Tips from a Pro: Travel Photography

Food

If food is very important to you in your travels, and you plan to photograph it, you need to do a little bit of planning before sitting down to eat your meal. The following tips will give you the best chances at beautiful food photography when dining during your travels:

• Eat early. If you can manage to fit meals into your schedule at strange hours, then your food photographs will very likely turn out much better. For one thing, you’ll have more table options to choose from, and you’re less likely to feel rushed. Also, the waitstaff is more likely to have patience with you photographing your food.

• Find the light. In order for food to look appetizing, you need beautiful light to photograph it with. For starters, try to find a seat near ...