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One-Point Aerial

Top-down flat lay, single hero dish

Food & café

A straight-down shot of one hero dish, centered on the bottom grid line with the table filling two-thirds of the frame. Minimal, graphic and made for food accounts.

How to shoot it

1Side lightUse natural light from a window-side seat.
2Top-down (90°)Shoot straight down at a 90° vertical angle.
31–2x zoomStay at least 1 metre from the subject and use 1–2x zoom.
4Subject placementAlign the table with the 2/3 area and place the subject at the center of the bottom grid line.

Tip: Clear everything except the background, the table and the subject.

Using it in slay

Open slay, pick One-Point Aerial from the guide picker and the overlay appears on your live viewfinder. Line your subject up with the guide using the gold crosshair, follow the height, angle and zoom above, and shoot — no cropping or editing needed. Finish the look with one of 38 built-in LUTs.

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One-Point Aerial guide in slay: Top-down shot of one hero dish on the bottom grid line.

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One-Point Aerial

How to shoot it

Using it in slay

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Frame it perfectly, every time.