Food is very hard to shoot! That's why McD's et al have food stylists they pay big bucks to.
Some thoughts on food photos (for anyone), from someone who's had her food photos published...
- make food just for the photography- don't cook it all the way as if it would be eaten- it generally looks burnt;
- use 'fillers' underneath in a basket so you don't have to waste a lot of food;
- shaving cream is a good sub for whipped cream and you won't mind throwing it out;
- tight shots are better, jam everything close to the plate and take close ups (I think you've got this one down);
- lighting is essential- I don't have good lights so I put the food on a table right next to the window;
- set the table up so all you have to do is bring the food into the picture and snap away. Know the best angles and reshoot with new food if possible;
- meat generally looks awful in photos, usually gray and unappetizing so there's a 'sweet spot' between it looking raw and looking burnt, you need to experiment if you put meat in the pix;
- fill in the plates with garnishes for a punch of color;
- dark juice is a good sub for coffee if you don't feel like making a pot of coffee;
- hairspray makes food look shiny, if you need it to look that way;
- consider using special plates for the pix, a color that goes well with the food you're shooting.
It's great that you've added the food pix to the lineup. If you could get the screenshots to go a little faster I think you'll definitely keep the attention of guests looking at the breakfast page. Mix up the order if you can, for some reason looking at people is not as exciting (on the breakfast page) as the food is! I like the "army of muffins" shot and a couple of the "encore croissants & muffins" were pretty good, too. The stratas could do with a little more color...a tomato slice, a strawberry fan or even the fruit cup just laid out on the plate..