Technology & IT | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 3:40 am |

With the weather hotting up, so is Dubai’s event calendar and March is jam packed (excuse the pun) with Dubai Food Festival, Taste of Dubai, Ripe Market and more. 

 

Food is actually the second most popular subject for amateur photography fanatics on Instagram, second only to ourselves of course, with pizza topping the charts as the number one food subject (again apologies). 

 

To celebrate the launch of its latest honor 5X ‘street smart’ smartphone, which features a unique ‘Good Food’ mode they have devised the top five tips to maximise your own Instagram channel, as well as the most popular food hashtags. Mid-range smartphones like the 5X available for RRP AED 899 are now packing a serious punch in the pixel and quality department, so there is now literally no excuses for taking a bad photo. 

 

Huawei honor Good Food tips 

1. Colours and lighting rule the hue 

Make your dishes pop out of your Instagram feed by placing contrasting or complementary colours next to each other, making the hues look extra vibrant and appealing. Don’t forget that automatic flash will be far too bright so use natural light where you can.  

 

1. Play with your angles 

To capture the detail, but also create a far more interesting shot, try zooming in really close to your food subject. Play with different angles such as shooting directly from above in the ‘flat layout’ Instagram style, or from the side. 

 

1. Tell a Story 

It’s fun to get snap happy as you enjoy a food festival or indulgent meal for example, but what is your shot trying to say? Capturing a fantastic food moment, a particular occasion can say more with food not words. Get creative with how you tell the story and make your shot even more interesting. The cherry on top is choosing your hashtag, which is great for building your fan base, collating your images together and for people to find your photos, but don’t use too many. 

Top Five Most Popular Food Hashtags on Instagram to 5X your posts 

1. #Food 
2. #InstaFood 
3. #Foodie 
4. #Foodstagram 
5. #HealthyFood

 

 

1. Use your phones specs to the max 

When posting an image, would you rather comments like ‘great photo editing’ or ‘great photo’? Huawei honor has built a specific Good Food Mode into its devices that makes your food shots pop out the screen. More specifically, it focuses on the detail and enhances the colour of your food subject. So gone are the days of spending a long time over-editing your picture and leaves you more time to point and shoot. 

 

1. Be passionate and inspiring 

There are many different trends in food photography and it is a great idea to take inspiration from other people’s food shots. But don’t try to emulate what others do - why not stand out from the crowd by setting your own photography style?  Be a passionate trail blazer that inspires others.  And remember let the food be the star.