[header] How to make a culinary portfolio [title] Think about the reasons why you are making a portfolio. [step] Are you trying to get a job? Are you trying to promote your restaurant? Are you trying to promote your catering business? This will shape how the portfolio comes together. [title] Take a photo of yourself and plenty of pictures of your food. 
[step] These should be high-quality photos that make you and your food shine. If you do not feel comfortable taking the photos yourself, you can have a friend or colleague do it for you or you can hire a professional photographer.