# Food Photography ChatGPT Prompts

Fine dining hero shot of a plated main course — pan-seared duck breast, thin-sliced and fanned, resting on a smear of blackberry reduction, microgreens and edible flowers scattered artistically, sauce dots precisely placed. White bone china plate on dark slate surface. 4K ultra-high definition food photography. Lens: 85mm macro, f/2.8 — hero slice tack sharp, trailing plate elements softening into bokeh. Lighting: single large octabox camera-left, white reflector camera-right filling shadows, black V-flat behind creating dark gradient background. Steam: subtle wisps rising from duck surface. Colors: deep mahogany duck skin, glistening burgundy reduction, vivid green microgreens, white china. Duck skin texture: individual crispy pores visible at 4K. Sauce: glossy sheen and flow pattern sharp. Quality: 4K ultra-HD, Michelin-starred restaurant food photography standard, every culinary detail crystal clear.

Overhead flat lay of a styled breakfast spread — sourdough toast with avocado and poached egg on a cream linen napkin, small bowl of granola with fresh berries, steaming pour-over coffee in a ceramic cup, scattered flowers and loose coffee beans as props. Shot from directly above, 90 degrees. 4K ultra-high definition flat lay food photograph. Lens: 50mm overhead, f/5.6 — entire spread sharp from edge to edge. Lighting: soft diffused daylight from left window, gentle white reflector from right. Shadows: subtle natural shadow under each element — depth without drama. Linen surface: individual weave texture visible. Food detail: egg yolk surface tension sharp and glossy, avocado texture visible, toast crumb structure legible at 4K. Colors: warm neutrals — cream linen, golden toast, vivid green avocado, orange yolk, deep brown coffee. Quality: 4K ultra-HD, food styling magazine standard.

Extreme macro close-up of a freshly cut strawberry — cross-section revealing the interior seed pattern, juice glistening on the cut surface, individual seeds with their surface texture visible, tiny water droplets on the skin. Shot at 1:1 macro ratio. 4K ultra-high definition macro food photograph. Lens: 100mm macro, f/4 — primary cut surface tack sharp, seeds in sharpest focus, strawberry edges softening into shallow bokeh. Lighting: single macro ring light providing even shadowless illumination across the cut surface. Colors: vivid crimson flesh, creamy white pith near skin, yellow-green seeds, glistening transparent juice. Texture: cellular flesh structure visible at 4K — individual cells and juice pockets resolved. Water droplets: spherical, refracting background through their curved surface. Quality: 4K ultra-HD, scientific macro food photography quality, every micro-texture crystal clear.