Food-Focused Styling Workshop

Practical Prop & Set Styling for Restaurants

for Multi-Channel Content

Built for your brand, your team, your menu.

I help restaurant teams create consistent, appetite-forward images by turning brand values into simple rules for props, color, scale, and composition.

“Seeing how small adjustments in prop placement and selection could completely transform the mood and appetite appeal of a scene was eye-opening. The session has already improved the quality of our in-house photography and given our team the confidence to make better creative decisions.”

— Jessie Dickerson, Brand Director, Goode Co.

Looking to improve your in-house shoots?

I offer hands-on workshops that help restaurant teams create stronger, on-brand images using prop selection, composition, and set design.

Through an imagery audit, a practical playbook, and on-set support when needed, your team gets a repeatable workflow that makes shoots faster and results more on brand across web, social, email, and PR.

I am a prop stylist and creative director with more than fifteen years in marketing and visual storytelling. My work spans product, food propping, off figure fashion, still life, home, and set design. I shape concepts, lead teams, and guide shoots from mood boards and story to on set execution, keeping visuals both brand true and emotionally resonant.

Alongside on set work, I consult with restaurant and hospitality teams to build a simple system for consistent, appetite forward imagery. I translate brand values into clear choices for props, surfaces, palette, scale, and composition, then deliver a concise playbook with composition and angle guides and a build, refine, capture workflow the team can use right away. I can also join shoot days to handle props, styling, and coach the process. Results include faster shoots, fewer reshoots, a shared critique language, and a cohesive look across channels.

Who it’s for:

Marketing and creative teams in restaurants, hospitality groups, and agencies

Learn More

  • Two hour workshop up to eight people
    Includes prep, attendee PDF, and basic prop kit
    Range 2,000 to 3,000

  • Two themes, two stations, critiques, attendee PDF
    Range 3,000 to 4,500

  • Internal deck reference 350
    Recording license 1,000 to 1,500
    Prop purchases at cost
    Travel at cost

  • Your brand’s studio/workspace

Food-Focused Styling Workshop

Case Study

Goode Co. Prop Styling Workshop

The image the team styled based on our Tex Mex food styling exercise

A half-day, hands-on workshop that gives your team the tools, workflow, and confidence to create on-brand, appetite-driven images in-house

In one morning, I trained a six-person restaurant marketing team on the essentials of styling for brand storytelling. After a concise talk on composition, color, scale, negative space, and telegraphic cues, we ran a guided hands-on styling exercise to build two flat-lay sets inspired by Tex-Mex and Texas comfort. Working in their space with their props, as well as some I provided, the team produced on-brand images for social and email, built a shared styling vocabulary, and left with a repeatable workflow, mood boards, and a quick-reference deck. Result: faster shoots, stronger appetite appeal, and more consistent visuals across channels.


My workshops focus on trend-driven aesthetics, prop selection, set design, and creating beautiful, brand-aligned imagery to help you refine your own styling voice.

The workshop is designed to add confidence in styling to your brand team’s skillset.

“We recently had the pleasure of working with Amber for an internal styling workshop, and the experience exceeded all our expectations. As a restaurant brand team, we know beautiful food photography is crucial to our success, but we didn't fully understand the art and science behind effective prop styling until this session. Amber brought incredible expertise and energy to the workshop, breaking down complex styling principles into practical, actionable techniques our team could immediately apply. From understanding color theory and texture balance to learning how different props can tell our brand's story, every moment was packed with valuable insights. The hands-on portion where we actually styled mock photoshoots was particularly enlightening – seeing how small adjustments in prop placement and selection could completely transform the mood and appetite appeal of a scene was eye-opening. What impressed us most was how Amber tailored the content specifically to restaurant photography challenges. We learned about working with different lighting conditions, how to style props that complement rather than compete with our food, and practical tips for maintaining consistency across our brand imagery. The session has already improved the quality of our in-house photography and given our team the confidence to make better creative decisions. I highly recommend Amber to any brand or agency looking to elevate their visual storytelling. The investment in this workshop will pay dividends in the quality and effectiveness of our marketing materials for years to come.” — Jessie Dickerson, Brand Director, Goode Co.

Outcomes

  • Understand how to style food and sets with intention and speed

  • Be able to tell a visual story across channels (web, PR, social)

  • Know how to choose and combine props for cohesion and contrast

  • Feel more confident troubleshooting common visual issues

  • Learn how to match styling tone to brand voice and campaign goals

When to Book?

  • Your images feel uneven across locations or channels

  • Shoots run long and still need fixes in post

  • The team lacks a shared styling language or playbook