*Having experimented with my camera since then, I decided I would, once again, “just ask” if he would allow me take photographs in his restaurant. So, last night, I did just that. Even though we have been friends for a long time, I did realise that he might say “no, he would prefer professional shots”, which he was quite entitled to say. Thankfully, this was not the case.


Golden Rule:  Never publish a restaurant post, or any post, which contains shots of customers, or members of the public in general, unless you have their express permission to do so.

I did a post last Summer on a restaurant in Lanzarote.  There too, I asked for permission, and they were delighted tourists wanted to photograph their dishes!


Here are just a few shots of my first attempt at taking pictures in a restaurant here, which is not the same as Food Photography, but is often confused with same.


I was pleased with the results.  The restaurant was dimly lit for ambiance, and I still wasn’t sure if I could get even one shot. However, no customers were disturbed by nasty camera-flash during this process, as this time I “remembered” to turn it off, nor were any even aware I was taking photographs in the first place!