# Create a food photography prompt

A prompt for appetising food images for menus, recipe blogs and social posts, with styling and lighting control.

- Topic: Images, Video & Design
- Framework: Zero-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Design, AI & Prompting, Generate Image, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/create-a-food-photography-prompt

## Prompt

```text
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.
```

## 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

Free to copy and use. From ThinkWithPrompt (https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/), a library of 2,663 curated AI prompts.