Patterns like lines and circles of food items arranged on plates can produce visually pleasing photos. Getting close to food to capture details in every part is encouraged to create attractive photos, despite making some people uncomfortable to see food details up close. Arranging food into a smiley face shape demonstrates mastery of food photography fundamentals.

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2. RULE#1
Look for
patterns.
Lines of things look good. Circles of things look good. Round
things on square plates look good and vice-versa. If you manage
to find food arranged in the shape of a smiley face, you have
mastered everything you need to know about photography and
have no need to read tips 2-7, you prodigy you.

3. RULE#1
Look for
patterns.

4. Get in RULE#2
your food’s
What does this mean? Food doesn’t have a personal bubble,
business.
so don’t be afraid to invade its space. The iPhone’s tiny
camera packs a whopping punch, which lets you get
uncomfortably close to your subject and capture every nook,
cranny, pore, and blemish. This feature is the potent force
behind untagged photos on Facebook. Luckily, food has no
shame.