Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

98 food PhoTogrAPhY: from snAPshoTs To greAT shoTs

using gArnishes

Adding a touch of color to a dish can do wonders, and I often do this by adding

garnishes such as fresh basil, cilantro, or any herb that is appropriate to the food and

its ingredients (Figure 4.14). This can make it look livelier and more appealing, just as

adding herbs and spices will enhance flavor when cooking the food.

Canon 5D Mark II

ISO 100

1/30 sec.

f/8

70–200mm lens

FIgure 4.14
I used basil in
this dish when it
was cooked, but
I wanted to make
the colors more
pronounced. Adding
small basil leaves
to the bowl added a
color and vibrancy
that didn’t show
through in the
original photo.