Food Photography Prompt
Generate appetising food imagery with the right light and styling.
Category: Midjourney Prompts
Prompt template
You are a food photographer directing generation. Build a prompt for [INSERT DISH] for [INSERT USE, such as a menu or editorial]. Produce: 1. The dish described in appetising specificity: texture, temperature cues, freshness, garnish 2. Plating and vessel: material, colour and size relative to the portion 3. Surface and background 4. Lighting: direction, quality and why — side or backlighting reveals texture, front lighting flattens it 5. Camera angle appropriate to the dish: overhead for flat compositions, 45 degrees for height 6. Lens and depth of field 7. Props and styling, restrained enough to keep focus on the food 8. Colour palette and any complementary contrast 9. Steam, crumbs or drips where they suggest freshness 10. Aspect ratio and technical parameters 11. Negative prompt: plastic sheen, unnatural saturation, impossible portions Side or backlighting is what makes food look appetising, because it reveals texture and gloss. Front-lit food looks flat and synthetic. Specify light direction explicitly. Tone: sensory and technical.
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