Photographing food is not much different than photographing anything else. Even though the average person is not too interested in taking close-ups of food, there are times when images of food are necessary. Typically, we see photographs of food as editorial illustrations in cookbooks, magazine recipes, and advertisements.

When food is photographed, the food should be freshly arranged and edible looking. For grilled food, the peak time to take images is from straight off the grill while it's cooking and at the point it is ready to be pulled off the grill. The smoke adds to atmospheric perspective (which is a design concept) and adds interest and additional information to images.

If part of the barbeque grill shows, this is appropriate. We like to see what the food is resting on. The whole grill does not have to show because we get the idea. When taking pictures of cooked food, be mindful of photographing food from the best angle. Another tip, when photographing hot food, photograph the food while it is hot, it