How to take perfect pictures of food and drinks

Google Maps tips & tricks
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Dear all,

I’m pretty new as local guide on google maps and so far I did some written reviews about my favorite restaurants and cafes. Though, I would like to add photos to my reviews but I’m not that good in taking pictures. Therefore I would like to ask you about your personal tips on food photography.

Do you generally combine photos and reviews or do you rather go for one or the other?

I’m interested in your opinions - thank you in advance for your comments.

Best, Marci

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Hi @Marcyvienna ,

Welcome to Connect.

I have four tips for you:

  1. Have a good camera or a good camera phone.

  2. Use natural light (from a window or outside in the shade).

  3. Always shoot with the light coming from behind you

  4. Zoom in to show lots of details.

And yes, I try to always add pictures, if I remember to take them before starting to eat. Half eating food is never nice to look at.

Here are a few examples:

https://goo.gl/maps/58RvrrC5YEi6mAB66

https://goo.gl/maps/qtWWGQ1kcpeqomh4A

https://goo.gl/maps/JRiPor376NLUQQEC8

https://goo.gl/maps/6cbsqmna4wdseEuH9

https://goo.gl/maps/Z77moBSxtoiEisvK8

Feel free to ask more questions

Cheers

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Hi, again @Marcyvienna ,

You may also want to take a look at the Photography section here on Connect.

And you could try searching for Food Photography.

Cheers

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Hi @Marcyvienna

You can find a lot of tips on pics here in Connect.

Photos

You can check the profile of @Christina-NYC , for wonderful post about “How To” improve your photographic techniques.

Some example for you: How to take unique photos of popular landmarks , or How to explore patterns in your photos , just to mention a few post.

You can also check the wonderful “Photo of the week” series, or the interesting How to edit your photos using Snapseed and 3 tips for editing your photos using your phone

You can find more just searching in Connect. For more information you can read: How do I search on Connect?

Following that simple tips for sure you will improve your technique. My personal tip is: take several photo, check them and only choose the best one to upload in Google Maps

You may also find interesting to share your experience in here

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Thank you very much for your fast response, very useful tips :slightly_smiling_face:

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