Tips, stories, and inspiration from the world of food photography.
Kids’ menus are one of the few menus where the person eating and the person approving the order may not be the same person. The
Put a plant-based dish on set and something predictable often happens. Someone reaches for leaves. Then more leaves. Soon the burger has lettuce beside it,
A full pastry cabinet is one of those things that looks fantastic in person and surprisingly difficult on camera. There may be croissants on one
Corporate catering has a strange photography problem. The customer often has to approve the meal before they have ever seen the table. They are choosing
Clear soup has fooled us more than once. At the table, a bowl of fish soup can look comforting and full of depth. You see
Not every restaurant has a menu that stays still long enough for a big annual photo shoot. Some cafés change pastries every weekend. Chef-led restaurants
A sharing platter can feed four people and still look strangely small in a photograph. We have seen this happen with seafood trays, zi char
The main course usually gets all the attention on shoot day. The burger is carefully stacked. The steak gets a fresh plate. The noodles are
Some food keeps its best part hidden. A bao can look like a smooth white bun. A sandwich can hide three layers of filling behind
A set meal can look generous at the counter and strangely messy through a camera. We have had trays arrive with a burger, fries, drink,
