a lot of restaurants have really bad photos in food delivery apps. Weird angles, ugly lighting, random backgrounds… just stuff that makes the food look worse than it probably is. And I figured—if a photo looks bad, people probably scroll past. Restaurants survive based on how many orders they get. If better pics could help them catch even some of those lost customers, maybe they’d pay for that. Before you call it a “shitty idea,” remember this: restaurant owners who’ve run their business for years don’t buy anything that would mislead their customers. They bought because the quality matched what they actually serve. My goal wasn’t to make cheap-looking AI pics. I recreated the dish exactly how it’s served, just styled and lit properly, like it would be in a pro studio shoot. So I made a list of places with awful-looking menus. Then I used ChatGPT’s image tool to generate nicer versions—pro-style, appetizing, clean backgrounds. No camera. No food. Just AI prompts. I emailed each business with two free sample images based on their menu. Super simple message. No pitch. Just: “Hey, I tried reimagining your dishes like this.” Some ignored it. Some replied. And a few asked for a full set of menu pics. I wasn’t charging much – around €150 per client, but after a while I was making around €1K/month, just working with businesses in my area. Zero experience. No portfolio. Just an idea, free tools, and a bit of time. If you’re broke or starting from scratch, this might be worth trying. It’s super easy to do and doesn’t take much time at all.