STEP BY STEP SET UP YOUR CAMERA AND LIGHTING
Use your tripod to position the camera over the food and to keep it steady
1 Set up your camera and lighting
Placing my camera on a tripod, I used the central column to extend the camera over the food. I lit the scene with an external flash and experimented with settings. After starting at 1/80 sec at f/8, ISO 100, I slowed the shutter speed to 1/160 sec to get a darker image. One thing I found useful was to employ a metal baking tray as a reflector to bounce light in.