Tastespotting: composition.
Foodgawker: Low lighting and/or underexposed.

Foodgawker: Dull, flat lighting (at least they didn’t say “composition” or “not sharp”)
Tastespotting: Accepted (go figure!)

TasteSpotting: lighting color; Foodgawker: already accepted another image from this blog post.

Grown-Up Rice Crispy Treats

Accepted: TasteSpotting
Rejected:foodgawker

Chocolate Cupcakes
Accepted by Photograzing. Rejected by Foodgawker: Composition: too tight Rejected by Tastespotting: Composition

Brown Sugar Chinese Five Spice Roasted Almonds
Food Gawker: Lighting issues – dull/unsharp Tastespotting: Accepted Photograzing: Accepted Tasteologie: Accepted

Lavendar Honey Eclairs
Tastespotting: lighting, not sharp Food Gawker: Accepted Photograzing: Accepted

Empanadas Argentinas: with beef, egg, olives, onion, y un poco picante!
Tastespotting: accepted. Foodgawker: lighting/shadow/exposure issues

Caramel Cake with Brown Butter Frosting
accepted by Tastespotting, Dessertstalking, Photograzing and Dishfolio
Foodgawker: underexposed/low lighting then dull/unsharp

Lemon cupcakes with raspberry buttercream
Foodgawker: composition/awkward angle   Tastespotting: accepted

Accepted by Food Gawker. Rejected by Taste Spotting for lighting and composition.

Tastespotting: composition
Foodgawker: accepted
(This submission is called a “split” because one food photo site accepted it, while the other rejected it. If you search TasteStopping for the keyword “split” you’ll see lots of fascinating examples of …