Woolworths_Taste__January_2019

28 TASTE JAN/FEB 2019

TABLE TALK

TREND

Smoke & filters

Photographers and food stylists the world over are taking

their cues from past eras, fashion, art and, occasionally, real life

in their food photography

Fun photography

“Ithink2019willdefinitelyseeashift

towards brighter, colourful and quirky

photography,” says Vancouver-based

stylist and photographer Gabriel Cabrera

(@artfuldesperado).In his work, he takes

colour and contrast to another level. And

what’sgoingtobepassé?“Kitchentwine,

rusticscissors,ribbons,andotherromantic

elements are definitely going out.” Food

stylistMaggieRuggiero(@maggie_ruggiero),

who has done work forGather Journal,

Bon Appetit,Starbucks andTheNew York

Times,agrees.“Perhapsthetrendofquiet

comfort/perfect-imperfect (crumbs, drips)

hasrunitscourse,”shesays.In2019,she

also predicts brighter, more colourful and

quirkywork.“Iliketothinkthetrendwill

bealittlemore‘comeoutandplay’.”

That filtered look

Onereasonforthisshiftcouldbe

Instagram, where vibrant images with

high saturation get the most traction.

Thattrendseemstobeinfluencing

photographersIRL(“inreallife”).As

The Nationalnotes, “even traditional

photolibrarieslikeGettyImagesare

nowreleasing‘Insta-style’filteredimages

from fashion weeks and awards shows.”

Left and above: Photographer Gabriel Cabrera

takes inspiration from seventies cookbooks.