I took pictures of every meal in Italy. My husband thought I was nuts until our fellow Americans in Vernazza were doing the same. It became a source of great laughter and I almost died when our table neighbor said that his camera even has a food setting.
We ran into them again in Venice and he and I were still both snapping away. (Hi there if you're reading this fellow foodie! It was great to meet you, twice!)
So, do you take pictures of food? Cause I got a few hundred if you don't!
I absolutely take pictures of delicious or exotic food! I am a foodie and it is a big part of the cultural experience. I may feel a little silly doing it, but not embarrassed enough not to do it!
Nice post you started. I always take a picture of what we had. My friend thought I was nuts, but she has a few pics now. We have a picture of us at dinner in rome with our wine glasses full, table full of food and 2 bottles of wine and our 90E bill!! LOL Great memory.
So yes we do take pictures.
I love to take photos of food if it is particularly interesting or delicious looking because it helps me to remember special meals. I also take photos of wine bottles or limoncella if I want to be sure to remember them also. Food/drink photos are an important part of my photo journaling.
Absolutely! I'm a foodie and so my meals are important to the travel experience. And many people are as interested in what I ate as what I saw.
That said, I try to be discreet. If I'm eating in a nice restaurant, I don't want to damage the ambience by snapping away and using flash... Just a quick shot.
The hardest part is remembering to shoot before half my meal is gone. I also occasionally got strange looks and inquiries from neighboring diners. Many thought I was a food critic or travel writer (in part because I'd write down what I was eating and drinking in my journal). But that just opens the door to conversation! Or gets me better service...
I'll fess up. I am a total foodie. I'm looking forward to our first stay in an apartment in Rome - I get to go to those wonderful markets and shop for real... and cook ... Some of my best photos are of food! Hubby just turns away and pretends it isn't happening.
I had a waitress actually grab my plate away to make it "prettier" when she saw my camera in hand!
And yes... my little point and shoot has a food setting on it...
I don't take a picture of every meal, but do capture those that are especially picturesque (like a seafood platter on Burano or mussels in France) -- and each time I see them, they take me back to that memorable day.
On our first trip to Greece, we stayed in a succession of seaside hotels and I took pictures of our breakfasts (mostly yogurt & breads & coffee) with the beautiful water in the background -- and framed them for my kitchen, where I see and enjoy them every day.
What a great idea to do this as a conversation starter! I've always been too self-conscious to do it, but now you've given me a different way to think about it. Thanks.
Yes I do. And pictures of gelato, and carrots, and cods. I love wandering markets too. And yes again...my camera has the same setting! (Also one for "Underwater"; that took me a while).
I take food pictures too. and not just food, cups of coffee, wine being poured, tablescapes, etc. I have several of them on the walls of my kitchen and each brings back a pleasant memory.
I do but not of every meal.
String of signs outside of Hernando MS:
Go to
Sherry's house
see pictures
of food scraps
on refreigerator
Burma Shave
I am glad to know I'm not alone with my pictures. Currently on my wall I have a photo of grapes and one of almost ripe figs! (both taken in my Father in Law's family's village in Abruzzo)
My family thinks I'm nuts. I can't wait to photograph the food this year!!!!!!!!!!
Heck yeah, I take pictures of my food. And those pictures are the pictures that my friends and family like to see, instead of the churches, monuments, paintings, buildings, etc. It makes me remember the restaurant and helps me document what I ate, especially if I never had it before. I took pictures of my lattes, my cappucino's, my apple strudels, my hungarian sponge cake, my bottle of wine, my mug of beer (especially if it has the name of the pub or the name of the beer on the mug),even the candy wrapper that contained my chocolate with chunks of apricot in it. It is of stuff that I just don't have at home. I think that food is such an important part of the trip so why would not covet it with a picture.
BUT I DON'T USE FLASH!!!!!!!! especially if it is in a tight busy space. there is nothing more annoying than flash bulbs going off in your face in a dark, quiet, romantic restaurant. UGHH.
YES! Even my travel companions expect me to take a shot of their meals, and they wait to eat until I do. It is a fun way to remember lovely meals & beautiful cities & being with friends.
Often, the restaurant owner(s) will offer to take a shot of our group and then we also include him in a shot. They are flattered I think.
Hi Elizabeth. I don't take pictures of every single meal but I certainly took my share of pictures of meals or the table setting with the food on it. I also like to take pictures of the reflection in a glass of water (on the table) of an interesting building, church, etc. I did this in Piazza Navona and got a picture with a nice reflection of the church. The pictures of meals make for some nice memories. I love taking pictures of interesting anecdotal subjects. My husband took an interesting picture last year of the candy counter inside a store with all the candy bars and gums lined up; it was neat to see all the different brands and types of candy/gum that is offered in Italy. Keep taking pictures of your food.
I usually do not take any pictures of food. Mostly, because I haven't discovered a way, yet, to make them look good when you're just snapping away and don't have all the props needed for those flashy pics in cook books. My husband only took food pics when he was travelling through China and had all those interesting delicacies like silk worms, dog meat ...
My only exception was the pizza we baked as a big family effort in the traditional stone oven at our rental place in Tuscany. It became more of a photo journal:
Link textrolling the pizza dough with a red wine bottle
pizza toppings
thank you, my dear brother, for taking care of the oven in 30 C
pizza rising in the oven
I have no results to show you because the first one got burned (my kids ate it anyway, pizza is pizza black or not) and afterwards I was too busy eating and drinking red wine to take pictures ;-)
Yes I take pictures of the food I eat in restaurants. Also take pictures of food in window displays, foods in the different markets I come across, take photos of the chefs, our waiter or waitress, & I took a picture of the cups that gelato is served that were displayed so uniquely in a gelateria. I consider these photos as dear as all the sights I visit.
@ Beatrix - Did your brother forget his pants? They seem to be missing...
And don't forget to photograph the food in the outdoor markets & just outside small food markets. I think the displays of fruits & veg, flowers, fish, etc. are so beautiful. Somehow the farmers markets here in MN just don't have the same artistic display talent.
Andrea,
he's wearing his swim shorts. And for European swim shorts those are actually pretty "long" and there is a hint of color to see on the bottom right side of his t-shirt :-) As I said it was 30 C AND he was stoking the oven with wood ...
Ed, I have not seen Burma shave signs in years. Did not know any were still around. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane.
Love the shot of the pizza in the oven. (And now do I really have to go back and check to see if he has shorts on?) :)
Laurie, your comment about the Farmer's Market is dead on. I bet those that would take more time would do better in sales! Probably doesn't happen because they're so exhausted.
Now, I'm definitely framing some of my Italian shots for my kitchen! What a great idea.
I loved taking pictures of the meat markets, the seafood in Venice, the produce, the bakeries, and many of my meals. I was shameless. And you know what? I have no regrets. Someone mentioned that that is what your friends and family want to see.
I also take pictures of kids and old people (with permission of course). I have a great one of two old people arm and arm.
And my video of a conversation between two men in the Vernazza harbor is priceless. Arm waving and gesturing like crazy!
Love your comments! Thanks.
i take photos and video of everything and yes always the food...the wine...the guinness...the surroundings in which i am eating and drinking...
It is nice to see that taking photos of food is not just a chick thing. Mad props to the fellas clicking away to turn eating into a memory.
I have taken photos of particularly good looking meals. I have also taken photos of food in other contexts, such as the table of loose spices and the cases of dim sum or gelato at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris.
My brother not only takes photos of his meal when it arrives at the table, he also take a photo of his empty plate when he is finished with it!
I don't take pictures of food but I always tell myself (and always forget) to take pictures of places I eat that I thought were good.
yes! Definitely! I forget where, but I recently read an article about how food blogging is really taking off and that has a lot to do with photography. Food is such a big part of every world culture, as much as its sights and attractions, so it only makes sense to remember that too.
99% of amateur photos of food looks absolutely disgusting to me, including my own
I've only ever photographed food that has special sentimental value such as the much maligned zapiokanka. I developed a special fondness for this Polish take on pizza during my extended stay in Poland. They have pizza pizza, but zapiokanka is a delicacy all its own, dear to many, reviled by many more. It's made with stale French bread, cheese (which is usually pretty good, but not mozzarella),canned mushrooms, and topped with...brace yourselves...ketchup, watery ketchup at that. (Sorry foodies, you must be reeling in horror:) ) Every time I look at the picture of my last zapiokanka I get all misty eyed and my mouth waters. I wish I had taken more food pictures:)
