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Food styling for photography, film and commercial content: preparing and presenting food so its texture, ingredients and character read clearly on camera.

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Translating Food Culture Into Behavior: LASAN Organics Campaign for the City of Los Angeles 🗑️🍌

September 24, 2026 by Food Polka

Recently, Food Polka worked on Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment’s OrganicsLA / “Green Bin It, LA” campaign for LASAN that was supposed to teach city residents and restaurant owners about composting and using LASAN green bins for composting food scraps. Food Polka contributed to both the creative and production teams when it comes to food behaviors, working closely with the agency and producer on the culinary concepts, cultural representation of food, and direction of the residential scenes. A public campaign […]

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Categories: Creative Content Development, Culinary Production, Food Photography, Food Photography Production, Food Styling, Food Video Production • Tags: composting, creative director, food photography, food stylist los angeles

How’s Phoode Helping Food & Bev Branding and Advertising?

May 28, 2025 by Food Polka

As the founder of Food Polka, I also founded Phoode® to bring together two needs I kept encountering in my work: food and beverage businesses needed the right creative people for their projects, and talented food creatives needed a better way to be found and hired. Producing the work gave me a view of both sides, from finding a food stylist with the right skills to putting together a team that could deliver within a client’s budget. I wanted to […]

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Categories: Apple Cider, Beverage Styling, Bloody Mary, Cappuccino, Creative Content Development, creative direction, food advertising, food styling, Food Styling, Liquors, Martini, Mojito, Published by Marta Fowlie • Tags: commercial food stylist los angeles, CPG brand, Direct to Consumer (D2C), food service food styling, food stylist los angeles, fruit, grapefruit, polaroids, produce

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Dog Food Stylist Works with Puppies 🐶 for Just Food for Dogs 🐾

January 17, 2025 by Food Polka

Working as a dog food stylist 🐶 for the Just Food for Dogs brand was one of Food Polka’s most fun projects in 2024. It’s not just about the shoots or the campaigns; it’s about the magic of being surrounded by these incredible creatures. Two years ago, I lost my beloved dog, Jack. He was my companion for 17 years, and to this day, I haven’t brought another dog into my life. Jack was irreplaceable. However, my work allows me […]

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Categories: creative direction, Fish, food marketing, Food Photography, food photography, Food Photography Production, Food Styling, food styling, Food Video Production, Lobster, Phoode.com, Salmon, Scallops, Sea Food, Services, Shellfish, Shrimp • Tags: art director, beverage CPG social media content, beverage social content, creative director, creative director los angeles, creative food stylist los angeles, culinary producer, Direct to Consumer (D2C), fast food photographer, fast food photography los angeles, fast food stylist, food CPG social media content, food photographer los angeles, food photography, food photography producer, food social content, food stylist, food stylist los angeles, onwhite food photographer, phoode, restaurant branding, restaurant designer, restaurant marketer, restaurant marketing expert, restaurant photographer, restaurant photographer los angeles, social content, social media content producer, social media content production, social media content production los angeles

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Why do I eat IncrEDIBLE PHOODE plant-based meat?

March 28, 2023 by Food Polka

I took on the roles of an executive producer, tabletop director, and food stylist to create a social media-style commercial that explores different types of consumers and their reasons for choosing and incorporating plant-based meat products into their daily routines. This engaging ad employs storytelling techniques featuring elements of lifestyle, tabletop food close-ups, preparation scenes, and witty human-like oops moments. By showcasing the versatility of plant-based meat, the films present a wide range of meal ideas to inspire consumers. The […]

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Categories: Apple Cider, Beverage Styling, Bloody Mary, Cappuccino, Creative Content Development, creative direction, Culinary Production, food advertising, food photography, Food Photography, Food Photography Production, Food Styling, food styling, Food Video Production, Liquors, Martini, Mojito, Published by Marta Fowlie, Services • Tags: commercial food stylist los angeles, food service food styling, food stylist los angeles, fruit, grapefruit, polaroids, produce

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Lura’s Kitchen Cookies Product Photography 🍪🍪🍪

October 26, 2021 by Food Polka

Lura’s Kitchen was revamping the branding for its cookie mix, and its founder needed new visual materials to carry that direction through packaging, the website, and sales materials. The photographs needed to make the mix feel worth trying, giving people who had never tasted the cookies a reason to want them. For Lura’s Kitchen Cookies Product Photography, Food Polka handled the visual production from A to Z, bringing together the concept, creative direction, prop selection, food styling, and photography around […]

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Categories: Apple Cider, Beverage Styling, Bloody Mary, Cappuccino, Creative Content Development, creative direction, creative direction, Culinary Production, Culinary Writing, food advertising, Food Photography, Food Photography Production, food styling, Food Styling, Food Video Production, Liquors, Martini, Mojito, Published by Marta Fowlie, Services • Tags: art director, commercial food stylist los angeles, cookie mix, CPG brand, cream cookies, culinary content producer, Direct to Consumer (D2C), food photographer, food product photographer, food product stylist, food service food styling, food stylist los angeles, product photographer, Product stylist, tea cookies

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Up-close Cocktails Drink Stylist 🍸🍹

July 22, 2021 by Food Polka

We served as the drink stylist and provided creative direction for all the cocktails, as well as prop styling. The main concept was to capture a diverse range of cocktail drinks with varied textures, transparency, colors, and serving styles. Employing a close-up approach, we aimed to showcase the flavors and temperature of each drink, reflecting the environments where they are traditionally enjoyed. For bars, restaurants and event companies, close-up cocktail imagery can turn a signature drinks menu into content for […]

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Categories: Apple Cider, Beverage Styling, Bloody Mary, Cappuccino, Creative Content Development, creative direction, food advertising, food styling, Food Styling, Liquors, Martini, Mojito, Published by Marta Fowlie • Tags: bar, beverage stylist Los Angeles, coctail, commercial food stylist los angeles, drink, drink stylist Los Angeles, food service food styling, food stylist los angeles, pub, restaurant

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Phoode® Produce Polaroids 🎇

March 16, 2021 by Food Polka

The Phoode.com social media branding campaign proved to be highly successful, driving significant traffic to the website and boasting an impressive conversion rate. The concept centered around capturing various types of vegetables, fruits, and produce, each adorned with a branded sticker or wrap displaying the Phoode® platform name. These images depicted the produce during food preparation actions, such as slicing or chopping, showcasing the connection between the ingredients and the meals prepared by consumers in their kitchens. To further engage […]

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Categories: Apple Cider, Beverage Styling, Bloody Mary, Cappuccino, Creative Content Development, creative direction, food advertising, food styling, Food Styling, Liquors, Martini, Mojito, Published by Marta Fowlie • Tags: commercial food stylist los angeles, food service food styling, food stylist los angeles, fruit, grapefruit, polaroids, produce

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Minute Maid Product Photography

March 30, 2019 by Food Polka

For Minute Maid, Food Polka spearheaded multiple seasons of image and GIF production in collaboration with their creative agency. The goal was to create playful and colorful content for Instagram, aligning seamlessly with the campaign’s emphasis on authenticity and mirroring a natural user-generated feel. We oversaw every aspect of the photography production process, from food and beverage photography to styling and postproduction. Working closely with the client, we crafted visuals that not only showcased Minute Maid products in the best […]

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Categories: Food Photography, Food Styling, Uncategorized • Tags: beverage stylist Los Angeles, drink stylist Los Angeles, food photographer los angeles, food stylist los angeles, Minute Maid

Pasta Fireplace 🔥

January 29, 2019 by Food Polka

Can a pasta fireplace keep you warm? For food styling bookings and inquiries about food photography, food video production, or with various questions, please click here to contact Food Polka