How to photograph desserts with your phone: light
A beautiful dessert photo starts with light, not with a camera. In this lesson you learn where to place the dessert, which lamp to switch off and how one piece of card softens the shadows.
The same BAM cake: on the left under a yellow ceiling light, on the right by a window in soft side light.
Setting up by the window
- Window: light falls from the side or slightly from behind.
- The dessert stands near the window, not in direct sun.
- Reflector: white card or a plate lights up the dark side.
Steps
- Place the dessert by a window so light falls from the side or slightly from behind.
- Switch off the ceiling light. Yellow lamp light mixed with daylight gives muddy colours.
- If the shadow on the other side is too dark, put a white card or plate there as a reflector.
- In strong sun, cover the window with a thin white curtain or baking paper.
Check before you shoot
- No flash
- No mixed light
- The shadow is soft, not black
