Should Celebrity ban photography in the dining rooms? In particular, food photos?

[A Sixth?]

There's a movement lately by French chefs to ban the taking of so called "food porn" photos.

 

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/french-chefs-rebel-against-food-porn-photos-1.1689927

 

Should Celebrity do the same? For that matter, should all photography be restricted in dining rooms and speciality restaurants?

 

I love my photos of the beautifully prepared plates I've been served on cruise ships and have albums dedicated just to the best dishes. Have I been blind to the irritation I may unwittingly been inflicting on the staff and my co-diners?

Edited February 23, 2014 by A Sixth?

[DebbieMacG]

There's a movement lately by French chefs to ban the taking of so called "food porn" photos.

 

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/french-chefs-rebel-against-food-porn-photos-1.1689927

 

Should Celebrity do the same? For that matter, should all photography be restricted in dining rooms and speciality restaurant?

 

I love my photos of the beautifully prepared plates I've been served on cruise ships and have albums dedicated just to the best dishes. Have I been blind to the irritation I may unwittingly been conflicting on the staff and co-diners?

 

No as long as someone sat very close to me isn't constantly using flash then it wouldn't bother me :)

[CaribbeanBound]

I enjoy taking foodie pictures. However, it won't bother me if a restaurant prohibited it. Just post the warning conspicuously, and like The Dude, I'll abide.

[jerseygirl3]

There's a movement lately by French chefs to ban the taking of so called "food porn" photos.

 

http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/french-chefs-rebel-against-food-porn-photos-1.1689927

 

Should Celebrity do the same? For that matter, should all photography be restricted in dining rooms and speciality restaurants?

 

I love my photos of the beautifully prepared plates I've been served on cruise ships and have albums dedicated just to the best dishes. Have I been blind to the irritation I may unwittingly been conflicting on the staff and co-diners?

 

 

My son chastised me for taking photos of food prepared at restaurants and posting it to FB. I had no idea it was upsetting to the chefs.

 

While we're on the subject I do wish celebrity would ban their photographers from interrupting dinner for photos. This happened several times on our equinox cruise 2 weeks ago. I find it very intrusive while eating dinner.

 

 

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[daisy-mae]

What is a "maditory photo"?

[koolforkatz]

While we're on the subject I do wish celebrity would ban their photographers from interrupting dinner for photos. This happened several times on our equinox cruise 2 weeks ago. I find it very intrusive while eating dinner.

 

 

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I agree, especially when they ask you to get up out of your chair to pose, while you're obviously still eating. It's like, really???? That is intrusive.

[TLCOhio]

I do wish celebrity would ban their photographers from interrupting dinner for photos. This happened several times on our equinox cruise 2 weeks ago. I find it very intrusive while eating dinner.

 

Appreciate this great point on the ship photographers bothering people and being pushy to get people to waste their time in posing for such pictures. It was not too bad on our recent Solstice cruise. When you said no, they did not push too much. BUT, overall, it's still a "pain". As shown below, I do like to capture a few "food porn" samples. BUT, doing too much with flash and/or taking too long can be a problem/challenge to others. If done right, it keeps alive great memories, helps share this fun with others, etc. PLUS, with pictures, looking at them over and over, involves no added calories!!!

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

Just back from doing a 14-day Solstice, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure on this ship and getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

for much more information and lots of wonderful pictures on this ship and these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now over 34,419 views for this posting.

 

 

For dining in Tuscan Grille on the Solstice in January while sailing from Australia to New Zealand, we started with a nice glass of sparkling Italian wine (Prosecco Spumanti). Fun, especially as the glass kept being re-filled!! One bread stick (got to save room for the later “good stuff). My first choice for “primi piatti” was this pictured crab cake with a good sauce. It’s called Polpette do Granchio. Roasted pepper caponata and basil emulsion. Then, this next shows this “warm-up dish” of Pomodora e Mozzarella di Bufala. The main course was Lobster Papardella Alfredo. But, the best is always saved for last . . . a nicely designed and super tasting of this Italian favorite, Tiramisu. I also had some Limoncello to top off the dining delights. Did we like it all? Absolutely!! Plus, we had lots wave action to see (and survive) from this great viewing position on the back of the ship with its big glass windows on the fifth floor of the Solstice. :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[nojoke]

I agree, especially when they ask you to get up out of your chair to pose, while you're obviously still eating. It's like, really???? That is intrusive.

 

If we don't want our dinner disturbed or don't want yet another photo, we just say, "no thank you" with a smile. Nobody seems offended. We do Select dining, so there would be no point in posing with our table mates . I guess if you ate with the same people every night it might be nice to have a photo of the group of new friends.

[Project_gal]

We would nothing to put in our albums without photograghs of the food!

[tip]

...While we're on the subject I do wish celebrity would ban their photographers from interrupting dinner for photos. This happened several times on our equinox cruise 2 weeks ago. I find it very intrusive while eating dinner.

 

If someone is taking a photo of food on their plate, why would it bother anyone? Other than that, I would agree with the above post. I always tell them that we are in the witness protection program.;)

[jkrislc]

Seems that the photographs would do more to promote the food and the restaurant; I can't imagine why it would upset the proprietor unless it created a disturbing environment for other guests.

 

I've never once been disturbed by someone taking food pictures, although on some dishes I did wonder why. With regards to thenship's photographers, they are disturbing. They not only interrupt your dinner with their requests, but they crate a disturbing environment by having people stand up, move to one side of the table, etc. which creates congestion in an already tight dining room.

[jerseygirl3]

Appreciate this great point on the ship photographers bothering people and being pushy to get people to waste their time in posing for such pictures. It was not too bad on our recent Solstice cruise. When you said no, they did not push too much. BUT, overall, it's still a "pain". As shown below, I do like to capture a few "food porn" samples. BUT, doing too much with flash and/or taking too long can be a problem/challenge to others. If done right, it keeps alive great memories, helps share this fun with others, etc. PLUS, with pictures, looking at them over and over, involves no added calories!!!

 

 

 

THANKS! Enjoy! Terry in Ohio

 

 

 

Just back from doing a 14-day Solstice, Jan. 20-Feb. 3, 2014, Sydney to Auckland adventure on this ship and getting a big sampling for the wonders of "down under” before and after this cruise. Go to:

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1974139

 

for much more information and lots of wonderful pictures on this ship and these amazing sights in this great part of the world. Now over 34,419 views for this posting.

 

 

 

 

 

For dining in Tuscan Grille on the Solstice in January while sailing from Australia to New Zealand, we started with a nice glass of sparkling Italian wine (Prosecco Spumanti). Fun, especially as the glass kept being re-filled!! One bread stick (got to save room for the later “good stuff). My first choice for “primi piatti” was this pictured crab cake with a good sauce. It’s called Polpette do Granchio. Roasted pepper caponata and basil emulsion. Then, this next shows this “warm-up dish” of Pomodora e Mozzarella di Bufala. The main course was Lobster Papardella Alfredo. But, the best is always saved for last . . . a nicely designed and super tasting of this Italian favorite, Tiramisu. I also had some Limoncello to top off the dining delights. Did we like it all? Absolutely!! Plus, we had lots wave action to see (and survive) from this great viewing position on the back of the ship with its big glass windows on the fifth floor of the Solstice. :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow ur photos are beautiful.

 

 

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[dioxide45]

The only reason they would ban this is if it cut in to their bottom line and people bought fewer photos from Celebrity. I don't see them prohibiting photos in the dining room. Haven't sailed on Celebrity yet, but on the other lines I have yet to see anyone obnoxious about taking photos. The worst is the cruise lines themselves.

 

As for the chef in the article. I don't understand why other people think it is their duty to tell people that they need to "disconnect". Perhaps they do, but they are your customer at your restaurant. Want them to come back, then keep them happy and mind your own business.

[Dandylyon]

I can see perhaps banning flash photography. But, diners just wanting a photo of their menu or the dishes they are served--that's their business.

 

Sometimes I enjoy taking pictures of my food, sometimes I don't bother. Sometimes the dishes are like a work of art. A photo helps me remember them. Sometimes I post a photo online. I don't see the harm in it, not to other diners, not to the chefs, and not to the people online who view the photos.

 

I cannot afford to cruise frequently, so I relive my cruises through my photos. That's one of the ways I get my money's worth out of the cruise!

 

I doubt I will ever be able to afford a meal at one of these Michelin rated establishments, but if I did, I would certainly want pictures of the experience, including food pictures.

 

Chefs are high strung and under a lot of pressure, but they need to lighten up!

 

And, to those of you who feel the human race is degenerating past all bounds, you need to take a history class.

[jerseygirl3]

If we don't want our dinner disturbed or don't want yet another photo, we just say, "no thank you" with a smile. Nobody seems offended. We do Select dining, so there would be no point in posing with our table mates . I guess if you ate with the same people every night it might be nice to have a photo of the group of new friends.

 

 

We politely declined but they were very insistent. Not to mention he was taking photos if the wrong pairing of couples. We prob should have said something to the maître d. I wish I had remembered to put it in the comment card.

 

 

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[A Sixth?]

My son chastised me for taking photos of food prepared at restaurants and posting it to FB. I had no idea it was upsetting to the chefs......

 

Never even thought about the chef being mad, but I have a noticed a couple of times a waiter with a concerned look on his face. But it was never about the "flash" I learned it was a concern that something WASN'T right with the dish! :p Once I told them what I was doing all was well, so well in fact often everyone posed at the end of the meal :D (we always are the last to leave BTW)

 

[Athravan]

I love looking at photos of food and I have no problem with other diners in the restaurant taking them - as long as it's not excessive with the flash.

 

If a restaurant was to ban flash photography based on the fact that it can be disruptive to other diners then I would however 100% understand.

 

What I don't like is some of the quotes in the article linked talking about food being the chef's intellectual property and how he does not want bad photos of his creations shared. If you've paid for food I think you should have the right to do what you want with it (within reason of course!!). Chefs are there to feed you at the end of the day, I do not like how stroppy top end chefs get about their food being "art". Just a bit too far for me personally. If a chef was to walk up to me and say that I wasn't good enough to take photos of the food I'd just paid for then I would not be returning. If I was told that my photography was bothering other patrons I would of course apologise and immediately stop.

 

I am pretty sure people who's friends share their food experiences on forums, twitter and facebook etc. are perfectly aware that the lighting is not ideal and that these people are not professional photographers.

Edited February 23, 2014 by Athravan

[koolforkatz]

If we don't want our dinner disturbed or don't want yet another photo, we just say, "no thank you" with a smile. Nobody seems offended. We do Select dining, so there would be no point in posing with our table mates . I guess if you ate with the same people every night it might be nice to have a photo of the group of new friends.

 

If we don't know our table mates well, though, it's hard to speak for the whole group, you know what I mean? We might not want to have our picture taken, but maybe others do.

 

I would just never think to interrupt people who are in the middle of eating; I find that strange.

[Hawkstar33]

First off, you would think that these chefs would be happy about guests taking photos of their work...It more then likely means that people are pleased with their dish..If the food was lousy, they would not take photos..Get over it already...Now about photos in general..It probably would not be a bother to people to have their pics taken, if the price of the photos were not so ridiculously high..I remember taking all the photos on the 1st cruise we took, then found out what they cost..From then on , we never did it again...I'm not cheap, but give me a break...We bring our own camera and print on photo paper our best pics...

[roohound]

I'm a chef and love when people take pictures of my food. The only time photography in the dining room annoys me is when flash is utilized.

 

 

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[jgreenwo17]

Nice Pics!

[Dave85]

I have no issue whatsoever with my fellow passengers taking photos in the MDR. What drives me NUTS is the obnoxious ship's photographers coming around, invariably right when food arrives, and pressure you to take photos you don't want. Sure, you can decline, but I'd rather not be bothered. Just MHO.

 

If they restricted the practice to formal night I'd be more accepting of it.

[kikki21]

In my experience most chefs are flattered when you take pics of their food and compliment them! I take pics of my food and my fiance's to create a memory of what we've had to eat and a lot of the time on a cruise ship or elsewhere the food is beautifully presented like a work of art!

 

 

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[A Sixth?]

Darn, those food pics TLCohio posted reminded me I'm hungry (winning Gold this morning made me hungry!!!)

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 23, 2014 by A Sixth?

[buzzybuzzbuzz]

The Chef's who want to ban the taking of photo's have egos the size of S class ships, the way I see it if I pay for the food I can eat it, photo it ( without disturbing others ) or leave it on the plate.

 

I would not be happy at X photographers interrupting my dinner, and would politely decline to pose.

 

 

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Edited February 23, 2014 by buzzybuzzbuzz