All Blog Posts Tagged 'photography' (7)

Non-Operator Food Photography: Can You Beat Them or Should You Join Them?

Reported by foodem.com, the online wholesale food marketplace-

The food photography, also known as food porn, craze is far from over. Taking pictures of entrées and sharing them on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram is now a mainstream activity.

Currently…

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Added by Foodem on June 14, 2013 at 7:00am — No Comments

Messy Food: The New Prim and Proper?

When I was in Elementary School, my sixth grade teacher told us about her relative that made and dressed up "Big Macs" and other food for photo shoots. She bursted all of our bubbles, revealing that most of the food you see in advertisements are in fact FAKE! Made of plastic, rubber, and other impostors. Regardless of whether the photos were real or fake, it still made me crave the REAL thing!

The Wall Street Journal has an enjoyable article today called…

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Added by Josh Hersh on August 25, 2010 at 8:58am — No Comments

Non-Operator Top 10 Tips For Taking Photos Of Your Bar

If you run a bar and have any intention of making a little money while you do, you’ll probably want to advertise your promotions locally in magazines/newspapers, online on social media channels as well as on your own website.

One of the most important things to consider with print/online advertising is the photography. In an age where we have become immune to advertising and scan pages quicker and quicker, it is even more important… Continue

Added by Barry Chandler on March 19, 2010 at 12:02am — 5 Comments

Photos, photos, photos

One of the easiest things you can do to improve your website is to add photos. Put a few on the home page (or have "rotating photos"), some on the menu page and perhaps even create a gallery page with numerous photos. Regardless of where and how many, here are some guidelines:

1. Have a good photo of the outside of your restaurant. This will help people find you as they drive (or walk) down the street).

2. Have a few photos of the inside. Prospective customers want… Continue

Added by EricL on December 1, 2009 at 7:14pm — 2 Comments

Operator Honestly Deceiving: Being Real with the Restaurant Consumer

From the moment we are born we are marketers.

It starts with ourselves and manifests into some other form down the line. No mater what business direction we end up taking, let’s face it, we are marketing.

Before we have learned to walk and talk, we are trying to get through to those higher beings in our lives. The ones who have all the answers and can give us what we want. We learn to market our needs by distorting our… Continue

Added by Ty Sullivan on September 14, 2009 at 7:22pm — 4 Comments

How to break into the food photography business

By pure coincidence I bumped into the fohboh site and find it highly interesting. I am a photographer from the Netherlands. I currently do a lot of different types of photography ranging from weddings to product photography for a major cable manufacturer. While I like to do various things my true passion lies in foodphotography. Being quite new in this field I wonder if there is anyone out here who might be able to give me some tips on how to proceed in the right direction.

I am… Continue

Added by Junglefrog on July 19, 2008 at 2:07am — 3 Comments

Director's Journal: The Art of Food Photography

We’re surrounded by images through billboards, television, magazines,

the internet…the list is long. And since food is a part of everyone’s

life, in some form or another, many of those images are about food.

Some are blah, some are tantalizing, and some go unnoticed. But the

ones that do grab my eye make me wonder and I begin to dissect. Why did

they choose that background, who designed the arrangement, how did get

that cheese get to look so yummy, and the… Continue

Added by Cooking Up A Story on January 6, 2008 at 12:56pm — 2 Comments