People sure are eating with their eyes these days! It is like you’ve got your whole meal planned out thanks to Instagram or Yelp prior to even calling for your Uber. Not saying I am not guilty of this first hand, because I do my fair share of Yelp scouting prior to dining in.
I do have to say that I give back to the Foodie Community by Yelp Reviews and Foodstagrammin’ ! & if the spot is truly giving me a coregasm i’ll post a Google and Facebook review too.
My fair share of taking pics of food began with Yelp – where i’ve earned the honor badge of being Elite for a number of years now. Check out my dank delights by clicking here – gotta give good graces to my @Miami_FoodPorn pal & contributor for kicking me early on about joining in on the Yelp community. This was WAYYYY before it became @Tr3ndey
Yelp is just the gateway to what detonated the internet into a world of food images on Instagram. The foodstagrams can take a number of forms and specialties – relating to veganism, raw diets, burgers only, city specific, or just a simple this food is fucking great and u NEED it NOW.
People feel compelled to share their good eeeeats and let everyone know they are doing it ! But some really just do it better than others – and what makes one Insta star versus another?? The PHOTO – duh!
Here are a few things to consider while taking a stellar shot –
Lighting : To use flash ? or to not? Is your natural lighting on fleek? or does a friend need to use their flash light app?
Angle of shot : this is VERY important – make sure you get the money shot
Placement : do you get up close and personal? do you take an overhead shot? do you get the drinks in? are the drinks the focus?
Fingers : are they manicured! why are you even showing the fingers? hands? DO NOT include your face, or your friends.
Props : are you putting your favorite sunnys in cuz it plays into the vibe of the image? are your kicks in the shot because its a photo of coffee? what are you really trying to showcase here – the lifestyle or the food?
Exhibit 1 – above view, drinks in view, props on set
Exhibit 2 – larger zoomed out above view ( famed of @ChicksonChairs) , Yes Props and Yes Drinks
Exhibit 3 – a bit closer view point, more exclusive look into the food itself, minor props, poor plating set up
Exhibit 4 – zoomed in, solo food shot of specific item
Exhibit 5 – you get the whole view of the star of the photo
THE MONEY SHOT !!!
Now you have an inside look on what it’s like to Live Like Lindsey and be a FoodStaGrammer. This collab went down in Wynnwood @ZakTheBaker one of my must haves and go-to ‘s while in Miami! If you are down there you gotta check it out !
Keep on Eatin’,
Lshawtay
This picture was taken while the Team!the Team!the Team ! Was running onto the field. As you can see im hardly able to contain my excitement and ah!!! the moment I got chant Hail to the Victors!
We went to the presidential and reagents tailgate in Crisler Arena before the game.
We got this wolverine football dog collar for my new best bitch Luna Bonda!! Hail to her first game day.
LiViN LiKE LiNdSEY 