Part of the fun of enjoying food from a restaurant is sampling new and delicious cuisine. It’s common for people to snap photos of their favorite breakfast, lunch, and dinner entrees to share with friends and family on social media. Follow these easy tricks to capture the vibrant colors and textures of your dish and rack up the likes.

How to Snap Eye-Catching Food Pictures

1. Pick a Plain Backdrop

Make the food the star by choosing a plain backdrop that doesn’t clash with your culinary delights. Colorful vegetables and fruits will stand out even more against a plain background, drawing attention to the dish in the foreground. However, plain doesn’t have to be ugly, as you can position your meal in front of an ocean-front view to create a beautiful but not overpowering backdrop.

2. Find the Best Angle

When in doubt, shoot from above. This will allow you to capture all the textures and fine details of the food and its surroundings. Taking overhead pictures also keeps unwanted background items, like coasters and other dinner guests, from intruding your photo. If you want to shoot straight ahead, opt for a diagonal angle to capture a long, interesting depth of field.

3. Shoot in Natural Lighting

Artificial indoor lighting can cast harsh, yellow or orange tones, depending on your bulb, so always strive to take your food photos with natural daylight. Don’t be discouraged if the sky is overcast—the clouds will actually disperse the sunlight more evenly and cast a soft illumination on your food.

Aloha Mixed Plate in Lahaina, HI, is Maui’s go-to destination for island cuisine, and their food tastes as good as it looks. This popular eatery has offered a diverse menu of scrumptious breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes since 1996. Guests are encouraged to snap photos of their colorful cocktails and beautifully plated entrees with the ocean in the background. View their menu online, and call (808) 661-3322 for more information.