Welcome to Sunday Styling School - it's great to have you! As a thank you for being a subscriber here's some pre-launch content before it "officially" goes live next month.

Thanks for subscribing and reading my ramblings. I hope you enjoy!

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What's in this email?

1. What is Sunday Styling School?
2. Top 3 food styling tips from Narroway Studio's food photography workshop
3. Take better Instagram photos for your food business
4. What's coming up?

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What is Sunday Styling School?

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Yup, it's exactly what it sounds like. Each month I'll be breaking down a different dish and how I styled it. As a subscriber you'll get an exclusive breakdown of each step along the way and helpful tips that Iearnt when making the mistakes I did!

I hope for it to be a community for creatives to share and learn our experiences with styling as a food photographer. It "officially" launches next month - hope to see you there!
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Top 3 food styling tips from Narroway Studio's food photography workshop

I was full of butterflies on my way to the first day of the workshop. Meeting two of my creative heroes, photographer Issy Croker and food stylist Emily Ezekiel for a two day food photography and styling workshop in their studio - to say I was buzzing was an understatement.

The first hands on shoot and styling was bircher muesli with roast apricots.

Issy showed how to live tether to Capture One and then Emily demonstrated some food styling principles.

One of the main reasons I joined the workshop was to improve my food styling skills. So you can imagine I was super excited to see Emily's demo.

Here are Emily's top 3 food styling tips:

1. Put yourself in your character's shoes, literally​
   If you're styling a dinner it means sitting where you have the table setting. If it's a cocktail party, stand next to the bar table. Styling from the physical position of your character helps you get the most natural look for the camera - crumbs, spills and all.
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2. Fill your bowls to different levels​
   This creates interest and makes the scene look more realistic. Adding different toppings/amounts/garnishes to each dish makes the scene feel real - some people eat faster/messier than others, it makes sense!
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3. Don't be afraid to start again​
   Watching Emily work was inspiring. The way she styled with confidence and intention is something I strive towards. That said, when something just isn't working no matter what you've tried, Emily advised just to start again. This was an important learning for me personally, as someone who can be very precious about my work.
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   P.S. that's not to say the food needs to go to waste! I wrote a whole blog post about reducing food waste when photographing food which you might find useful.

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Free guide to better instagram photos
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Feeling overwhelmed about taking food photos for your business?

If you haven't already, you can download my free guide on Taking better Instagram photos for your food business

There I talk about the top 5 tips on how to make the most of your food photography for your Instagram marketing.

Download the free guide

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What's coming up?

Sunday Styling School - I'll be sharing some more unconventional food styling tips in detail for email subscribers like yourself. I hope for it to be a community for creatives to share and learn our experiences with styling as a food photography. It "officially" launches next month - hope to see you there!

Reels 101 - I've gotten a lot of questions about how I make my reels, so I'm planning to share a bit more about my process in the coming months, stay tuned :)

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As always, thank you for reading, it's much appreciated :)

Take care folks

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