Why do people photograph food? (27)

1 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-04-21 12:30 ID:39ZydY+R

Why do some people feel the need to document what they eat? Just look at all the people who have captured their airplane meals (http://flickr.com/search/?q=airplane%20meal&w=all) or that Japanese Evo guy who always posts what he eats on his blog and then links it to 4chan.

I don't really get it. Please enlighten me, anonymous chefs of 4-ch.

2 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-04-21 16:23 ID:BcbwR+Jw

i dno lol

Why does anyone take pictures of anything?

3 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-04-21 20:38 ID:39ZydY+R

>>2
I think pictures you've taken of your family during your holiday are better justified than pictures you've taken of random meals that you've had at any point of your life.

4 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-04-22 01:22 ID:n4RYEnP6

Because every twat with a camera these days thinks they're a photographer.

5 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-04-22 05:32 ID:sYk3yfMO

I like to photography food, especially well-dressed plates and cakes. I don't care about plane meals, though. What I find interesting is managing to capture that "yummy!" aura. Also they're great subjects for macros.

6 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-04-22 18:59 ID:0ogoREuV

because its so prettyful

7 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-04-26 01:38 ID:Heaven

It's fun.

8 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-05-01 14:17 ID:w5RPi65w

i do that cuz... i want to remember the meals i've had... so I can tell ppl if i forget LOL...

but that's just when I'm on a trip to somewhere.

9 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-05-02 22:35 ID:+C8Aogyq

i think it's just the fun of capturing the whole trip. because i know that when i go on a trip, i want to take pictures of everything... just makes it more memorable. and that includes the food.

10 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-05-04 00:16 ID:3brIMSyY

LOL WOT? >_<

11 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-05-04 13:04 ID:nJ0B7bLW

Yeah, it's the same reason you photograph anything. If you're going to justify taking a picture of a building then you can justify taking a picture of some food. It's all or nothing.

12 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-05-07 23:08 ID:D6a96faC

Some meals are very artfully arranged. The colors are nice. It looks delicious. There's beauty in food, too.

13 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-05-11 12:28 ID:Heaven

'specially on the way out.

14 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-06-16 15:02 ID:mTDM1mVO

a reason might be about dieting reasons. if you photograph what you ate, you can remember it. then, you can maybe look through your digi camera and be like, oh today i ate this super fat hamburger already. and i also ate that box of chocolates! and that steak! i'd better not eat any more. the same reason why some people keep 'meal journals'...where their record down what they eat every day so they can remember. :D

15 Name: Irked Eater!3GqYIJ3Obs : 2008-06-24 10:28 ID:pr5lI8LD

...I love airplane food. ;_;

16 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-06-27 02:06 ID:Heaven

>>15

I don't, NEVER FLY RUSSIAN AIRLINES.. you will get ill afterwards.

17 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-07-23 17:46 ID:WoRukCMh

People photograph food because it's a better representation of what comes out. The ingredients and directions from one recipe to another can be similar, but it's hard to visualize the final product from the process.

Also, people react more to images than text because it seems more 'real.' It's mainly grown out of advertising if anything. Most people are interested in cookbooks with pictures than one with all text.

18 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-09-19 22:55 ID:Heaven

LOL, why photograph food? Why post about photographing food?

It carries out and is w.

19 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2008-10-08 19:23 ID:p+O5Nsh1

because they are ronery and to share some nice moments

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21 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-01-19 14:09 ID:6rrmhF5e

I photograph food because I am preparing for a food competition and my mentor lives in another state. I prepare food items for the competition and send them to him for his critique and comment.

22 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-03-22 11:24 ID:PHGX2CHW

I photographed the first meal I made independently without aid from a microwave. I felt proud.

23 Name: AnonymousMan7 : 2009-03-23 02:59 ID:8xx0AVPn

I made a face on a hamburger using ketchup and pickles then took a picture of it

24 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-05-15 22:06 ID:Sk1iHle0

I like looking at good pictures of food. There is an aesthetic value to it.

Similarly, you could ask, why do people blog about their lives? Why do people keep diaries? There's satisfaction to be had in posting about your own life. It makes you feel a little more important than you actually are. And believe it or not, some people actually enjoy reading about other people's boring lives so it's not just a pointless endeavor.

I sometimes take pictures of a meal I worked hard on just because I'm proud of it.

25 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2009-06-04 15:11 ID:CLv9VBHo

I like looking at the picture after the food is long eaten, it makes me happy. Also, good as conversation topics.

26 Name: somegirl : 2009-06-26 18:46 ID:6Tc0UQ9R

Unless it's a really delish meal, or awesome presentation, there really is no reason to take pics of your food.
Hell, who even has a camera on them during meals most of the time?

Only reason for taking food photos might be if one is a pro food critic.
Not just a foodie blogger or some shit.

27 Name: Anonymous Chef : 2010-07-25 06:03 ID:ggPeDwcU

I only take photographs of my food whenever they're pretty good in terms of serving appearance. I also take photos of stuff that tastes delicious enough to be worth remembering by photo.

Hell, I mean look at this...
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5919/18068127936610789413422.jpg

You'd be like me and WANT to take this photo of 5.5lbs of the GO!GO!CURRY! World Champion Curry before devouring it all, right?

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