50 Best Food Blog Photos Of 2012

A drool advisory has been issued for this post.

Lesson one: Beautiful food photos start with gorgeous ingredients.

1.

stone fruits / ANDREA GENTL

Source: hungryghostfoodandtravel.com

2.

ingredients for spring rice salad / TARA O’BRADY

Source: sevenspoons.net

3.

flour / KATIE QUINN DAVIES

Source: whatkatieate.com

4.

white currants / NICOLE FRANZEN

Source: nicolefranzen.blogspot.com

5.

ingredients for lamb’s quarters frittata / LINDA XIAO

Source: thetarttart.com

6.

cherry tomatoes / NICKY WALSH

Source: nickyandmax.com

7.

pine nuts and parmesan / SHAUN BOYTE

Source: happyolks.com

8.

ingredients for brown butter espresso chip muffins / HUGH FORTE

Check out the Sprouted Kitchen cookbook here, it’s one of our favorites this year.

Source: sproutedkitchen.com

9.

plums / STEPHANIE SHIH

Source: dessertsforbreakfast.com

10.

ingredients for murgh chicken korma / KANKANA SAXENA

Source: sunshineandsmile.com

11.

purple cauliflower / KIMBERLEY HASSELBRINK

Source: theyearinfood.com

12.

leeks / TARA O’BRADY

Source: sevenspoons.net

13.

persimmons / KANKANA SAXENA

Source: sunshineandsmile.com

14.

spruce tip honey / ANDREA GENTL

Source: hungryghostfoodandtravel.com

Lesson two: Process shots can steal the show from finished shots.

15.

homemade spaghetti with lemon, garlic, chili & mint / KATIE QUINN DAVIES

Source: whatkatieate.com

16.

raspberry sorbet & ginger beer floats / STEPHANIE SHIH

Source: dessertsforbreakfast.com

17.

fillo pie with pistachios and honey / PETRINA TINSLAY

Source: thefooddept.blogspot.com

18.

cherry pie / ASHLEY RODRIGUEZ

Source: notwithoutsalt.com

19.

butternut squash and caramelized onion galette / TARA O’BRADY

Source: sevenspoons.net

20.

ARAN GOYOAGA / outtake from her new cookbook, Small Plates And Sweet Treats.

Source: cannellevanille.com

21.

breakfast tacos with avocado radish salsa / KIMBERLEY HASSELBRINK

Source: theyearinfood.com

22.

fresh tofu spring rolls / RACHEL BALL

Source: elephantineblog.com

23.

zucchini and tomato pasta / TAMI HARDEMAN

Source: runningwithtweezers.com

24.

moonshine marshmallows / LINDA XIAO

Source: thetarttart.com

Lesson three: Food is often the MOST beautiful right before you eat it, whether it’s savory…

25.

bibimbap with tofu & pickled vegetables / GREEN KITCHEN STORIES

Source: greenkitchenstories.com

26.

no recipe pizza / NICKY WALSH

Source: nickyandmax.com

27.

octopus salad / SARAH BOLLA

Source: lemonfirebrigade.com

28.

fava bean and green pea tartine / BÉATRICE PELTRE

Check out her cookbook here.

Source: latartinegourmande.com

29.

roasted radicchio, speck & balsamic salad / KAREN LOW

Source: citrusandcandy.com

30.

Kentucky hot brown on a biscuit / TARA O’BRADY

Source: sevenspoons.net

31.

spring pea & radish salad / TAMI HARDEMAN

Source: runningwithtweezers.com

32.

breakfast tostadas / ARAN GOYOAGA

Source: cannellevanille.com

33.

oxtail banh mi / SYLVIA FOUNTAINE

Source: feastingathome.com

34.

pea shoot, pomegranate & chevre salad / LINDSEY JOHNSON

Source: cafejohnsonia.com

Or sweet…

35.

roasted concord grapes & greek yogurt / ANDREA GENTL

Source: hungryghostfoodandtravel.com

36.

black forest berry gateau / KATIE QUINN DAVIES

Source: whatkatieate.com

37.

orange pancakes / NICKY WALSH

Source: nickyandmax.com

38.

churros & chocolate / MOWIE KAY

Source: mowielicious.com

39.

from a food photo styles tutorial that’s super helpful and interesting / STEPHANIE SHIH

Source: dessertsforbreakfast.com

40.

blueberry oat biscuit cobbler / HUGH FORTE

Source: sproutedkitchen.com

41.

lebni tart with persimmon & pomegranate / YOSSY AREFI

Source: apt2bbakingco.blogspot.com

42.

hazelnut cake with saffron frozen yogurt and figs / GREEN KITCHEN STORIES

Source: greenkitchenstories.com

43.

macarons / CRISTINA LORENZO

Source: kanelaylimon.blogspot.com

44.

homemade ice cream cones / MICHAEL GRAYDON

Source: herriottgrace.com

45.

peach dutch baby with blueberry sauce / JENNIFER M

Source: seasonsandsuppers.ca

46.

pumpkin whoopie pies / RUSSELL VAN KRAAYENBURG

Source: chasingdelicious.com

47.

salted caramel chocolate truffles / KAREN LOW

Source: citrusandcandy.com

48.

chocolate birthday cake / MOWIE KAY

Source: mowielicious.com

49.

stone fruit tarts with coconut pastry cream / MICHAEL PAYNIC

Source: inspiringtheeveryday.com

Or somewhere in between.

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peanut butter, banana & chickpea bacon sandwich / CELINE STEEN

Source: havecakewilltravel.com

Check out the blogs featured in this post for more great photos and recipes.

Apt. 2B Baking Co. - Yossy Arefi
Cafe Johnsonia - Lindsey Johnson
Canelle et Vanille - Aran Goyoaga
Chasing Delicious - Russell Van Kraayenburg
Citrus & Candy - Karen Low
Desserts For Breakfast - Stephanie Shih
Elephantine - Rachel Ball
Feasting At Home - Sylvia Fountaine
Green Kitchen Stories - David, Luise & Elsa
Have Cake Will Travel - Celine Steen
Happyolks - Kelsey Brown & Shaun Boyte
Forty-Sixth At Grace - Nikole Herriott
Hungry Ghost - Andrea Gentl
Inspiring The Everyday - Michael Matthew
Kanela y Limon - Cristina Lorenzo (in Spanish)
La Buena Vida - Nicole Franzen
La Tartine Gourmande - Béatrice Peltre
Lemon Fire Brigade - Sarah Bolla
Mowielicious - Mowie Kay
Nicky & Max - Max Faber & Nicky Walsh
Not Without Salt - Ashley Rodriguez
Running With Tweezers - Tami Hardeman
Seasons & Suppers - Jennifer M
Seven Spoons - Tara O’Brady
Sprouted Kitchen - Hugh & Sara Forte
Sunshine & Smile - Kankana Saxena
The Food Dept. - Sally Courtney, Anne Marie Cummins, David Morgan & Petrina Tinslay
The Tart Tart - Linda Xiao
The Year In Food - Kimberley Hasselbrink
What Katie Ate - Kate Quinn Davies

This post is by definition incomplete, since the world of food blogs is vast and full of gorgeous photography. So if we missed an amazing blog (maybe yours?) let us know about it!