Hello,
I am a skilled photo editor/designer and I would love to help you. I constantly develop and work towards perfection. I guarantee you the highest quality of work, timeliness and 100 % commitment.
Your ideas are good approach in executing the task and I would do all you suggested. However, I would do the correction individually, because by adjusting the RGB channels (red, green and blue) I can have more accurate control and precision of the colours. Also, some parts of the image I would make lighter and some parts darker, in order to emphasise the food. The goal is for the food to be the first and foremost part of the image that the viewer will focus on. I would do some clean up if necessary as well, just to beautify the food and to reach more aesthetic appearance.
If you have any questions, please let me know, I would be glad to answer them.
Thank you,
Jana Lulovska