Food Porn Grief

Ladeback69

My kid along with my wife now are giving me grief now about taking pictures of food.  He is 6.  Is anyone in your household giving you grief about taking pictures of the food you cook or have out for dinner?  Hay I think it is harmless and is a lot of fun to do and track.

lousubcap

I know full well that I would get blow-back from SWMBO for food pics.  I am not a taker of many pics of anything or person or place or event etc .  I have occasionally grabbed a shot and even posted some here-but it is a rare and timed event.  Matter of fact my phone pic repository has zero pics. 
I'm glad that most here engage in the practice as there are some very talented and creative cooks along with presentations.  And don't forget those who are quite skilled and professional with a photo-taking device.  FWIW-

chrisc133

I get it from friends sometimes on social media...I just tell them to keep scrolling 

Eggcelsior

My wife used to, but she now takes pictures herself and puts it on instagram, so it's stopped. 

Depending on the restaurant, I may take a picture to text to somebody, but if it is cloth napkin-level or higher, I'd fully expect to get made fun of and will return it in kind, so I don't.  

theyolksonyou

My family knows we don't eat until pics. When I let the boys help I can ask what's next as we plate and they say, "take pics" they also like to plate their own. 

DoubleEgger

I used to hear about it until I told the wife that she could go back to cooking.  Problem solved. 

nolaegghead

Just don't use socks.  They clog up the sewer.

SciAggie

DoubleEgger said:

I used to hear about it until I told the wife that she could go back to cooking.  Problem solved. 

Bazinga!

Monty77

I get the odd chuckle, but same scenario as mentioned above, my wife is just happy I do all the cooking!  

texaswig

My wife is a photographer . It's her fault for teaching me how.  Sometimes I ask which photo looks better and which one to post.

Bentgrass

It's my neighbors I believe that think I'm nuts... My grilling area is right in the view from their kitchen- and I'm out there 5-6 times a week.   

Sookie

I don't get crap for it, but honestly I feel a little guilty because before I really got involved with this forum, I was always posting pics of my stuff on Facecrack.  The things that I have actually heard from people is that they look forward to seeing hat I'm cooking!  I guess that's good, right?

hapster

Friends at work give me **** about it; not because I post it, but because they then feel the food they are making is subpar... Followed by "when I get my egg, will you help me learn to cook on it?" LOL

tarheelmatt

Taking pictures of food is overrated.....

tarheelmatt

tarheelmatt said:

Taking pictures of food is overrated.....

Ah heck, who am I kidding!  Picture first, eat second.  

fishlessman

make your plate picture worthy and just slop food on their plates

Botch

I reserve my hatred for "selfies".  

Chubbs

You didn't take a pic of them giving you grief? Guess it didn't happen 

cazzy

They're used to it and expect it.  For the Mayweather vs Pac fight in May, our 35 guests looked at me a lil cray when I took this pic immediately after service:


A few asked about it and my wife said "this is part of the full experience"!

tarheelmatt

^^^ Figures... Always one that wants to show off.    

Jstroke

hapster

Friends at work give me **** about it; not because I post it, but because they then feel the food they are making is subpar... Followed by "when I get my egg, will you help me learn to cook on it?" LOL

I get that a lot, or "da** that looks good. How'd you make that". I tell them I didn't, the egg did. I just watched.

500

Wife, and therefor kids, hate it when dinner is delayed for 5 seconds for picture taking.  I now have to do it Egg-side, before the table.  I've said "I share because I care."  I feel like I should give back some of the knowledge given me years ago.

cazzy

tarheelmatt said:

^^^ Figures... Always one that wants to show off.    

Says the guy with a food blog!   

DoubleEgger

A food blog? Big Green Matt? 

tarheelmatt

DoubleEgger said:

A food blog? Big Green Matt? 

BGM Yo! 

tarheelmatt

cazzy said:

tarheelmatt said:

^^^ Figures... Always one that wants to show off.    

Says the guy with a food blog!   

Yeah, it's about half azz... I need to get back posting.  Touche Caz, Touche!  

henapple

smbishop

fishlessman said:

make your plate picture worthy and just slop food on their plates

I do that, set up my plate for a photo and slop it on all the other plates, or they can serve themselves.

XC242

I do feel guilty that there are more photos of food on my phone and IPad than photos of my wife and daughter but I just can't help myself. Come to think of it there are more photos of our cats also...

Legume

I send pics of almost every bit of meat that comes off my egg to send to my bro who is married to a vegetarian.

AlbertaEgger

My wife and girls are all used to it now, I don't even get an eye roll anymore. But I have yet to start when we have consonant over. I have snuck a few over the years and posted. But that's it. It's a shame because we are always doing big ass cooks for lots of people. Hence the 3 eggs. I'll start one day, just don't need or want to try and explain why.