Food Styling for Photographers: A Guide to Creating Your Own Appetizing Art from Focal Press takes to heart the phrase "You eat with your eyes first", and no one turns a photograph of food into a culinary masterpiece like a food stylist. Food Styling for Photographers is the next best thing to having renowned food stylist Linda Bellingham by your side.

Linda has worked with clients Baskin Robbins Ice Cream, McDonald's, Tyson Foods, FritoLay, and many, many more. Professional photographer Jean Ann Bybee has worked with Harry & David, Dominos, Sara Lee, Seven-Up Company, and more. Jean Ann provides a seasoned photographer's point of view with helpful tips throughout. If you are hungry for unique photo assignments and want to expand your portfolio, this guide provides the well-kept secrets of food styling techniques that can make your photos good enough to eat.

Each chapter covers step-by-step instructions with mouth-watering photographs illustrating techniques for the creation of hero products that photographers at any level can whip up.

Author: Linda Bellingham, Jean Ann Bybee    Softcover, 272 Pages    Date Published: April 2008

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Will this lens be made to work with Nikon?

A: No there is no Nikon F mount for this lens

Q: 2. Does it have the auto eye focus ?

A: Yes, Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG ART for Sony E mount does support eye focus.

Q: 3. Does this fit the canon EOS Rebel T6i and T7i camera?

A: The Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Canon EF will fit on the Canon Rebel T6i and T7i. Keep in mind that these cameras have a 1.6x crop factor, therefore the lens will be equivalent to 38mm.

Q: 4. When this lens is used more for general purpose (such as portraits) is the lens barrel mostly retracted?... and only begins to extend as you truly use it as a macro?

A: Correct the barrel of the lens begins to extend substantially only when focusing on something very close.

Q: 5. When using manual focus, Is this lens true manual focus or focus by wire? Also does it have hard stop infinity focus?

A: When using the Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens, manual focus is focus by wire. This 28mm Sigma f1.4 lens does not feature hard stop infinity focus.

Q: 6. Can I use a mattebox with that lens diameter?

A: The front of the Sigma 20mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Canon EF is 3.57" / 90.7 mm in diameter. As long as you have a matte box that can fit over that, it will work.

Q: 7. I have the 24-70ii lens already for my 6D but I would like to add a prime lens to my kit. I am contemplating the sigma 35 art and the 50 art. I like the idea of adding one of these two because I feel like they can provide a more unique style that my 24-70 can't (bokeh and low light). I also already have the canon 50 f1.8 but although its a good lens for the price, it's not my favorite lens. I like the idea of the 50 for portraits of my daughter but I feel like the 35 is generally more my style because of it's versatility but does that make sense if I already have a 24-70 and I want a good portrait lens? I feel like most people would agree to get the 35 since I already have a 50 but I'd be fine replacing that lens and never using it again. Any advice/input is welcomed. Thank you!

A: Go with the 50mm art lens. Replace your canon. You will love the 50mm art lens and I think your 24-70 can pick up the 35mm look that you want. I have told 2 other photogs about this lens and they agree and have sold their canon 50mms.

Q: 8. for 5d Mark 4 set this lense 1.4 85mm art is it perfect

A: Yes this lens will be great with that camera!

Q: 9. Does this fit the canon 7D?

A: Yes! It fits all EF and EF-S mounts.

Q: 10. Is the AF loud? (e.g. can this be used for video work?)

A: This lens would be very good for video and it is relatively quiet.