People who take pictures of their food...

beckylawrence70

Yes, how funny my mom does it all the time on FB, I do it rarely if I'm eating something real yummy........so we can show off what we're eating or made......

thelovelyLIZ

Because I love food.

To be fair, I do it mostly in my health and weight loss blog. My readers presumably have similar interests and showing them what i eat as part of my healthy diet is relevant.

UpEarly

I have lots of friends who do this. I'm guilty of it myself from time to time.

I love food. I love cooking. I love photography.

Honestly, I don't understand how you 'don't get it'! LOL Beautifully presented food is gorgeous and is definitely something I appreciate looking at. Don't you have cookbooks with photos? Don't you ever read cooking magazines? I can't imagine NOT having skillful food photos to accompany recipes.

I mean, c'mon... if you like dark chocolate cheesecake, this is beautiful and appealing!

hesn92

I can see why people do it. Sometimes I make something Im proud of but I have never thought to take a picture...

Ready2Rock206

Because it is so pretty and amazingly delicious! If something is presented well - or my son or I make something yummy or different I'll take a photo!

nikkiprickett

haha I'm so guilty of doing this!!
cooking can be an accomplishment for me, so when i make something really good that's healthy too I like to share it, maybe motivate someone to try the recipe and convince them that not all healthy foods are gross like some might think.

heathersmilez

In 2007 we bought our house and I knew I needed to expand my mind and talent being a yuppy couple that grew up with a SAHM that cooked for 18 yrs of my life. I calculated nutrition & WW pts and took a photo and if it was good, it went into my binder which was 99% of the recipes I made and now I have a binder of 120+ beautiful creations and an album on FB that makes my friends hungry. It's like people with food blogs, they want to share their successes & express their creativity.

It's a creative outlet for corporate professionals like myself that no longer gets to make stunning title pages and project boards like I did in school. In this past year alone I made a facinator for a shower (won a prize or best one out of 40+ guess), a diaper cake and a 30th bday photo collage that made the bday cry with sentimentality.

It's important to be well rounded.

Laura_Suzie

Only when it's a really creatively decorated baked good or dessert does food look good in pictures. Usually it just looks gross.

Captian_Dathon

I know some people who post pictures of everything they eat on a blog- they say it pressures them into eating good just so they don't feel ashamed posting too many pictures of bad foods on a food blog. xD
I've never done it!

bttfly87

My guess is theyre starving and have nothing better to do/think about!!

Musikelektronik

I have lots of friends who do this. I'm guilty of it myself from time to time.

I love food. I love cooking. I love photography.

Honestly, I don't understand how you 'don't get it'! LOL Beautifully presented food is gorgeous and is definitely something I appreciate looking at. Don't you have cookbooks with photos? Don't you ever read cooking magazines? I can't imagine NOT having skillful food photos to accompany recipes.

I mean, c'mon... if you like dark chocolate cheesecake, this is beautiful and appealing!

I don't read cooking magazines and I've never owned a cookbook. I don't cook, and frankly, I'm not really into food. I like food, but the stuff I like is very pedestrian, ordinary food that I would never in a million years think to photograph.

Now, if you took the picture above, I tip my cap to you. That's a great shot. But most of the food pics you see on Facebook are just lousy, poorly composed, sometimes out-of-focus cell-phone pictures that have no artistic value whatsoever.

Musikelektronik

If a person has nothing better to do than to criticize something this petty, they probably need a hobby.. maybe photography.

I already have a hobby -- more than one, in fact. That's why I don't have time to take pictures of my food. :laugh:

Musikelektronik

NocturnalGirl

I've noticed a lot of the international Asian students do it here in Australia. Nothing wrong with it, I guess it's just for memories.

fragilegift

I do it sometimes. Most likely if its a new recipe I've tried, maybe I got the idea from FB even, but sometimes just 'because.' The last thing was Easter lunch. The one before that was the crockpot lasagna with gluten free lasagna sheets.

UpEarly

Now, if you took the picture above, I tip my cap to you. That's a great shot. But most of the food pics you see on Facebook are just lousy, poorly composed, sometimes out-of-focus cell-phone pictures that have no artistic value whatsoever.

I did take the photo. :-)

I have several friends that are chefs, food bloggers or food stylists, so I guess good quality food photography is the norm for me.

InnerFatGirl

But most of the food pics you see on Facebook are just lousy, poorly composed, sometimes out-of-focus cell-phone pictures that have no artistic value whatsoever.

Now I understand you.