Norwegian food photographer Marte Marie Forsberg's tips

Norwegian professional food and lifestyle photographer Marte Marie Forsberg gives us some tips on taking the perfect food photos for Instagram.

1. The use of natural light would be the top tip. The colour palette changes completely when shooting in natural light and the mood is very different than say a fully lit restaurant.

2. It's always interesting to see more of the scene when shooting food, to lift the gaze up and include some hands or little things on the table that will tell more of a story than just some chicken wings on a plate.

3. There are so many great photo editing and filter apps out there. My favorite and the one I use 90 per cent of the time is VSCO from the wonderful Visual supply company.

4. I also think of colours that will complement each other as some colours or patterns on plates and table cloths fight for attention and ultimately take away from the food.