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Check out our guide to professional-quality food photography. Since taking food photos is part of our job, we're all for helping advance the art form. We've picked the brains of some professionals to help you become a better food photographer. Tip 1: Play with angles in finding best composition. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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Tip 8: Think about composition and background. A whole fish on a bar is more interesting than a piece of fish on a plate. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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Tip 6: Play with focus and depth of field. Shooting at a lower angle and using shallow apertures can really isolate your subject from the background, say the folks at digital-photography-school.com. It works especially well with a number of food items in a row. Here: the arancini, fried risotto balls with braised oxtail and fontina cheese, at Ceres' Table in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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The empanada trio at Xni-Pec in Brookfield, Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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Tip 4: Utilize your apps. Try the iPhone and Hipstamatic App to take shots of favorite drinks, entrees or desserts. Hipstamatic ($1.99) released a pack called the "Foodie SnapPak" ($0.99) designed to make your iPhone food shots look great. It creates a shallow depth of field so that there's some dimension to an otherwise flat smartphone shot. (Keri Wiginton/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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Tip 7: Try an action shot. Food prep, even tableside presentation, can make a shot more interesting. Here: the lobster pot pie at the restaurant Acadia in Chicago. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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Tip 3: Lacking natural light? Use lighting apps on your smart phone for extra lighting. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
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Tip 2: Use a window for natural lighting. For an impromptu reflector, hang a white napkin over two glasses. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/MCT)