You love taking photos of your kitchen and boast about your kitchen appliances from your new two-door fridge to the latest dishwashing machine (read Beste Vaatwasser van 2020 kopen? | Reviews & TOP 4). But sometimes it could be frustrating when it doesn’t turn out the way you want to. Here are tips that you can use for picture-perfect, Instagram-able photos.
Shoot in daylight
Light is your greatest friend (or enemy). I’m glad it’s summer. Because now it is nice and long light and that is ideal for taking beautiful photos. I always take my photos in daylight. I have a set of artificial lamps, but I never actually use them. Natural daylight simply gives the best result. In addition, I make sure that the light falls on my food from the side. This is not always successful in practice, of course, but I try to do this as much as possible.
Shoot in a square
All photos in your instagrid are in the shape of a square. That is why it is smart to put your phone on the square position. This way you immediately get a good idea of what the photo will ultimately look like. You can find those positions (on the Iphone) in the camera option, at the bottom. You can now also determine the composition well. So what will and what will not be shown. Instagram has now adjusted the settings and you can also upload standing and landscape photos. These will then be included in the timeline in their entirety. I will stick to squares for now, because it is still square in the grid.
Use different angles
Play with the angle from which you take the photo. A table full of food is often fun to photograph from above. If the table is also a mess, zoom in on your dish. Some dishes work perfectly when you photograph them from the front (such as a stack of pancakes) and other dishes come out better from above. Play around with this a bit. And don’t be afraid to slide on the table. I always do this myself and my environment is now used to this.
Clean your lens
A phone lens gets dirty very quickly. You sit on it with greasy fingers (yes you do too), put it on a dirty table, or put it in a bag with all kinds of crumbs. Before you take a photo you have to clean your lens every time. You can do that simply with your sweater. See for yourself what the difference is. If someone has very blurry photos, this is probably due to a dirty lens.
Use a white background.
I like very clean photos. Do you like this too? Then use a white background or surface. For the pictures on my blog I use a wooden board that I painted white. Or I shoot in front of my white wall. Whenever I am somewhere else I always look for a white piece of wall or a light background. By using a lot of white, your photo automatically gets a fresh look. I always hate when the tables in a resto are dark brown …
Choose a theme or a specific style
It’s nice if your instagrid (your photo overview) has a certain theme or style. For example, I can be recognized by fresh and light photos, but you can also choose very dark photos, photos with a lot of contrast, or just black and white (as Josselin of Amayzine has). In terms of theme, it is 90% food for me, after all, that is what I am busy with all day. An interior blogger will mainly share photos of the interior of houses and a beauty blogger will mainly make-up looks and photos of lipsticks. So also in a certain theme choice you can distinguish yourself from the rest.
Edit your photos in Afterlight
There are tons of photo editing apps. And you can also make a photo more beautiful in Instagram itself. I swear by the app Afterlight (it costs € 0.99). I always use the same filter (that’s Russ) so the pictures look a little bit the same. Furthermore, I always make the photo brighter, I add a little contrast and I adjust the saturation. So before an Instagram photo comes online, I have already done a number of actions. It has become a habit for me, so I’ll be done in no time. In Afterlight you can also create your own filter + some editing points using the fusion option. Then you are ready with 1 push of a button. Other nice editing apps are A beautifull mess (you can also add nice doodles and texts) and VCSO cam.