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Visit a thrift store. Buy old plates, cutting boards, and cake stands for $2 each. Sand down a cheap cutting board to make it look rustic.

Before you buy any gear, you must train your eye. Food photography is 80% styling and lighting, and 20% gear. how to learn food photography

Don't just shoot brown food on a brown table. Visit a thrift store

Forget studio strobes for now. The best light for food photography is soft, diffused window light. Before you buy any gear, you must train your eye

The moment you learn to see light—how it falls, how it wraps around a bowl, how it makes a drop of honey glow—you will never look at a plate of food the same way again.

These are the two most popular angles. Use 45 degrees for dishes with height (like burgers) and 90 degrees (overhead) for tablescapes.