Food Photography is not just about the food. Food photography is a still life photography genre used to create attractive still life photographs of food. It is a
specialization of commercial photography , the products of which are used in advertisements, magazines, packaging, menus
or cookbooks. Professional food photography is a collaborative effort , usually involving an art director, a
photographer, a food stylist, a prop stylist and their assistants.
The role of the food stylist is to make the food look attractive in the finished photograph. The time and effort a
stylist takes to carefully and artfully arrange the food, is the cause of differences between the way the stylist
presents it and the way a home cook or chef may.