Have you ever tried to replicate a recipe photograph?

One of my friends recently made a recipe from a new cookbook that she bought. The cookbook has really beautiful and tempting photographs. My friend is a very good cook and with her first dish that she made from this cookbook, she attempted to replicate the photo as well.

She posted the original photo next to her creation, along with the recipe on Facebook. The photo turned out great and I thought it was a really neat idea.

Have any of you ever tried, and succeeded on doing this?