Getting To Know Food Stylist Jobs, Artists In Culinary Field

YOGYAKARTA - Who would have thought, behind a piece of steak that looks so good or a bowl of salads that look fresh, there are creative food stylist hands. So what is the real food stylist job?

Commonly called culinary artists, food stylists have the ability to turn food into visual works of art that invite tastes. This article will discuss several interesting things related to this profession.

The food is beautiful, but sometimes some dishes need a little touch for it to look beautiful. That's where a food stylist plays.

"I love watching raw materials turn into works of art," said Elle Simone Scott, food stylist at America's Test Kitchen and founder of SheChef, quoted from the Food and Wine page.

A food stylist works closely with photographers, art directors, producers, editors, marketing teams, and others to turn ingredients into delicious works of art.

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Although food styling is a form of art that can be done alone, it will usually be very complex in a professional world, and it will even require longer working hours.

Food stylist often works on set, studio, or on-location setting food scenes for photo or video shoots. Food stylists can be involved in almost every step of shooting, starting from:

In addition, food styling may manipulate food to achieve or maintain the desired appearance by using tools such as glue, stab satay, or hair dryers.

Food and Wine helps you to become a professional food stylist, by paying attention to the following things:

After you receive culinary education, both at school and at work, you must reach a stylist whose work you admire and offer yourself to help.

Take it and bring with you your cooking talent, organizational skills, the ability to accept directions (especially in stressful situations) and the ability to work well together as a team member.

A professional food stylist says that he always keeps three to five food publications in his hands at any time. This is not to follow the latest food trends, but to observe other food stylist aesthetics.

Realize your eyes for beauty while realizing that beauty comes in various forms. Understanding about composition is a must, as well as an obsession for perfection for detail.

Every artist, including those who work with food, will need a tool. As a food stylist, you need to fill your equipment with everything from glycerin (sprayer that makes food shiny and looks fresh) to tools to get rid ofultry or annoying stains from food.

You should also always bring surgical tweezers, so you can take food even to the smallest piece of pepper that is in the wrong place.

Communication skills are the basis of close collaboration, and are skills you need to develop to build relationships with everyone, from photographers to assistants and clients.

Even when you're still helping a professional, you can work to collect a portfolio of works. You can also contact a more professional and established photographer to test your abilities.

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