Professional Food Styling: Light, Angle, and Tableware

To begin, Marcela Lovegrove introduces herself by telling you how she got started in the industry and how she spent 40 years in the advertising world. She shares what she considers the most important aspects of the profession and also some influences that have impacted her creative path.

There is a lot of confusion about what food styling is, so your teacher explains why it's not just about knowing how to cook or how to work a camera. Next, check out the materials needed to complete your final project.

Learn the basic concepts that you have to keep in mind when taking photos of food, and discover the differences between cooking to eat and cooking for a photo shoot. Marcela also teaches you how to weigh up considerations such as background, colors, and angle.

Then look at how to submit an estimate and organize the pre-production of the shoot for a successful outcome, before putting together a mood board with reference images to define the aesthetic of the images you're going to shoot.

Now let's get to work! Examine the different steps and decisions that are taken in a photo shoot until you get the perfect end result, which must comply with what was agreed upon with the client. Marcela shows you how to work with both natural and artificial light, using different flashes.