Create a food photography prompt
A prompt for appetising food images for menus, recipe blogs and social posts, with styling and lighting control.
The prompt
Create a food photograph.
Dish: [describe the dish, ingredients and garnish]
Plate and surface: [rustic wooden board / white ceramic plate on linen / dark slate]
Angle: [overhead flat lay / 45-degree / close-up at table height]
Props: [cutlery, napkin, a few raw ingredients, a drink]
Lighting: [soft window light from the side / moody dark background with one light]
Aspect ratio: [4:5 / 1:1 / 16:9]
Style: professional editorial food photography, appetising and fresh, realistic textures, gentle steam if hot, shallow depth of field, natural colours.
Avoid: text, logos, plastic-looking food, extra cutlery or hands in odd positions.
Note: if you sell this dish, use a real photo in menus and listings so customers see what they'll get.
Highlighted [brackets] are blanks to replace with your own details.
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What to fill in
- describe the dish, ingredients and garnish
- overhead flat lay / 45-degree / close-up at table height
- cutlery, napkin, a few raw ingredients, a drink
How this prompt is built
This prompt follows the Zero-Shot structure (Zero-shot prompting). A zero-shot prompt gives the model a direct instruction with no examples. It is the simplest form, and it works best when the task is common and clearly worded.
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