Owner's Manual

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-{Built-in flash ]
Shooting food up close
tends to darken
backgrounds.
Oish loses o.ppetiting
appeal because the
texture o.nd freshness of
eo.ch ingredient is lost.
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Controlling light and shadow to complement the
cuisine is the secret to great food photography.
A delicate sheen is the spice that produces that hot-from-the-oven look
and m akes ingredients appea r fresh . Light i ng is the key to obtaining
sheen tha t shows off the arrange m ent. Experim ent with lighti ng from
various angles using remote re l ease shooting. Pay attention to shadows
as yoo. experiment. Making shadows appear in the right places ackis a
natural depth and enhances the beauty of the setting.
layout and flash position
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Use external flash to photograph
lovely table settings.
fo capture the grace and beauty of a table
arrangement, position external flash away from
the camera and bounce it diagonally from the
back . lhis lights a wide area of the table,
creating a bright atmosphere that emphasizes
the arrangement. (You can hardly believe this
was shot at night!)
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