Overhead food photo
A dish seen from directly above, with surface, props and light set like a cookbook shot.
- Type
- Template
- Level
- Beginner
- Time
- about 4 min
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What is on the plate?
- a bowl of vegetable curry with rice
- pancakes with berries
- a colourful chickpea salad
- a margherita pizza
- breakfast with bread, cheese and fruit
Table or surface
- light wooden table
- grey stone
- white linen cloth
- dark slate board
- pastel blue tiles
Two or three things next to it
- cutlery and a linen napkin
- fresh herbs and a glass of water
- a small bowl of yoghurt
- pieces of bread and olive oil
- a coffee mug and a newspaper with no readable text
Your prompt
Photorealistic food photo taken from directly above: [Dish]. Surface: [Surface]. Next to it: [Props]. Soft daylight from the left, gentle shadows, natural colours, plenty of empty space at the edges for text. No hands, no people, no brand logos, no text in the image.
Matching tools
Tools from our catalog that this prompt works well with.
- Midjourney Prices and limits
- Adobe Firefly Prices and limits
- Ideogram Prices and limits
How to use it
- Fill in the fields or tap a suggestion. Leave out names, addresses and other personal data.
- Copy the finished prompt into a tool of your choice.
- Generate four versions and pick the one where the food looks most appetising and natural.
Works in these tools
Prompts work in many chat and generator tools. This selection comes from our catalog; prices as shown on the tool page.
- Midjourney Prices on the tool page
- Adobe Firefly Free plan
- Ideogram Free plan
- Leonardo.Ai Free planfrom 12 $ per month, plus tax
- FLUX Free planfrom $0.014
Why does this work?
The top-down view is a fixed angle that image generators handle well. Empty edges and “no text in the image” make the photo ready for a blog or social media.
Tips
- For a portrait post, add the aspect ratio 4:5.