# AI Food Photography Prompts

> Menu, cookbook and miniature-world food prompts with styling, lighting and lens details, each with an example image.

- URL: https://soracai.com/prompts/food
- Prompts: 16

Food prompts focus on texture and light: steam, gloss, crumbs, the angle a food stylist would choose. Use them from text alone or on a photo of your own dish.

## Step-by-Step Recipe Infographic

A clean illustrated infographic that walks through a recipe in numbered steps.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/recipe-infographic
- Model: Nano Banana Pro; inputs: Text only; aspect 2:3

```text
Create a clean, illustrated recipe infographic for [masala chai]. Title at the top, an ingredients panel with small illustrations and quantities, then five numbered steps with simple drawings and one short line each, ending with the finished cup. Warm cream background, hand-drawn style icons, clear readable typography, balanced layout.
```

When Nano Banana Pro launched in November 2025, recipe infographics such as how to make chai were among the examples that went viral for their legible text.

## Cute Food Characters

Turns everyday food into adorable 3D characters with faces.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/food-character
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 1:1

```text
Create a cheerful 3D scene of breakfast foods as cute characters: a sunny-side-up egg with rosy cheeks, a sleepy slice of toast with a butter pat hat, and two strawberries holding hands, all on a pastel plate. Soft clay-like render, big sparkling eyes, gentle studio light, kawaii style.
```

## Dark and Moody Food Photo

A rich, low-key food photo with deep shadows and a single window light.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/dark-moody-food
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 4:5

```text
Photograph [a rustic bowl of tomato soup with crusty bread] on a dark wooden table in a low-key, moody style. Single soft window light from the side, deep shadows, a crumpled linen napkin, scattered herbs and breadcrumbs, a vintage spoon. Rich colours, visible steam, 50mm lens at a 45-degree angle.
```

## Dinner Party Table Flat Lay

A top-down shot of a busy dinner table spread with shared dishes and hands reaching in.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/food-flat-lay-table
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 4:5

```text
Create a top-down flat lay of a lively dinner party table covered with shared dishes: [mezze plates, flatbreads, roasted vegetables, olives and dips], glasses of sparkling water, candles, and several hands reaching in to share. Linen tablecloth, warm evening light, abundant and joyful.
```

## Exploded Floating Burger

A burger with every layer floating apart in mid-air, shot like a fast-food ad.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/burger-levitation
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 4:5

```text
Create a commercial food photo of a gourmet burger with every layer floating apart in a vertical stack: toasted sesame bun, melting cheese, juicy patty, lettuce, tomato, pickles, sauce drips frozen in the air. Dark gradient background, dramatic rim lights, crumbs flying, ultra-sharp detail.
```

## Fruit Carved into a Scene

A watermelon carved into an intricate tiny landscape.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/fruit-sculpture
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 4:5

```text
Create a photo of a watermelon carved into an intricate miniature landscape: a waterfall cascading through red flesh cliffs, tiny houses carved into the rind, seeds as rocks. Bright daylight on a picnic table, a melon knife and napkins nearby, macro detail, surreal food-art photography.
```

## Hand-Lettered Café Menu Board

A chalkboard café menu with hand-lettered items and doodles.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/cafe-menu-board
- Model: Nano Banana Pro; inputs: Text only; aspect 3:4

```text
Create a chalkboard café menu hanging on a brick wall, hand-lettered in white and pastel chalk. Title "[CAFÉ NAME]" at the top, then sections for coffee, tea and pastries with five items and prices each, small doodles of cups and croissants, a little coffee bean border. Warm café lighting, realistic chalk texture.
```

## Miniature Workers on Giant Food

Tiny people building, painting and harvesting a giant dish, in macro tilt-shift detail.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/miniature-food-world
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 4:5

```text
Create a macro photo of [a giant slice of strawberry cake] on a plate, treated as a construction site for tiny miniature people. Little workers in hard hats carry strawberries on ladders, one paints frosting with a roller, another drives a toy forklift loaded with sugar cubes. Tilt-shift depth of field, bright soft daylight, playful and highly detailed.
```

## Biscuits With a Milk Splash

A premium ad shot of stacked biscuits in mid-air wrapped by a curling milk splash.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/biscuit-milk-splash
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 2:3

```text
Ultra-realistic [BISCUIT NAME] biscuits stacked dynamically in mid-air, slightly broken to reveal rich texture, creamy filling / buttery layers visible, dramatic milk splash forming artistic curves around the biscuits, soft biscuit crumbs suspended in air, glossy milk droplets frozen in motion, dark studio gradient background, cinematic professional lighting, macro food photography, ultra-sharp focus, high contrast, premium luxury commercial advertisement style, dramatic splash effect, hyper-detailed textures, photorealistic, 8K ultra-high resolution
Aspect ratio 3:4
```

## Burger Sauce Splash Series

A four-flavor series of burgers bursting through sauce waves on colored backdrops.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/burger-sauce-series
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 3:4

```text
{
  "food_photography_series": {
    "subject": "Hot Burger",
    "technical_specs": {
      "style": "Hyper-realistic hero shot",
      "aspect_ratio": "3:4",
      "lighting": "Cinematic / Studio"
    },
    "variations": [
      {
        "theme": "Tartar Refresh",
        "sauce": "Thick tartar sauce",
        "accents": ["capers", "dill", "chopped pickles"],
        "background": "Bright lemon-yellow",
        "prompt": "Hyper-realistic hero shot of a hot burger in midair with thick tartar sauce bursting around it, flecks of capers, dill, and chopped pickles frozen in motion. The sauce flows like creamy waves, dancing around the juicy burger layers. Bright lemon-yellow background with moody studio backlight creates a gourmet, refreshing tone ultra-detailed commercial look,
      },
      {
        "theme": "White Truffle Luxury",
        "sauce": "Creamy white truffle sauce",
        "accents": ["shaved mushrooms", "fine porcini powder"],
        "background": "Warm yellow-beige with soft haze",
        "prompt": "Hyper-realistic hero shot of a luxurious hot burger floating in the center, surrounded by a splash of creamy white truffle sauce, with shaved mushrooms and fine powder of porcini dusting the motion. The toasted bun and juicy patty shine under cinematic key light, background in warm yellow-beige hues with soft haze premium gourmet commercial,
      },
      {
        "theme": "Smoked Cheese Indulgence",
        "sauce": "Molten smoked cheese fondue",
        "accents": ["golden crouton crumble"],
        "background": "Creamy yellow with taupe haze",
        "prompt": "Hyper-realistic hero shot of a hot burger surrounded by a molten splash of smoked cheese fondue mid-air, with bits of golden crouton crumble suspended in orbit. Deep lighting creates dimensional drama on the glossy bun and melted cheese layers. The backdrop blends creamy yellow with taupe haze indulgent cheese-forward visual,
      },
      {
        "theme": "Miso Umami",
        "sauce": "Miso butter glaze and umami cream",
        "accents": ["toasted seaweed powder", "sesame seeds"],
        "background": "Muted beige",
        "prompt": "Hyper-realistic hero shot of a rich hot burger hovering mid-air, glazed with miso butter and surrounded by a dynamic splash of umami cream, flecked with toasted seaweed powder and sesame seeds. Dramatic soft shadows sculpt the juicy patty and bun texture. Muted beige background, clean and warm umami-focused food ad,
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

## Exploded Taco Recipe Card

A recipe-card breakdown of a taco with each ingredient floating and labeled by weight.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/exploded-taco-recipe
- Model: Nano Banana Pro; inputs: 1 photo (A photo of the dish you want broken down); aspect 9:16

```text
Exploded view of the same taco, presented as a clean, commercial recipe-style breakdown. Exactly five ingredients, matching the first image, separated and arranged vertically from top to bottom, evenly spaced and perfectly aligned. Ingredient order (top → bottom): Fresh tomato salsa — 40 g, Shredded cheddar cheese — 30 g, Grilled chicken pieces — 80 g, Crisp lettuce — 25 g, Soft wheat taco tortilla — 60 g (bottom base). Add clear infographic-style annotations for each ingredient. Each annotation includes the ingredient name and its exact weight in grams, written exactly as listed above. Annotation design guidelines: – Clean sans-serif font, medium weight – Text placed inside minimal frames or boxes – Thin, precise connector lines pointing directly to each ingredient – High readability, no overlap, no decorative excess – Structured vertical layout, like a modern recipe card. Background is light, neutral, and optimized for text clarity and visual cleanliness. Overall style is minimal, instructional, and commercial, suitable for marketing, explainer visuals, and product breakdowns.
```

## Exploding Food Hero Shot

Your dish exploding mid-motion with sauces, steam and particles frozen in dramatic light.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/exploding-food-hero
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 1:1

```text
[PRODUCT NAME] centered in frame, ultra-detailed hyper-realistic food photography, appearing to explode, melt, or transform mid-motion, dynamic liquid splashes, flowing sauces, oil droplets and particles frozen in the air, steam rising to show heat and freshness, extreme texture clarity with glossy highlights and rich surface details, cinematic commercial lighting with warm golden tones and deep shadows, dramatic backlighting and rim light creating glowing edges, dark studio background with high contrast, macro close-up perspective, shallow depth of field, motion frozen at peak action, gravity-defying elements, premium advertising aesthetic, modern food brand style, HDR, ultra-sharp focus, photorealistic, no text, no logo, no watermark, 8K ultra-high resolution, cinematic realism
```

## Family Recipe Heritage Board

A three-tier culinary heritage board tracing a dish from old family photos to today's table.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/recipe-heritage-board
- Model: Nano Banana Pro; inputs: Text only; aspect 1:1

```text
A culinary heritage board documenting [DISH] — [CULTURE / REGION / ERA]. The canvas is divided into generational layers: top register shows historical origins with sepia photographs of ancestors, original handwritten recipe cards with stains and annotations, and vintage kitchen context; middle register presents the complete ingredient breakdown in mise en place arrangement with source maps showing where each component originates; bottom register shows the dish being prepared by contemporary hands and the final presentation in its authentic serving context. Visual style transitions from archival sepia through ingredient-focused clinical whites to warm candlelit table photography. Hand-lettered labels throughout. Title block reading "[DISH NAME] — [FAMILY NAME] TRADITION, [ORIGIN DATE] TO PRESENT".
```

## Labeled Burger Ad Shot

A clean fast-food ad shot of a five-layer burger with neat ingredient callouts.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/layered-burger-ad
- Model: Nano Banana Pro; inputs: Text only; aspect 9:16

```text
High-end commercial food photography of a premium burger. The burger fills approximately 90% of the frame, centered, fully visible, not a macro close-up. Exactly five clearly readable layers: glossy brioche bun, juicy beef patty, melted cheese, fresh lettuce, ripe tomato. Shot at a clean three-quarter angle to emphasize height, volume, and structure. Backdrop is bright, modern, and advertising-style: smooth vibrant gradient (warm amber → soft orange, or red → golden yellow), evenly lit, with subtle light falloff for depth. No texture, no clutter. Lighting is bold and appetizing: strong soft key light, controlled specular highlights on the bun, visible juice and gloss on the patty and cheese, crisp freshness on vegetables. Shadows are soft and directional, adding dimension without darkening the scene. Ultra-realistic, saturated but natural colors, sharp focus, premium fast-food advertising quality. Transform the burger into a clean exploded-view composition. The burger is separated into exactly five layers, floating vertically with even spacing: Brioche bun, Beef patty, Melted cheese, Fresh lettuce, Ripe tomato. Each layer remains photorealistic and aligned, maintaining the original proportions from the hero shot. Add minimal, clean annotations with thin lines and clear typography, describing benefits: Brioche bun — soft texture, lightly toasted finish, Beef patty — juicy, rich flavor, perfectly seared, Melted cheese — creamy melt, enhances savoriness, Fresh lettuce — crisp bite, freshness balance, Ripe tomato — natural sweetness, juicy contrast. Background remains the same, slightly darkened to ensure maximum annotation readability. Lighting stays consistent with the first image for visual continuity. Commercial, technical, clean, easy to understand at a glance.
```

## Origami Food Art

Any dish folded from colored paper with crisp, geometric origami creases.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/origami-food
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: Text only; aspect 1:1

```text
A hyper-detailed origami [FOOD ITEM] folded from realistic colored paper with visible creases and paper texture. Complex geometric folds capture the food’s shape, layers, and distinctive features. Placed on clean surface with soft shadows, minimalist food art photography style. 1080x1080 square.
```

## Diner With Fast Food Monsters

A mixed-media scene of you eating at a diner while cartoon fast-food monsters swarm around.

- Page: https://soracai.com/prompts/food/diner-fast-food-monsters
- Model: Nano Banana 2; inputs: 1 photo (One clear, front-facing photo of yourself); aspect 4:5

```text
A vibrant, mixed-media masterpiece featuring a photorealistic version of the person from the reference photo eating at a diner, surrounded by a chaotic swarm of maximalist fast-food monsters. Signage reads only "DINER"; no real brand names or logos.
```