food stylist

The Job of a Food Stylist

A Successful food Stylist helps Produce a photo that sells a dream,brand,product,restaurant,ect

They do so by making food look as mouthwatering and appealing as possible.

They take great care in making sure everything about the item is perfect,down to the last detail;like that

vanilla icecream cone with a shiny little cherry on top with one drip of icecream running down the side-

its all part of the food stylists creation.Did you know that the “Ice Cream cone” isn't really Ice

Cream,but icing sugar, shortening and food coloring mixed together with cornstarch added to reach

desired consistency,and that single drip running down the cone isnt melting icecream but toothpaste

with food coloring added to it!These are a few tricks food stylists can do to make food look amazing to

be able to take that perfect photo.

Now a food stylists Job doesnt end with the food, they also chose the plating,the background and any

props that will be in the photo.Food Stylists must be organized, they need everything together to do

assignments quickly,so that they can get from one job to another quickly if they want to make any

money.They need to be a good cook and baker,in order to cook the food so that it looks perfect for the

photo you need to know how to cook,which is why some Culinary training would be a good idea.

Food Stylists need to be a problem solver,many challengers may arise and you need to be able to

handle them,like what if you have a chicken leg with torn skin?You also need to be a team player,

photo stylists have assistants and other members on there team for each assignment and you need to be

able to work effectively with each member.

The First wave of food stylists were self taught,they were good technicians but not always artful

Culinarians.They were creative, entrepreniurial women who strode with curage into this new

profession,Who mostly worked out of home.