More Food Styling for Photographers & Stylists

CHAPTER FIVE

Tacos

Styling tacos requires working with foods that have vastly different styling techniques. This is not a project for the novice food stylist. However, as with any other project, knowledge of techniques and lots of practice can yield good results. If you want to add an image of tacos to your portfolio, practice, practice, and practice before you go to set with intentions of capturing a hero image.

Let’s consider the different food elements in tacos: shells, meat, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, guacamole, and possibly salsa and sour cream. The food stylist immediately thinks of all the different prep, handling, and styling techniques ...