, or capturing steam coming off your coffee.
如果你只拍桌上的一個菜，別怕離得太近，站起來頭頂俯拍，這樣盤子就會突出。可以拍動態圖，這樣更加生動，比如，你可以打個雞蛋，拍一個運動的蛋黃，或者一個正在被扭動的麪糰，咖啡上冒出的熱氣。
10. Edit your images 編輯你的照片
Use camera apps or Instagram filters to edit your images before uploading them. Through simply playing around with the brightness, contrast or shadows, you can enhance your images and show off your food.
在上傳你的圖片之前，使用相機應用或者Ins上面的濾鏡，只要簡單的調下亮度，對比度，陰影，就可以提高你圖片的質量，然後盡情炫耀吧。
（翻譯：林潯鷗）
