The post How to Capture Gorgeous Holiday Food Photos (5 Tips) appeared first on Digital Photography School . It was authored by Mat Coker . Each new holiday season comes with plenty of beauty: beautiful decorations, beautiful smiles, beautiful presents, and of course, beautiful food. But while holiday food photography is tons of fun, it’s easy to end up with dark, blurry, and discolored images – the kind of shots that you won’t want to add to an Instagram or Facebook feed, let alone a website portfolio. In this article, I share five key tips for capturing beautiful food photos this holiday season. I discuss all the essentials, including settings, backgrounds, lighting, and composition; that way, you can photograph all those delicious-looking cakes, pies, cookies, hot chocolates, and lattes in all their glory! Let’s get started. 1. Carefully arrange your holiday food setup Sometimes, you won’t have control over the placement of the food (if you’re in a restaurant, say, or you...