How long can you make your friends wait to eat while you take the perfect shot? I hate myself at the time, but sometimes it takes a while. —Self-loathing Layla
Any advice for getting the perfect food shot? I only have 1.5 minutes! —Blurry Benicio
Crowd-sourced from people with WAY more followers than I:
- Get to a window or take it outside. Natural light above all.
- Overhead shots are the safest.
- Shoot on a neutral surface that isn’t too dark (so we can see the food clearly).
- Take a bite of food to make it more “lived in.”
- If your silverware is reflecting you taking your photo, move it.
- Always keep Instagram’s 4:5 ratio in mind, which really just means that you should shoot vertically.
- Add elements that give a sense of place or tell the story behind a dish (the grass you’re picnicking on, Grandma’s recipe card…).
Real Life of an MSW 
My hubby gets too inpatient, waiting for me to take the shot 😂
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Haha so does my household. Perhaps these tips will help us both.
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I’m so not a foodie, so often times I can’t relate to your food post! But I always love the colors of your foods/pictures that you post!
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Thank you. That image is the making of a simple butternut squash soup before it is to be simmered in stock, and purée. I am a firm believer we eat with our nose and eyes before we eat with our mouths.
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