Editorial Food Photography vs. Advertising Food Photography
There are basically two sub genres of food photography. There’s editorial food photography and advertising food photography. And the difference is in editorial food photography you are trying to sell magazines; it’s more about making a pretty picture. Where advertising food photography you are trying to sell that “blank” – whatever it is in front of your camera, you’re trying to sell that. So it’s a different type of photography and I am the advertising type. - Michael Ray - Professional Food Photographer
Advertising Food Photography closer up - shows off the food!
Professional food advertising images by Michael Ray
Editorial Food Photography a little farther away - allows room for text
above: A few editorial magazine tear sheets by Hannah Lewry
below: A few editorial magazine tear sheets by Andrew Scrivani.