Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

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If you’re photographing a sandwich, one easy way to keep the sandwich from look-

ing flat is to place small pieces of cardboard or foam board between each layer. You

can also stick pieces of toothpicks into the cardboard to push up and heighten the

sandwich even more (Figure 4.13).

Canon 7D

ISO 100

1/250 sec.

f/2.8

50mm lens

Canon 7D

ISO 100

1/320 sec.

f/2.8

50mm lens

FIgure 4.13

By adding small

pieces of cardboard

and toothpicks

inside the sand-

wich, I was able

to bulk it up and

give it fullness

so that it looks

more appetizing.