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Food Photo Starter

Turn an ordinary phone photo into a cleaner, more appealing image for your menu or social posts—while keeping the dish true to what you serve.

Get the Food Photo Starter

Your phone photo. More possibilities.

Learn to improve food photography with AI, and check the result before you use it.

Original phone photo
The original phone photo: sixteen pastries on a white speckled counter, shot from above under shop lighting, with the floor and a shoe visible at the bottom.

Original phone photo

The original phone photo: sixteen pastries on a white speckled counter, shot from above under shop lighting, with the floor and a shoe visible at the bottom.
AI-enhanced version
The AI-enhanced version: the same sixteen pastries, rearranged into a tall frame on a clean counter with warmer light and soft shadows.

AI-enhanced version

The AI-enhanced version: the same sixteen pastries, rearranged into a tall frame on a clean counter with warmer light and soft shadows.

See the change. Check the details.

AI can move or alter details: here the pastries were rearranged and some look different. Check every item against the original before you post.

Free resource

Food Photo Starter

Make an ordinary phone photo of a dish you serve look clean and appetising, without changing the food.

What you receive

  • PDF guide, 8 pages
  • Word worksheet
  • Prompts file

Time About 20 minutes for your first photo

Essential check: compare every edit with the real plate. Same ingredients, portion and plate, nothing added or removed.

Get the Food Photo Starter

Free. PDF guide, 8 pages, Word worksheet, Prompts file.

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Inside the guide

Every page of the PDF guide. Select a page to see it larger.

  • Cover: an original phone photo of pastries beside its AI-enhanced version, and what's inside the kit

    Page 1: Cover: an original phone photo of pastries beside its AI-enhanced version, and what's inside the kit

    Cover: an original phone photo of pastries beside its AI-enhanced version, and what's inside the kit
    Page 1
  • Contents and the start-here section

    Page 2: Contents and the start-here section

    Contents and the start-here section
    Page 2
  • The result: the phone photo and the enhanced version, what changed and why the checks matter, then step 1

    Page 3: The result: the phone photo and the enhanced version, what changed and why the checks matter, then step 1

    The result: the phone photo and the enhanced version, what changed and why the checks matter, then step 1
    Page 3
  • The shooting checklist and the faithful-edit prompt (P1)

    Page 4: The shooting checklist and the faithful-edit prompt (P1)

    The shooting checklist and the faithful-edit prompt (P1)
    Page 4
  • Prompts for light, background, one distraction and cropping

    Page 5: Prompts for light, background, one distraction and cropping

    Prompts for light, background, one distraction and cropping
    Page 5
  • The ten checks against the real plate

    Page 6: The ten checks against the real plate

    The ten checks against the real plate
    Page 6
  • A printable before-and-after record, and what to do when the AI changes the food

    Page 7: A printable before-and-after record, and what to do when the AI changes the food

    A printable before-and-after record, and what to do when the AI changes the food
    Page 7
  • Being honest about edited photos, and using this resource

    Page 8: Being honest about edited photos, and using this resource

    Being honest about edited photos, and using this resource
    Page 8

Kit details

You need
  • A phone photo of a real dish from your menu
  • An AI chat tool that can edit an uploaded photo (free versions may limit how many edits you get)
  • The plate itself, or someone who knows it, for the final check
Inside the guide
  • Start-here page: what this does and what it won’t do
  • Input-photo checklist: light, angle, background and focus before you shoot
  • The faithful-edit prompt, plus four variations: light and colour, background tidy, removing one distraction, cropping for feed and Stories
  • Fidelity check sheet: ten checks that make sure the dish is still your dish
  • What to do when the AI changes the food
How it works, and the checks
  1. Shoot the dish using the input checklist.
  2. Paste the faithful-edit prompt with your photo.
  3. Compare the result with the real plate using the fidelity checks.
  4. Keep the edit only if every check passes. Otherwise use the fixes in the guide.

Checks before you use it

  • Same ingredients, same count. Nothing added, nothing removed
  • Same portion size and plate
  • Sauces and garnish keep their real colour

Questions

Which AI tool do I need?

An AI chat tool that can edit an uploaded photo. Free versions may limit how many edits you get.

How do I use the files?

Unzip the download and start with the PDF guide: it takes you through every step. The prompts file has each prompt ready to copy. The Word file is the editable worksheet or template, and it also opens in Google Docs.

Can I share it with my team?

Yes, use it freely in your own business. Please don’t resell or republish the files; share this page’s link instead.

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Use the download button on this page after you enter your email. If the email isn’t in your inbox after a few minutes, check spam or promotions, or email rish@aiforhospitality.in and we’ll send the files.

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