Creating Fantastic Food Photography

Everyone loves food. Many people even love taking photos of their food before they eat it. The unfortunate thing is, advertisements often make food look better on the screen than in real life. In order to create food photography that looks as great as it tastes, it’s important to understand how to stage the food in an appealing way. Whether that’s drizzling strawberry sauce and raspberries on a cheesecake or adding some colorful chips and limes to a bowl of salsa, there are many ways to stage food to look realistic and delicious.

If you’re going for a lifestyle image, you might consider adding a cutting board or some decorative plants. This can give the feel that the food is being prepared in a home or a fancy restaurant. One of my favorite ways to display food realistically is to add other food you would eat with it (as I briefly touched on above). Not many people just sit down with an entire cheesecake and eat it without cutting it or adding any extras with it. Even if someone does do that, it’s not exactly an appealing image to portray. Most people want to be enticed by food, whether they realize it or not. Check out these images below to see some unique ways to place food. There are many great “food accessories” to make your product look delicious!

Want to learn more about how to create great food photography? Check out Adorama Learning Center’s post here!