Maybe it’s because the foods are badly shot. The lighting’s all wrong. The styling… what styling? Maybe it’s because many of the foods here are half-eaten. Maybe it’s because meat is hard to photograph.
Maybe it’s because a lot of the foods are fried. But I like my fried chicken. I like ice cream and the occasional chocolate cake.
Still, these pictures make me lose my appetite. Maybe it’s because I don’t like bacon, and a lot of them have bacon. They are funny though. They’re from thisiswhyyourefat.com.
Food and photography, two topics I like. And when combined well, it can trigger serious cravings, not just in me but any foodie out there (or anyone that eats).
But food styling and food photography is an art. The lighting has to be just right. The styling/setting/props, meticulously done well yet looking natural (most of the times). Like something that you’d want to see sitting on your dining table and that you’d want to put in your mouth. That plate of vongole? Every clam was positioned in the right place to look random.
As for meat or half-eaten meat, aside from the standard fast-food chesseburger shot, I’m sure it can be photographed nicely, even if it’s by amateur photographers or food bloggers or simply foodies with a good eye and a half decent digital camera.
I still don’t like bacon, though. Even if it’s is nicely shot by Martha Stewart. (Mmm… vongole…)
Tags: food, photography
