Can I start eating while my friends are still arranging food photos?

The dumplings arrived steaming. Before I picked up my chopsticks, my friend moved my plate closer to the window and said, "Just one minute." Another friend wanted an overhead shot, then a picture with the drinks in it.

I waited through those and took a dumpling when my plate came back. "Oh, you've broken the arrangement," she said. I told her I'd come for dinner, which sounded sharper than I intended.

They enjoy keeping photos of our evenings. I like being included in the group picture, but I don't want my own meal to be a prop until everyone is satisfied. We ordered and paid separately; there wasn't one shared platter they were trying to capture.

Before the next dinner, is it fair to say they can photograph their plates while I eat mine? I'd happily pause for a quick picture if we agree what quick means. I don't want an argument over the final untouched dumpling every time we meet.