Food stylists or
Food Photographers
make food look attractive in photographs
and videos for advertisements and menus.
 
The main
difference between how a home cook or chef may present food and what a
stylist does is the time a stylist takes to carefully and artfully arrange
the food.
Besides choosing, preparing and composing plated food, food stylists
sometimes use special techniques. They might include:
creating steam with cool air nebulizers or a combination of chemicals that
give off smoke that gives the appearance of steam;
spraying food with water or mixtures of water, corn syrup, or other
liquids to keep food looking fresh;
making a mixture of solid shortening, corn syrup, and powdered sugar
(essentially a very stiff frosting) that can be scooped to simulate real
ice cream;
using a variety of browning agents (usually mixtures used to brown gravies
or sometimes heat activated liquids used in commercial bakeries) to
enhance the color/browness of cooked meats and poultry;
using heavy cream instead of milk in bowls of cereal to prevent flakes
from becoming soggy too quickly. The use of white glue is generally not
used anymore (most cereal companies prohibit this practice).
blanching green vegetables to just bring up their bright color, rather
than cooking them completely. Other vegetables and foods may be cooked
just to color, so they do not brown or become wrinkled if they must stand
under the camera for a while.
using artificial ice cubes made of acrylic in beverages, so they won't
melt or float.
adding water to beverages so light will filter through better and add
sparkle to the drink.
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Abigail Huller Photography
PO Box 91, Petaluma, CA 415 924-6244
Chris Gonzales Wedding Photo
342 Park Place Dr, Petaluma, CA 707 782-0452
Christine Luksza
Petaluma, CA 707 763-8535
Danielle Fletcher Photography
1269 Glenwood Dr, Petaluma, CA 707 773-1500
Gary Segraves Photography
800 Lindberg Ln, Petaluma, CA 707 766-9200
John Nunes Photography
3413 Petaluma Blvd N # A, Petaluma, CA 707 765-6853
Julie Colt
Petaluma, CA 707 762-6445
Keepsakes Photo & Video Production
PO Box 751074, Petaluma, CA 707 765-5969
Mary Jean Murphy Photography
2220 Mari Ln, Petaluma, CA 707 778-9043
Paradox Pet & People Photo
Petaluma, CA 707 763-6357
Photography By Lynnette
Petaluma, CA 707 769-8587
Sonoma Travel Svc
347 S Mcdowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 707 763-1545
Studio 7 Photography
6 Petaluma Blvd N # B4, Petaluma, CA 707 778-2155
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With the advent of digital photography, the work of a food stylist can
be much easier than before. An image can be captured more quickly than
when film was used exclusively, so food does not have to sit under hot
lights or out in the air for very long. Working in video, film or live
television, food stylists encounter many other challenges. Needing to
work with prop masters for wild special effects, preparing large
quantities of food for the talent (models or actors) to taste or eat,
and working long hours on location can be difficult and require a lot
of advance planning and organization.
Styled food is usually discarded after photo shoots.
Legal Concerns
It is current US law that advertisements about food show the actual
food item that a consumer would be able to buy and eat. However,
accompanying foods and garnishes can be artificial (i.e. maybe
artificial ice cream might be used in place of real) (This call
regards ads only, the food used to illustrate cookbooks or magazine
articles is exempt from this requirement.) |
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