The term "foodporn" has made a name for itself in our daily conversations with one another to describe a delicious meal we've recently enjoyed, and probably taken a photo of in order to post to Instagram. I'm very guilty of this habit seeing as I always have my camera or iPhone on me when I'm out to dinner. I am not pointing the finger at anyone, rather asking for your humble opinion: should food photography in restaurants be allowed? Some take a very negative stance on the issue and bring up good points, specifically about needing natural light and distracting you from who you're with. A handful of restaurants across the country have banned food photography in their restaurants, but others fully support it and even offer courses on how to photograph food, leaving me in an awkward predicament of wether to photograph my beautifully presented platter of sushi or a cone of strawberry balsamic ice cream from Bi-Rite. Where do you stand on this?
kalamata olive butter...say what!
roasted beet salad accompanied by a warm puff pastry stuffed with goat cheese
crispy veal sweet breads for my date (aka my father)
tender duck with snow peas + asparagus for padre
Wild Pacific salmon over a delicious bed of oyster mushroom Florentine & asparagus
and a warm brownie oozing with peanut butter + vanilla ice cream for dessert
After viewing these photographs, what's your take?
To shoot foodporn or not to shoot foodporn?
xx
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