25+Midjourney Prompts for Mouthwatering Food Photography
Exceptional food photography sets you apart and boosts sales. It’s a remarkable method to capture attention and leave a lasting impression on prospective customers.
With Midjourney as your creative ally, you can transform your imaginative ideas into photorealistic masterpieces. Whether you seek inspiration or high-quality advertising imagery, Midjourney will empower you to generate visually stunning photographs that highlight the delectable qualities of your dishes.
When creating mesmerizing and appetizing food photography, it is important to employ various techniques, lighting styles, movements, and environments to achieve the desired impact.
Explore this list of Midjourney’s prompts to elevate your culinary creations, entice customers, and boost sales with enticing visuals. Discover the vast range of 25+ Midjourney prompts that will elevate your culinary creations and distinguish you from the competition.
Join me on a step-by-step journey as I unveil the secrets of crafting irresistible food photography.
I will guide you through selecting the perfect prompts and tricks that will leave your audience salivating for more.
- Motion
- Angle
- Composition
- Lighting
- Settings
- Creative Advertising
1. Motion
Motion in food photography adds dynamism, excitement, and visual interest. It evokes emotion, adds energy, highlights texture, and creates a story in the image. Motion stimulates appetite, makes the food enticing, showcases richness, and engages the viewer.
Dust Explosion
Prompt: Food photography, powerful explosion of yellow dust of a shrimp taco, studio light, black plain background, studio lighting
Flames and Sparks
Prompt: Food photography, grilled chicken stew on the bbq rack, with flames and sparks
Water Splashing
Prompt: Commercial photography, a watermelon dropping, water splashing around, tropical background, low angle
Hitting on the table
Prompt: Food Photography, a pile of nachos hitting on the table, with cheese, tomato, onion and lime, front shot
Dripping
Prompt: Food phototgraphy, chocolate sauce dripping, onto a pile of pancake, with whipped cream and strawberry, front shot
📌Trick One: Macro shot
Use “Macro Shot” to capture the intricate details, textures or motion of the food, to evoke a sensory experience.
Honey Dripping — Intricate texture
Prompt: Food photography, macro shot, honey dripping, color hierachy, light and shade contrast, dof
Cheese Pull — Mouthwatering motion
Prompt: Food Photography, peperroni cheese pizza, macro shot, cheese pull of a slice, focus on the cheese and vibrant toppings
Water Droplets — Emphasis Freshness
Prompt: Food photography, a peach, macroshot of water droplets, front light
2. Angle
With the help of shooting angles, photographers can emphasize certain elements in a scene and convey a certain mood or emotion in the image.
- Back Angle
- Front View
- High Angle
- Low Angle
- Profile Angle — side of the product
High Angle
Prompt: Food Photography, a creamy tomato soup with a swirl of fresh cream, topped with crispy croutons and a sprinkle of basil, high angle
Low Angle
Prompt: Commerical photography, a glass of lemonade, surrounded by lemon and mint, low angle, blue sky background, water droplets and splashing, sunlight
Front View
Prompt: Commerical photography, a glass of green tea, sitting on a wood, a branch lying around, front view, soft lighting, clean light leige background, minimal and zen
2. Composition
Pay attention to the arrangement and placement of the food within the frame. Use the rule of thirds, symmetrical, and negative space to create visually appealing compositions.
- Asymmetrical Composition
- Diagonal Composition
- Geometric composition
- Knolling
- Symmetrical Composition
- Rule of Thirds
Knolling Photography
Prompt: Knolling of [ country ] cuisine, professional food photography, on a long table, realistic, depth of field — ar 3:1
Symmetrical Composition
Prompt: Commerical photography, Japanese pastries, sakura pastry shape, sakura decoration, symmetrical compostion, high end silk red table cloth with pattern, studio light
📌Trick Two: Garnishes
Consider colorful garnishes like fresh ingredients to enhance the visual appeal. Arranging the food and accompanying props in an attractive and delicious manner.
Edible Flowers and Fruits
Prompt: Commercial photograph, a tropical fruit sorbet, center composition, surrouded by edible flowers and tropical fruits, beautiful sunlight
Colorful Vegetables
Prompt: Commercial Photography, sizzling steak, with grill marks, adorned with fresh herbs and colorful vegetables
4. Lighting
Proper lighting is crucial to highlight the textures, colors, and details of the food.
- Advanced Lighting
- Beautiful Sunlight
- Morning Light
- Natural Light
- Soft Shadow Light
- Studio Lighting
- Sunlighting
- Volumetric Lighting
Natural Lighting
Prompt: Commercial Photography, a refreshing summer cocktail, with sparkling ice cubes, slices of citrus fruits, and sprigs of fragrant herbs, natural lighting on a hot day.
Studio Lighting
Prompt: Extreme close-up shot of a chocolate cake, oozing with molten ganache and adorned with luscious berries, depth of field, studio lighting
Learn more about Composition, Lighting and Angle here:
5. Adding a Setting
Including a setting in the prompt provides your audience with a more concrete context. Depending on the different settings, the style can be a whole lot different.
- Classic
- Elegant
- Luxurious
- Minimal
- Romantic
- Serene
- Tropical
Luxurious & High End
Prompt: Commerical photography, a bottle of red wine, luxurious and high end, flowers, red wall, beautiful lighting and shadow from the window
Serene & Calm
Prompt: A croissant and a cup of coffee, warm enviornment, in a minimalist style living room, beige and white, serene and calm, monochrome scheme, light-filled landscape
A Maximalist Style Coffee Shop
Prompt: Commerical photography, a cup of latte, in a maximalist style coffee shop, dusk blue and terracotta and cantaloupe color
To create a more vibrant setting, be sure to add an interior or architectural design style.
📌Trick Three: Add Materials
To enhance the realism and professionalism of your food photography, consider integrating elements such as stone or wood.
Use them for countertops or backgrounds to elevate aesthetic appeal and authenticity.
French Romance with Marble Stone Table
Prompt: Food photography, high angle, a glass of peach soda, on a marble stone table, with peaches and flowers beside, beautiful sunlight and shadow, French romance
Wooden Mottled Grain
Prompt: Commercial photography, a glass of whisky, high angle shot, wooden mottled grain background, warm tones, light contrast
Here is a list of over 70 materials prompts you can use:
A Simple Structure
You can always follow this structure
Food/Comercial photography, [ the food ( add motion) ], , with [ garnish/decorating items] around, [composition], [ lighting ], [ setting/style — optional ]
Creative Advertising
Lastly, let’s end today’s post with something cool and fun!
Festive Inspiration
Let Midjourney inspires your next festive specials, like Christmas, Easter and Halloween seasons.
Prompt: Food photography, creative halloween dessert, with style of spider, skull, ontrasting colors, textures, and symmetry to create a visually striking composition
Miniature Photography
Miniature Photography can creatively showcase your products or fresh ingredients used in your dishes, providing an engaging visual presentation.
Prompt: Miniature Scenery of a miniature figurines playing in a small slice of watermelon, light background, intricate details, soft color blending
Final Thoughts
While Midjourney cannot fully replace the artistry and expertise of photographers, it can certainly be an invaluable companion in the creative process. AI-generated images can serve as a valuable source of visual inspiration, providing ideas and possibilities for your projects.
Additionally, they can also be used as placeholders, allowing you to envision and refine your compositions before replacing them with your own products or professionally captured photographs. With Midjourney , you can explore new perspectives and experiment with different concepts, to create truly remarkable visuals.
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