Vlog l Try My Job: The "visual magic" of food styling-Xinhua
Vlog l Try My Job: The "visual magic" of food styling
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2026-09-30 15:44:37
SHANGHAI, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- A food stylist transforms ordinary ingredients into images that make people want to take a bite. In this episode, we follow Li Haohan, a professional food stylist in Shanghai, to learn what the job really involves, from selecting fresh, colorful ingredients at the market to shaping, lighting and photographing a plate of dumplings.
This combo photo shows a food stylist making prop ice cubes (L) and arranging prop ice cubes for a photo shoot (R) in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 18, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)Li Haohan picks styling tools from a box in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 18, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments. (Xinhua/Liu Ying)Li Haohan makes dumplings for a photo shoot at his studio in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 18, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments.(Xinhua/Liu Ying)Li Haohan prepares for a photo shoot on dumplings at his studio in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 18, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)Li Haohan arranges dumplings for a photo shoot at his studio in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 18, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments.(Xinhua/Liu Ying)Li Haohan prepares to take photos of a hamburger at his studio in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 24, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments.(Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
Li Haohan shops materials for a photo shoot on dumplings at a market in Shanghai, east China, Aug. 18, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments.(Xinhua/Liu Ying)Li Haohan works on a hamburger at his studio in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 24, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments.(Xinhua/Chen Haoming)Li Haohan works on a hamburger at his studio in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 24, 2026. Unlike chefs who prioritize flavor, food stylists handle various ingredients, arrange plates and use tools to create the desired visual effects, capturing food's most appealing moments.(Xinhua/Chen Haoming)
