UPCOMING EVENTS
Food Styling 101 (Introduction to Food Styling), an online course sponsored by Photo Styling Workshops. A new 4-week class begins on June 10, 2008. Self-Promotion and Marketing for Food Stylists, a bonus 2-week fast-track class with personal coaching is also available. Both classes are taught by Lisa Golden Schroeder of Foodesigns.com. These courses are a great way to learn the basics of the craft of food styling. Click here for questions, more information and registration details.
Farm Styled Food...June 20-22, 2008. Three-day, on location food photography workshop in rural Wisconsin (close to Madison). Click here for details; early bird registration begins March 3, 2008.
Looking for more advanced styling/professional development classes? Let us know...we've got some interesting new opportunities in the works!
SPECIAL APPEARANCE...a 2-day food styling workshop at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts in Vancouver, British Columbia. Scheduled for October 24-25, 2008, with limited enrollment, the class will take a hard look at the business of food styling and delve into the essentials you need to know to become a successful stylist. For more details, click here.
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A Little Hidden Support |
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Monday, 23 October 2006 |
Need a little behind-the-scenes lift to food, a plate, or any other prop under camera? Wedging a piece of foam core, a folded card, or sticky clumps of puddy under the problem usually works but is not always stable (hate to see something tip over just as you're about to shoot?) Two favorite tricks are using those soft sponge wedges used for make-up application (ask a make-up artist for a handful or buy them at a beauty supply shop) or buy a container of Wobble Wedges. Wobble Wedges are technically "tapered installation shims", clear or black plastic pieces used to steady wobbly furniture. But these 1-1/2 inch wedges are just the thing to add a bit of tilt to a steak, the back of a plate, or background props that need to offer their best face to camera.
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