Chapter 4. Who s Doing the Cooking: Working with Food Stylists

Chapter 4. Who's Doing the Cooking: Working with Food Stylists

Teamwork is a key element of any successful food photo shoot. Depending on the size of the shoot, the team may consist of a photographer, an art director, a food stylist, a prop stylist, and production assistants. Team members collaborate during all stages of the shootplanning, organization, execution, and deliveryin order to ensure that things go smoothly and that the result is a great product. The ultimate objective on any food shoot is to create images that appear fresh, artistic, and beautiful!

Note

This chapter focuses on the role of the food stylist; you'll learn about prop stylists in the next chapter.