Make It Pretty
Emily CaneerThe inside scoop (literally sometimes) on food styling, from what's inside my kit to how I style ice cream from someone who's styled over 30 cookbooks, commercials, packaging and more.
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Are Food Stylists Lying to You?
In the last six months I’ve made a concerted effort to show up more on social media (instagram specifically). I like sharing a peek behind the scenes, it’s the kind of stuff I like to watch on IG myself. Professional food styling is fairly...
Freelancing Is Not For The Faint of Heart
I get asked this question sometimes; “Are you with a company, in-house somewhere”? Nope. Most food stylists are freelance, myself included. Being freelance means I work for myself. I get hired by photographers, producers, agencies and publi...
The Case of the Illegal Pink Guava
It was ten years ago. I was hired to style the packaging for a new, “high-end” line of ice cream for a grocery store chain. The art direction was simple and ingredient forward with quirky, creative ways of showing each flavor.
I read throu...
Strange Skills of a Food Stylist
While thinking of what to write about this week, I was in the kitchen, talking to my assistant Carrie and she made the suggestion: “Why don’t you write about all the strange skills we have as food stylists?” I laughed; we do have an endless...
So You Want To Be A Food Stylist…
Forgive me if this is redundant but I feel like I should start with the basics on this one. “What is a food stylist?” A food stylist is a person whose job it is to procure, prepare and style food for the camera. A food stylist is not a phot...
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I'm a professional food stylist serving up the inside scoop on all things food styling. Whether you want to learn the tricks of the trade or make your food pretty at home, I'm here to share it all!
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