The last 8 photos I submitted to TasteSpotting were declined. I was disappointed, naturally, because getting my photos accepted does wonders for my traffic. However, since the people who view TasteSpotting also view FoodGawker, where 6 of those same photos were accepted, I figured it was TasteSpotting’s loss.
When Sarah Gim, who runs TasteSpotting, spoke at Camp Blogaway last May, she was asked what her criteria was for choosing what is accepted. She answered that she couldn’t say exactly, but she knows it when she sees it. Well, it is her website after all, so she can put what she wants on it.
BUT…. There are 23 other food porn sites, that I know about, where our photos can be submitted. We don’t have to be subject to TasteSpotting’s whim. We can saturate the food porn landscape with our photos and reap the forthcoming traffic. Here’s my list:
1. Kitchen Artistry
2. Tasteologie
3. Dishfolio
4. Dessert Stalking
5. Food and Fizz
6. YumGallery
7. eRecipeCards
8. Finding Vegan
9. Refrigerator Soup
10. Liqurious
11. Tasty Days
12. Savory Sights
13. TasteFix
14. Opensource Food
15. Foodieview
16. Knapkins
17. Foodepix
18. Bakeolicious
19. The Hot Plate
20. FoodPorn
And of course…
21. Photograzing
22. Tasty Kitchen
23. TasteStopping
24. Food Porn Daily
If you know of additional food porn sites, let me know and I’ll add them to the list.
So about the photo of the BBQ Pork Sandwich above… that was taken at a food blogger luncheon at my favorite restaurant BALEEN and you can see all of the photos in that post, which includes the stunning BALEEN Burger below. Beautiful food.
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Great list. I can definitely use it. I understand when a photo is bad but your photos are exceptional there is no reason why it should be declined other then for non photo reasons. Crazy I tell ya.
Food Porn, ha. You have great pictures, have you been to tasty kitchen? in the Pioneer woman’s site? Mary
Thanks for the shoutout… quite a list
Wow, more sites I can be rejected from? Masochist heaven, here I come!
Thank you for the additional sites! Loved your posts about BALEEN, next time I am in California I will have to try … the food looked ah-maze-ING!
Great list, Lynn
Thanks for sharing.
I stopped submitting to Tastespotting, they rarely accepted my images and so I figured my photography style was a no-win situation for their criteria (whatever that may be). But since then, I’ve stopped submitting to any of the image sites…I do miss the traffic but I’m at a better peace with the whole process
Hope you’ve been well – have a great weekend!
This is a really fantastic list, I’d not have heard of most of these sites so thank you! Tastespotting has some nice photos and all, but the one word I would use to describe their filtering process is… hypocritical. I guess that ties in with the “I know it when I see it” mentality you mentioned, different photos for different moods I suppose!
Thanks for sharing the list, and providing new channels to share photos and hopefully increase traffic. I don’t have much luck with Tastespotting and Foodgawker, hopefully I’ll be luckier with the other sites you mentioned. Thanks again!
Thanks so much for the mention about our site – we always welcome new contributors!
Thanks for the list and all the guidance in getting it placed on one site or the other. I have learned to stick with it and not give up or get my feelings hurt. Thanks!! for helping me see the light ~
Thanks for the list! I stopped submitting to tastespotting long time ago because it was just a waste of time. But now I’ll check some of these other sites to submit my pictures.
This is great. I get so frustrated sometimes with tastespotting, even the photos I spend my time to stage with natural light and everything still get rejected! This list helps a lot. Thanks!
Thank you for this info =)) I cannot imagine why ANY of your photos would be rejected, they are stunning!!! I’m used to submission rejection, so when I make it on FoodGawker, or other sites, I do the Happy Dance
Have a great day =))
Thanks for taking the time to post all of these sites. I am curious, how well are you doing on all of these. My most traffic and best acceptance is Foodgawker. For the most part a hit or miss. It really depends on who gets it. Very inconsistent. Your photography is brilliantly done.
I would also like to add foodporn.net to the list. Thank you!