A food stylist is someone who makes food look attractive in photographs. The aim is to make the food look fresh and delicious.
As well as choosing and arranging the food, a number of special effects techniques are often used. These include:
- using tobacco smoke to look like steam
- spraying the food with hairspray to hold it in place
- using mashed potato to look like ice cream
- painting cooked meat to make it look better
Some food stylists state that they do not use these tricks.
See also:
- food porn
- wax food