Burger and such.........................

Here are some burgers, sandwiches and dessert for you to enjoy. Hope it can give you some ideas on how to present yours.

Working with Plate for Food Styling

There are many approaches in the art of food presentation particularly in food plating for food styling. There are classical, traditional, modern or even contemporary approaches. Food presentation or plating a food goes beyond the typical way of arranging of cooked product on a plate, but, in fact one could argue that presentation is an identity or a particular chef's style. It represent how the chef was trained and  / or where he / she practices the style.
In this art of styling, food presentation is illustrated in the 'plating of food' and captured as a photograph through the lens of a camera. Most of the photograph presented here in this blog is intended as an introduction to food styling. And with the creative arts of any kind, evolution is something that can be avoided, it is  desirable....... so, Explore.

Is the Styling of Food Necessary?

The need for food styling is a question that is often raised. The photographing or filming of food is very involved, and many techniques are employed to stabilize, sustain, and, if necessary, enhance the food to be photographed. Most important is that the food look as fresh and appetizing as possible until the image is captured, but this process can take hours. During that time, the food needs to be kept "alive," or replaced as often as needed, sometimes very often. It should be remembered that foods are like ‘children’ it ‘misbehave’ especially in-front a camera. For example, it is difficult to take a photograph of a barbecue grill with flames lapping up through an arrangement of a piece of king prawn, because the flames will char the food within minutes. The food might need to be replaced a several times and look identical each time so as not to affect the lighting or camera framing. Or to shoot a commercial that features a slice of pizza with a piece being bitten off, twenty takes with twenty perfect slices might be needed before the director gets the shot in which the dough or pastry looks identical enough. Even a bowlful of salad demands a unique knowledge and set of skills to keep it looking crisp and moist. This knowledge and these skills are essential to successful food styling, and ensure that the process of capturing the needed image on film is efficient and cost-effective.

While there is a trend toward a more documentary style of photographing food that seem to be turn away from the arts of food styling , however this seemingly straightforward approach might need to involve many of the same considerations that go into typical food photography such as props, lighting, camera angle. Although food photographed straight out of the kitchen might have a natural honesty about it, the end result is not always attractive. Most consumers, and more importantly the clients, still expect to see images of appealing food.