Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

2. Photography Equipment

Tools of the Trade

For photographers, gear is important. To create photographs, we will use at the very least a camera, lenses, and light, and we will never get around the fact that we need these essentials to do our work. There are a lot of different tools available for creating food photographs, and in this chapter I will discuss some of the basic types of photography equipment you should know how to use in order to create delicious-looking food photographs.

Poring Over the Picture

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