I know it can be quite annoying to see people taking photos of their food, especially in public places. Pero aminin, we all take snaps of our pretty-looking orders once in a while. I know it shouldn't be done EVERY TIME you have food in front of you, but taking snaps of our good-looking dishes won't hurt. There's a thing called food photography anyway. :) And let's face it, we all want to share photos of our well-deserved treat or newly discovered recipe or our little cafe latte.

In every barkada, there is always that annoying friend who takes photos of the food and lets everybody wait. In our group, that would proudly be me. Lol sorry not sorry! I love taking photos of just about anything, and food is no exception. I know some of you do, too.

To save us time (and to save our friends from pasmo), I'm posting a few tips for us to remember. Hopefully, these tips can help you decide which angle is best to use when taking photos of your instagrammable dish.





During brunch dates, avoid eye-rolls, judgement, and boring your friends while you take a few shots by letting them contribute. Ask them to pour milk on your cereal, drizzle syrup on your pancake, slice the steak, or let them slowly pick up/hold the food as if they are about to eat.


Show layers with the straight-on angle.


When capturing a stack of pancakes, a burger, a slice of cake, it is best to position your camera beside the subject to show its layers and height. Using the flat lay angle will only make your food flat, and will not correctly showcase what it is. You don't want people to think you're eating a bun instead of a burger.


When there is both depth/height in your food and some details on top, then the good ol' 45 degree angle shot works best. In these photos, I used this angle to show the puffiness of the egg in my pasta, the layers of the nigiri and maki, and the depth of my katsudon bowl, while still showing the details of their surfaces which is also essential.

Hold your cute little treat up against a good background.

We were planning to have dinner with my family and Andy's family, so it was sort of a special occasion. I planned to bake something new that I haven't tried. Then it hit me - what perfect way to celebrate the occasion with cupcakes? Upon realizing, I immediately went to the mall first thing in the morning and bought a cupcake pan. Yay! I was so excited!