Food Network Magazine - (10)October 2020

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Just about everyone is a food photographer these days, shooting homemade

dinners and desserts for Instagram. We asked a dozen stylists to reveal

some great tips for making camera-ready dishes and drinks.

Stack your food high.

“I’m a big believer in creating height without

a lot of manipulation. For this shot, I used

the protruding pecans to secure the cookies

in a pyramid—it took a few tries! Sometimes

I use tools like toothpicks or a foundation of

appetizer plates.”

—Shanika Graham-White,

@orchidsnsweettea_

“Food looks best when it’s just out of
the oven. If yours is starting to cool,
try a quick spritz of cooking spray. It
breathes life back into a cold steak, dry
pasta or solidified macaroni and cheese
and creates that hot and juicy look we
all want.”
—Barrett Washburne, @bwashbu

— 12 Ways to Be a —

38 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●OCTOBER 2020

STEAK: RALPH SMITH. COOKIES: SHANIKA @ ORCHIDS + SWEET TEA. CAKE: SARAH CRAWFORD. BANH MI BOWL: IAIN BAGWELL. ICED COFFEE: IFY OGBUE. PASTA: KANA OKADA.

Break out the cooking spray.