These days it's completely acceptable to snap a photo (or 100) of your food before eating it. But sometimes you might take waaaaay too long shooting, only to end up with blah pictures.
BuzzFeed spoke to Australian chef and health food lover Dan Churchill to find out how to improve our food photography with a phone camera. (Your meal may go cold, but this is art, so...).
1. Head outside to get plenty of natural light.
2. If your only option is to eat indoors, the most ideal table for food photography would be the one nearest a window.
3. And when dining at night, borrow a friend's phone and use it to illuminate the space.
4. The background is as important as the dish.
5. Bird's-eye view always works.
6. If your dish has a particularly interesting height element, take the photo from a 45 degree angle and tap your focus where the food touches the plate.
7. Including yourself (or your hands) in the picture can give a different, and sometimes more interesting, look.
8. A shallow depth of field makes your food stand out.
9. Increase brightness and saturation in the edit tool to bring out the colour.
