Taking Great Food Photos On Your Smartphone | David Loftus – AD

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[Music] hi i’m david loftus and i’m here at one

hi i’m david loftus and i’m here at one

hi i’m david loftus and i’m here at one of my favorite restaurants in North

of my favorite restaurants in North

of my favorite restaurants in North London called patrol I’ve been a

London called patrol I’ve been a

London called patrol I’ve been a photographer for just over 20 years now

photographer for just over 20 years now

photographer for just over 20 years now and so much has happened in that time

and so much has happened in that time

and so much has happened in that time from starting in transparency and film

from starting in transparency and film

from starting in transparency and film and Polaroid then going through the

and Polaroid then going through the

and Polaroid then going through the digital world so with social media now

digital world so with social media now

digital world so with social media now we’re all taking photographs of our food

we’re all taking photographs of our food

we’re all taking photographs of our food we’re using our phones to do that I’m

we’re using our phones to do that I’m

we’re using our phones to do that I’m going to show you my top three tips for

going to show you my top three tips for

going to show you my top three tips for taking great photos of food on your

taking great photos of food on your

taking great photos of food on your smartphone and I’m going to be using

smartphone and I’m going to be using

smartphone and I’m going to be using this the sony xperia x said the most

this the sony xperia x said the most

this the sony xperia x said the most important thing is to shoot it while

important thing is to shoot it while

important thing is to shoot it while it’s fresh I mean you can probably hear

it’s fresh I mean you can probably hear

it’s fresh I mean you can probably hear they’re still sizzling be fast and by

they’re still sizzling be fast and by

they’re still sizzling be fast and by setting the phone on automatic you don’t

setting the phone on automatic you don’t

setting the phone on automatic you don’t have to fiddle around with any of the

have to fiddle around with any of the

have to fiddle around with any of the exposures or the color balance it’s all

exposures or the color balance it’s all

exposures or the color balance it’s all there for you what I love is this phone

there for you what I love is this phone

there for you what I love is this phone is actually telling me on its own back

is actually telling me on its own back

is actually telling me on its own back I’m shooting food there’s a little

I’m shooting food there’s a little

I’m shooting food there’s a little gourmet symbol coming up and it’s trying

gourmet symbol coming up and it’s trying

gourmet symbol coming up and it’s trying to get the color exactly right lighting

to get the color exactly right lighting

to get the color exactly right lighting is key to getting the vibrancy of your

is key to getting the vibrancy of your

is key to getting the vibrancy of your food right take it to some daylight even

food right take it to some daylight even

food right take it to some daylight even the gentle light coming from this window

the gentle light coming from this window

the gentle light coming from this window is enough I actually like the fact that

is enough I actually like the fact that

is enough I actually like the fact that it’s really dark here because the plate

it’s really dark here because the plate

it’s really dark here because the plate is so dark they really ping so I’m

is so dark they really ping so I’m

is so dark they really ping so I’m sitting in the darkest corner of my

sitting in the darkest corner of my

sitting in the darkest corner of my favorite restaurant Jeff has just

favorite restaurant Jeff has just

favorite restaurant Jeff has just brought me out the freshest little

brought me out the freshest little

brought me out the freshest little mackerel which we’re going to cook and I

mackerel which we’re going to cook and I

mackerel which we’re going to cook and I want to be able to shoot this for my

want to be able to shoot this for my

want to be able to shoot this for my Instagram the light is terrible I have a

Instagram the light is terrible I have a

Instagram the light is terrible I have a little bit of Mac daylight I’ve got my

little bit of Mac daylight I’ve got my

little bit of Mac daylight I’ve got my candle light your little light here and

candle light your little light here and

candle light your little light here and there and I’m going to show you as my

there and I’m going to show you as my

there and I’m going to show you as my tip to get the best out of your phone so

tip to get the best out of your phone so

tip to get the best out of your phone so you want it to look dot you don’t want

you want it to look dot you don’t want

you want it to look dot you don’t want to use flash to make it all look bright

to use flash to make it all look bright

to use flash to make it all look bright and light because it’s not bright and

and light because it’s not bright and

and light because it’s not bright and light this is about showing the reality

light this is about showing the reality

light this is about showing the reality of the restaurant the reality of the

of the restaurant the reality of the

of the restaurant the reality of the food the phone is actually recognized

food the phone is actually recognized

food the phone is actually recognized I’m shooting in really low light so it’s

I’m shooting in really low light so it’s

I’m shooting in really low light so it’s set itself to expose correctly and to

set itself to expose correctly and to

set itself to expose correctly and to get my colors right it’s quite strong in

get my colors right it’s quite strong in

get my colors right it’s quite strong in my big camera would now be really

my big camera would now be really

my big camera would now be really struggling people often see me do this

struggling people often see me do this

struggling people often see me do this so I just pick up the menu you can

so I just pick up the menu you can

so I just pick up the menu you can bounce in light I’m not really bouncing

bounce in light I’m not really bouncing

bounce in light I’m not really bouncing much light in but what I am doing is

much light in but what I am doing is

much light in but what I am doing is taking out the little lights you get in

taking out the little lights you get in

taking out the little lights you get in a rest

a rest

a rest all those lovely pinks and blues and

all those lovely pinks and blues and

all those lovely pinks and blues and grays they’re all coming out perfectly

so I’m in the kitchen at Petra and with

so I’m in the kitchen at Petra and with the head chef Gabriel the kitchen is

the head chef Gabriel the kitchen is

the head chef Gabriel the kitchen is always full of action but we’re just

always full of action but we’re just

always full of action but we’re just making a salad for lunch initially it’s

making a salad for lunch initially it’s

making a salad for lunch initially it’s just about trying to capture the motion

just about trying to capture the motion

just about trying to capture the motion so I’m going to get gabled to make this

so I’m going to get gabled to make this

so I’m going to get gabled to make this salad start mixing a little bit leaves

salad start mixing a little bit leaves

salad start mixing a little bit leaves with rocket if I was in a studio I’ve

with rocket if I was in a studio I’ve

with rocket if I was in a studio I’ve removed all of this busy background it

removed all of this busy background it

removed all of this busy background it makes it as difficult as possible for

makes it as difficult as possible for

makes it as difficult as possible for this camera to remain focused on the

this camera to remain focused on the

this camera to remain focused on the same spot so I’m just hitting this

same spot so I’m just hitting this

same spot so I’m just hitting this predictive autofocus normal camera be

predictive autofocus normal camera be

predictive autofocus normal camera be confused and focusing everywhere

confused and focusing everywhere

confused and focusing everywhere mixing with a dress seeing doesn’t

mixing with a dress seeing doesn’t

mixing with a dress seeing doesn’t matter what I do is going to remain

matter what I do is going to remain

matter what I do is going to remain focused on the one point a little bit

focused on the one point a little bit

focused on the one point a little bit castor sugar the war grain mustard it

castor sugar the war grain mustard it

castor sugar the war grain mustard it was more colorful that’s great

was more colorful that’s great

was more colorful that’s great finish people you can focus is remain

finish people you can focus is remain

finish people you can focus is remain the whole time

the whole time

the whole time the amazing really the background is so

the amazing really the background is so

the amazing really the background is so complicated

complicated

complicated Thank You Gabriel they kicked it out

Thank You Gabriel they kicked it out

Thank You Gabriel they kicked it out definitely it’s where you pack so there

definitely it’s where you pack so there

definitely it’s where you pack so there you are my top three tips for shooting

you are my top three tips for shooting

you are my top three tips for shooting on a smartphone and if you want to know

on a smartphone and if you want to know

on a smartphone and if you want to know more about this the sony xperia

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