Food photography

A still life photograph of some kiwifruit against a white background

Food photographers at work

A stack of artificial ice cubes, used in place of real ice cubes in situations where the ice would melt.

Food photography is art made by taking photos of food. These photos are sometimes used for menus in restaurants, but they can also be used for advertising, or in a cookbook. System catering also needs images of their food. There are a number of techniques that are used when taking pictures of food, for example, when taking pictures of soft drinks, fake ice cubes are put in the drink instead of real ones, because real ice cubes would melt quickly.

Food Photography Media

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  Photographs of food have long been used to illustrate recipes, such as this photo of creatively style hard-boiled eggs in a 1911 issue of American Homes and Gardens magazine

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  A dish being styled for photography

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  A diner photographing their meal with a mobile phone

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  A shallow depth of field creates a defocused effect to highlight a food product