Since almost all food bloggers always post their best photos online, I've decided to do some deconstruction of my work and post some that are big no-no's and some minor mishaps along the way in styling foods.

1. Can you figure out what's wrong with the shot of the salad above? Colors must be balanced. Too many greens, but too few reds. The nuts have rolled down and you can't even see the goat cheese! With the lack of toppings (strawberries, cheese and nuts), the salad photo becomes dominated with just green leaves.

2. Now you might ask yourself what's wrong with this one? A couple things actually- need to steam the napkin used as background since the fold is visible, the half-eaten cracker on top seems "lost" in the photo thus need to re-arrange it with the group of crackers below and most importantly, can you tell what the little red stick is? If not, it is a teaspoon. Don't leave your viewers guessing what the photo is. Make it obvious.

3. Another hummus photo. Besides the 2 chickpeas lost on the bottom and the unpolished shape of the hummus, a good food stylist must be well-educated... in food. That's why chefs or food connoisseurs have an edge when it comes to styling because they know how the food should look. So what's missing in this photo? EVOO.