Food Styling for Photographers: A Guide to Creating Your Own Appetizing Art

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Taylor & Francis, 2008 - Cooking - 249 pages

"You eat with your eyes first," and no one turns a photograph of food into a culinary masterpiece like a food stylist. Food Styling for Photographers is the next best thing to having renowned food stylist Linda Bellingham by your side. Linda has worked with clients Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, McDonald's, Tyson Foods, FritoLay, and many, many more. Professional photographer Jean Ann Bybee has worked with Harry & David, Dominos, Sara Lee, Seven-Up Company, and more. Jean Ann provides a seasoned photographer's point of view with helpful tips throughout.

If you are hungry for unique photo assignments and want to expand your portfolio, this guide provides the well-kept secrets of food styling techniques that can make your photos good enough to eat.

Each chapter covers step-by-step instructions with mouth-watering photographs illustrating techniques for the creation of hero products that photographers at any level can whip up.

Bon Appétit!

Check out a new podcast interview with the authors about the upcoming second volume in this series, More Food Styling for Photographers!

http: //itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nik-radio/id365360524

 

Contents

CHAPTER 2 SETS AND SETTINGS
15
CHAPTER 3 CHILLING FACTS ABOUT COLD BEVERAGES
27
CHAPTER 4 MAKING A SALAD FOR THE CAMERA
55
CHAPTER 5 PASTA AND SAUCES
73
CHAPTER 6 BURGERS SANDWICHES AND BEYOND
87
CHAPTER 7 MEETING MEAT HEADON
115
CHAPTER 8 VEGGIE PERFECT
149
CHAPTER 9 ICE CREAM FOR HOT LIGHTS
167
CHAPTER 10 DESSERTS
185
CHAPTER 11 BREAKFAST FOR THE CAMERA
209
CHAPTER 12 GARNISHING BASICS
221
APPENDIX
233
GLOSSARY
237
INDEX
241
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Food stylist Linda Bellingham's flair for all things artistic and her passion for the culinary arts help her transform food for photography in clever and tantalizing ways. Linda has an extensive list of clients and her work has been featured in print and television advertising as well as food packaging. Linda resides in Oregon where she styles for select clients, conducts seminars on food styling, and is working on another book. She can be found at her website www.foodstyling.us.

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