Food Photography & Food Writing

There are four basic types of food writing: restaurant reviews; recipes; blogs and social media; and food memoirs and other prose.

• Restaurant Reviews are the first type of food writing that usually comes to mind. The writer eats at a restaurant, one or more times, and then writes a review of the food and service. Some reviews use star systems, although that differs between publications.
• Recipes are another common form of food writing. Recipes explain how to make a dish step by step. They often include an introduction or headnote that explains the recipe's origins, describes tips on making the recipe or entices the reader with a juicy description of the finished dish.
• Blogs and social media are another great platform for food writing. Anyone can get published by starting a blog or posting on social media. Both are creative and personal and can be the perfect way to practice writing and hone your voice while sharing your ideas and opinions. 
• The category of food memoir and other prose catches everything else in the food writing world. Memoirs are essays using food as a lens through which to view history (personal or otherwise).

There is a great demand for good professionals in the field of food photography. Many hotels, chefs, and lifestyle channels hire food photographers frequently. You can start working as a freelancer or under any established photographer. If you are looking to make a career as a professional photographer, a basic photography course can help you to an extent. After this, you have to hone your skills through advanced courses, workshops, training, etc.

As visual content is so important on social media sites like Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram, restaurants, food brands, and influencers need to have excellent food photography if they want to connect with their audience. Captivating food photographs are a useful tool for online recipe platforms and food bloggers to draw in and keep readers. Good food photography is in more demand as more people look to the internet for recipes and culinary inspiration. Click to read Career After Photography.

The graduates of Food Industry courses can find employment at the below job profiles:

• Food Photographer: Food photographers work with food stylists to create beautiful and enticing images of food for magazines, cookbooks, restaurant promotional materials, and websites.
• Food Critic: A food critic or a restaurant critic samples and reviews food. He/she visits different restaurants, orders a variety of dishes, and writes about their experience.
• Food Blogger: Food blogs are usually written by people who are passionate about the variety of recipes and cooking. They share every little thing related to recipes with their readers on their blog. 
• Food Journalist: Food journalism is about lifestyle, culture, cooking, and food. Food journalists write not only about the food they experience but also about the nutritional Science behind it. A good food journalist is well acquainted with the food industry and the restaurant business.
• Food Historian: Food history is a field that talks about the cultural, economic, environmental, and social impacts of history, food, and human nutrition.