Sometimes, we can be amazed easily by the food photo on the cookbook or food blog. How can the food look extra delicious on the paper? It seems that we can smell the food aroma when looking at the food photo. We might have delicious food but there might be a time when the food does not look that delicious on the photo. Food can be stylish as well as long as we have these food styling props. It will bring magic to our food photo.
Ceramics
Nowadays, the dining ware comes with various designs and materials. Nevertheless, if we want to create a stylist food photo, it seems that having ceramics is a must. Handmade ceramic crockery will simply make the food look more delicious and beautiful in the photo. Buying ceramics will need more money but it well worth the price. Instead of choosing the ceramic set, we can try to get plates with organic shapes or bowls with beautiful flecks.
Edible Flower and Micro Herbs
Another important key to creating a stylish food photo is micro herbs and edible flowers. You want to take a photo of a smoothie bowl or salad. You can make it much better and appealing by sprinkling the micro herbs and edible flowers. This way, you can add color and even texture to your smoothie or salad bowls. You just need to play around with these food styling props to find the best combination that works for your design style.
Vintage Cutlery
Cutlery cannot be separated from food photography styling. That is why we invest in several new brand cute cutlery. Unfortunately, we do not want one thing from the cutlery that is too shiny. It will reflect the light and it can ruin our food photography design. That is why it is better to invest in the vintage cutlery that has been worn. We will find old yet beautiful cutlery at a quite cheap price from a garage sale or charity shop.
Sea Salt Flakes
Sea salt flakes are not only great for improving the flavor of the taste but they are also great for enhancing the total look of our food photography. Sprinkling sea salt flakes on the top of the food along with black pepper can add texture to the photo result. This trick of food styling props will work great when the shot has block color or when we have a very smooth surface to be photographed.