We’d be lying if we said we didn’t ever feel self-conscious when we whip out the ol’ camera to take a picture of some particularly beautiful sea bream or macarons, and we imagine we’re not alone in our concern. Chow’s Helena Echlin clarifies the etiquette of in-restaurant photography in a recent column, noting that it’s poor form to use flash, to rearrange the table or the seating to get a good angle, or to take so long getting the picture that your food’s gone cold. This is particularly a problem at restaurants like Alinea, where some diners seem to go there almost more for photo documentation purposes than for the meal itself. Elchin talks to Alinea general manager Joe Catterson, who’s generally incredibly welcoming of camera-toting customers (“Some of it has been fantastic advertising—the quality of some of the pictures is amazing,” he says), but also tells tales of diners going too far, disrupting others’ experiences in pursuit of the perfect shot. Of course, if you do get that golden image that perfectly captures your meal, we always recommend that you add it to our Flickr pool — even if you did have to climb on top of the banquettes to get it. [Chow, via Lifehacker]
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