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CHAPTER 2 Composition

A food photo is built, it’s rarely “accidental.” It’s an intentional process that brings together tried and tested methods of composition that have been used for hundreds of years in art. In this chapter we’ll explore many different composition rules and techniques that you can use to help you make your food images more impactful.

We shouldn’t be afraid of rules, they are there to help us learn, but we shouldn’t feel so bound by them that we can’t break them either. The trick is finding a balance between using the rule to help you understand composition and knowing when breaking that rule will result in a better image. ...

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