Food Stylist Secrets: Who Does The Shopping

 Clients who are looking for a food stylist often wonder: "Will I do the shopping or will my stylist do the shopping?"

I can tell you that shopping for a photo shoot is much different than just shopping for groceries.  For example, a food stylist will take extra care to pick out the perfect produce, taking size and color into consideration to produce the best result.

Have you ever heard the phrase, "the camera adds 5 lbs?"  I don't know if that is necessarily fact, but things do tend to look larger when put under camera, and scale is import to understand when you want to feature a specific product.

In certain cases, particular brands perform better than others and substitutions are not going to perform the same way.  Let's take a simple example, such as ketchup.  On your grocery list, it may just say "ketchup", but that leaves a lot up in the air as to what brand, thickness, color, and amount needed.  Working with your food stylist to shop for the project avoids confusion and in the end saves time and money by not having to send someone out for extra items on the day of the shoot.

The bottom line is to keep your food stylist in the loop about your products, and use them to help gather the best ingredients.  It can save you and your stylist time, money and headaches!

If you are looking for a food stylist, please contact Impressions Food Styling at (612) 636-1994 or visit http://impressionsfoodstyling.com.