Pls recommend a food stylist


ckchan

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i'm looking for a food stylist for a TV commercial shoot in 2 weeks time. I found one which cost $2500/ day?!! pls help
 

i'm looking for a food stylist for a TV commercial shoot in 2 weeks time. I found one which cost $2500/ day?!! pls help

Best person in the business is Fanny, she's probably the best in SEA. What's the name you got? And what's your budget?

Wes
 

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Fanny starts at ard $3,000 per day IIRC.

Junior stylists start at around $1,200 - $1,800 per day, and intermediate goes for $1,500 min to $2,500 and above per day.

If your commercial needs to look good, as say opposed to something very static (you don't mention what needs to be done), you might want to budget at least $2,000 - $3,000 per day.
 

i'm looking for a food stylist for a TV commercial shoot in 2 weeks time. I found one which cost $2500/ day?!! pls help

Gotta let your client know that if they have a tight budget (even for a tv commercial), then they may have to expect a compromise in the end result.
 

Your client thinks it is cheap like engaging a photographer. This is the kind of rate you have to pay to a food stylist.

Attention all Photographers, It's about time to up our price or we will be eating bones
 

Your client thinks it is cheap like engaging a photographer. This is the kind of rate you have to pay to a food stylist.

Attention all Photographers, It's about time to up our price or we will be eating bones

Hi

Understand your point of view but let's not go OT on this. That's another topic for another thread.

Wes
 

Curious. What does a food stylist do? Does the food stylist need to take photos too?
 

Even a heart specialist dont make $3000/ day. :dunno: Thanks for the info

Maybe the heart specialist hv a monthly fixed salary, whereas the food stylist charges on an assignment basis. Can't do that $$ x 30 days comparison.
 

No they don't.

A Food Stylist IS a specialist.

Not even 'most' photographers are called 'specialists'. As far as Food Stylist go, photographer usually rank second or even third to the stylist and assistant but of course, we 'say otherwise' lah! LOL!

Where the food really counts, without them, you generally can't get the food to be 'photographically ready'. That's why they are priced so high.
 

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Sorry OT a bit,

by the way, no one in the right mind to ask a price where one don't get any work.

I think most food stylist is running at abt the above recommended price or more so it is not a surprise.

Stylist makes whatever you do as photographer look good. So pls have some respect for them.

Hart
 

A good food stylist like Fanny can make even an average photographer look good.

$3K for Fanny is well worth the $ as she not only styles the food, she also works with the photographer on the lighting, concept and even does the art direction.
 

Even a heart specialist dont make $3000/ day. :dunno: Thanks for the info

Well, look at it this way, Fanny charge $3K because she's the best, how much do the best heart specialist charge :bsmilie:
 

Many (maybe not all) heart specialists i know make more than $3k a day. i know coz i have seen the books myself. In fact, many other medical specialists that I know are making way beyond 10k a day. So what's 3k?:dunno:

In this industry, you are as good as the amount of fees that you are able to command.

Well, look at it this way, Fanny charge $3K because she's the best, how much do the best heart specialist charge :bsmilie:
 

Heart specialist is for heart. Food specialist is for food. Can't mix. haa haa

I wouldn't want a heart specialist to mess with my food and vice versa.
 

Hello ckchan,

Since you haven't stated the nature of your shoot (ie advertising, etc). You might like to know that there are cheaper sytlists that might fit your bill. Experience plays a big part in the fees. If your project requirement is not high (eg food is small part of your frame/composition) you might get away with something decent. If you're looking for closeups (ie McDonald ads etc), you will need someone experienced.

That said, if there are emergencies, a good stylist can save your shoot, cut down your shoot time, and make you look good. If you have the wrong stylist on hand, you will end up with a shoot from hell. There are only a few subject matter that are out of the hands of the photographer/videographer, food is one of them.

Wes
 

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I would suggest Fanny too.
Work with her before and i can see why she is worth that rate.
 

Hello ckchan,

Since you haven't stated the nature of your shoot (ie advertising, etc). You might like to know that there are cheaper sytlists that might fit your bill. Experience plays a big part in the fees. If your project requirement is not high (eg food is small part of your frame/composition) you might get away with something decent. If you're looking for closeups (ie McDonald ads etc), you will need someone experienced.

That said, if there are emergencies, a good stylist can save your shoot, cut down your shoot time, and make you look good. If you have the wrong stylist on hand, you will end up with a shoot from hell. There are only a few subject matter that are out of the hands of the photographer/videographer, food is one of them.

Wes

Agreed with wesley, depanding what the shoot is for and the final usage some photographer can do the food styling as well.