How burgers are photographed to look appetizing

This picture depicts a classic beef burger captured with an iPhone 5 under a professional circumstance. Therefore, fill lights, white background paper and reflectors were used in order to attain this shadow-less picture. By looking at this picture, one could directly identify the types of food components placed in between the burger buns. This outlook was not attained naturally. The ingredients have been placed in such position where they protrude out of the buns, just on the front side in order to capture the burger components into the picture. In addition, the top part of the bun was pushed backwards in order to make the components between the buns more obvious in the photograph .Besides that, the white background elevates the  vibrant colour combinations from the beef,  lettuce, cheese and tomato. Thus, helping to enhance the appetizing outlook of the burger. In conclusion, even if this picture looks very simple, it still does contain technical requirements. 

No to overcrowding components & the importance of framing

The picture above consists of two dishes. The first dish consists of a beef wellington, beet risotto, pickled mushrooms, butternut squash puree and water cress. The second dish consists of foie gras torchon, crispy brioche, candied kumquat, cherry gel and pomegranate. Therefore, both the dishes have the same amount of components. However, the second dish looks more appealing than the first image. This is due to the arrangement of component on the plate.

Even though the beef in the first image has been cooked to perfection, the human eye would find the foie gras more appealing. This is because the first plate is overcrowded with the components, which would not allow one to visualize the various colours and textures in the food. According to (Kathy, n.d.) separation of the components during plating allows to portray the individuality of each component on the plate. Therefore, this is the main reason why the second image looks catchier and appealing when compared to the first one.

Lastly, the second picture had more depth when compared to the first picture due to framing. As seen in the picture, the plate rim has perfectly framed the foie gras which enhances the depth of the picture as it gives a clear idea of the size, texture and taste of the subject; which the first image failed to portray.

Kathy, C. (n.d.) Plating Food, How to Live Gourmet, [online] Available at: http://www.howtocookgourmet.com/platingfood.html [Accessed 2 November 2014].