To edit a good photograph of any kind of food you need to take a different approach as compared to other types of photography. The main objective of food photography editing is to make sure that the food looks fresh and appetizing. There is definitely room for a lot of styles and designs but the more real your subject of the photograph looks the better it will be.

There are several tips and important factors which need to be considered before editing any photograph.

Cropping of the photo

Before making any major adjustments to your image the first step is to crop your photo and straighten it. The most important thing that you need to remember is you should always click a picture with a wider angle so that you can tweak your composition during the post-production process. By clicking a wide photograph you can make sure that you can crop it according to your desired aspect ratio. As a result food photo resizing and cropping is one of the most essential tools you require. 

HSL Adjustment

HSL stands for Hue, saturation and luminance. The biggest reason for the immense use of this tool is that it allows you to control each and every colour in your photograph individually so that you can adjust various elements of your photo without affecting the entire thing. Contrast and sharpness enhancement is certainly of the major requirements of any photo editing process. 

Hue: Hue essentially means the shade of the color in your photograph. For instance, if you have clicked the picture of a green leaf you define whether it is purely green or is it dark green with a hint of blue, or is it a light green. With the adjustment of hue, you can change the shade of your colors in the photograph. 

Saturation: Saturation is an important aspect of any photograph. It tells you how saturated a particular colour is a full stop by adjusting the saturation in your photograph you can get different levels of colour in your photo.

Luminance: Luminance decides the brightness of a color in your photograph. If you slide the luminance slider up and down you will be able to adjust the tones of every color in your photo.

Create Harmony between your colors

While editing any photograph it is important to consider the harmony between the colors of various objects in your photograph. 

Histogram

It is necessary to have a basic understanding of the histogram so that you can make adjustments to the photograph according to the exposes and tones you require. It is one of the key tools available which can help you to analyse your image by providing a graph of the various density values in the given image. Essentially shows you the relative amount of pixels at every density value of.

By understanding the various tools in histogram you will be able to understand the overall exposure of the various elements in an image. Most of the photographs look best if they contain dark as well as light values. It is mostly seen that without the presence of a dark and light value the photograph looks flat and may lack contrast. However, if you have a strong understanding of the black and white range of histogram your photograph would be perfect and would never be over or underexposed. The amount of exposure unit requires on the individual image and the overall result you desire.

Lens Correction

Last but not the least lens correction is an important assessment you need to make while editing your food photography. It can help you fix the optical distortion which may have occurred during the photography.