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How to take great food photos with your phone

You do not need a photographer. Daylight, the right angle and a clean lens make your phone photos look like your food tastes.

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Step by step

  1. Use window light. Put the plate near a window in the daytime. Turn off the flash and the yellow kitchen lights.
  2. Pick the angle for the dish. From above for bowls, pizza and plates; from the side for burgers, drinks and stacked food.
  3. Clean the lens. Wipe it with a soft cloth. Kitchen phones get greasy and photos get hazy.
  4. Keep the background simple. A plain table, a wooden board. Remove napkins, bottles and phones.
  5. Shoot it fresh. Steam, sauce and crisp edges look best in the first minute.

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Where to use them

Your Google listing, your online menu next to each dish, Instagram and Facebook. One good photo per dish is enough to start.

EatFuti is in Des Moines, Iowa, and works with independent restaurants across the United States, most of all in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas and Texas.

How it works with EatFuti

  1. Run the free check. Three minutes, no sign-up. See your Google page, where your Order button goes and how your site does on a phone.
  2. Say yes. Send your photos and menu, or we take the menu from your POS or online. Online ordering is live 48 to 72 hours after signup.
  3. Your website goes up. Built for you from your photos, menu and reviews, right after ordering is live. You approve it before it goes up.

Questions owners ask

Should I edit food photos?

A little brightness is fine. Do not change the colors of the food; guests should get what they saw.

Portrait mode or not?

Portrait mode can blur the background nicely for single dishes. Use normal mode for tables and groups.