With social media turning from more recreational use to an actual app for business people are now finding ways to sponsor business and in turn get paid for those sponsorship. With an app like Instagram which is meant for the eye catching, aesthetically pleasing photographs even a simple picture has an opportunity to garner attention. In the wide realm of photography people have taken a fascination to pictures and videos of food which is known as food porn. With a proper search of the hashtag food on Instagram you’ll find out just how much people are fascinated with food. Its almost as if food just looks so good you just have to take a picture of it. But its also something to document a memory for some people, the food represents a moment. When you see a picture or video of food its satisfying to you, it comforts you, and makes you hungry or crave that particular food item you see in the picture. With food photography it creates this art and beauty in food no one would really ever acknowledges. Seeing a photograph of a beautifully laid out thanksgiving table showcases a beauty of food no one ever really pays attention to. Not only do see the shapes and colors of the different foods but also you visualize the taste and smell of it. Food photography evokes all 5 of your senses so not only do your eyes become involved with the picture of food but also your entire body.
