foodtography
foodtography noun: the practice of diners photographing food they are served in restaurants, usually for the purpose of sharing the photos on social media.
Noun
foodtography (uncountable)
- The practice of diners photographing food they are served in restaurants, usually for the purpose of sharing the photos on social media.
- But for many bloggers, at least half the experience of the meal is in its photographic documentation—or “foodtography” (Wasserman 2011) —even if that means letting the food get cold, or leaving your dining companion alone for an hour while you go home to get the right lens, which a diner at Alinea...2011, Signe Rousseau, Food and Social Media: You Are What You Tweet, AltaMira Press, published 2012, →ISBN, page 31
- Foodtography is the relatively recent trend of taking pictures of food and sharing them online via social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.2013 October 23, Christine Spiteri, “Snap unhappy”, in Times of Malta
Origin of foodtography
Blend of food + photography.
Words that rhyme with foodtography
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Questions about foodtography
- What does foodtography mean?
- Foodtography means the practice of diners photographing food they are served in restaurants, usually for the purpose of sharing the photos on social media.
- What part of speech is foodtography?
- Foodtography is a noun.
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