So schools like the culinary institute hope to prepare their students for a broader range of careers. Mr. Mansfield stressed that the photo and styling classes would not be Instagram-for-credit; real food photography requires many more skills and thoughtful judgment calls. At Johnson & Wales University’s main campus in Providence, R.I., about 70 culinary arts students belong to a faculty-advised food photography club, and many keep digital portfolios during their four years at school. “They’re proud of their work and want to share it,” which they do on the school’s multiple Instagram and Facebook accounts. The Institute of Culinary Education, in Lower Manhattan, offers food photography and styling electives, said Michael Laiskonis, the school’s creative director and a former pastry chef at Le Bernardin.

Source: New York Times October 02, 2017 18:00 UTC