Gadgetory

if you're taking pictures of food with flash you're doing it all wrong food should look like food but all too often beautiful dishes are transformed into cafeteria mush because of flash and I get it sometimes the lighting in restaurants is an ideal and sometimes it's not great in your home either but flash isn't the answer all it does is destroy your foods rich colors and wipe out any contrast definitely not instagram-worthy so here is what you do turn off flash most new phones have sensors that are sensitive enough to catch whatever light is available but here are a few other tips look around for a light source if you're at home that might mean taking the dish closer to a window if you're at a restaurant and grab a candle or find a brighter spot at the table use the built-in exposure tool before you take the photo and if you need to use an app to brighten your photos my favorite is vsco cam says that lets you change more granular settings than your phone's default options with these tips your food will look appetizing and instagram-worthy and now you're doing it right