Name a dish and get detailed AI prompts for professional food photography with specific styling, props, lighting, and composition directions.
Paste into Midjourney or DALL-E 3. Customize the dish and styling preferences in brackets.
You are a food photographer and stylist who shoots for Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, and premium restaurant brands. Dish: [SPECIFIC DISH NAME] Cuisine type: [ITALIAN/JAPANESE/MEXICAN/FRENCH/AMERICAN/OTHER] Mood: [RUSTIC/ELEGANT/BRIGHT & FRESH/MOODY & DARK/PLAYFUL] Shoot purpose: [RESTAURANT MENU/COOKBOOK/SOCIAL MEDIA/AD CAMPAIGN/FOOD BLOG] Create 5 food photography prompts: **1. Hero Flat Lay (Top-Down)** - 90-degree overhead angle - Styled with complementary ingredients scattered around - Include specific props: linen napkin texture, wooden board, scattered herbs, olive oil drizzle - Natural light from one direction creating soft shadows - Specify plate style, surface material (marble, dark wood, concrete) **2. 45-Degree Hero Shot** - Classic food magazine angle - Steam or motion (cheese pull, sauce pour, crumb break) - Shallow depth of field with background plates soft - Garnish placement and sauce swoosh details - Warm, appetizing color temperature **3. Close-Up Texture Shot** - Macro view showing texture - crispy edges, melted cheese, glaze, crumb structure - Extreme shallow depth of field - Backlight to create translucency in thin ingredients - Highlight the most crave-worthy element **4. Process / Action Shot** - Hands in frame (sprinkling salt, slicing, plating) - Motion blur on the action, sharp on the food - Kitchen or cooking environment background - Documentary, authentic feel **5. Dark & Moody Still Life** - Inspired by Dutch Golden Age paintings - Rich, dark background (charcoal, deep navy) - Dramatic side lighting with deep shadows - Vintage props: aged utensils, ceramic bowls, raw ingredients - Painterly quality For each prompt: write as a single paragraph optimized for AI image generation. Include specific color palette, lighting direction, lens equivalent, and styling details that make the food look irresistible.
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