Greek Side Salad, Greek Salad With Bread, Greek Salad With Slices Of Feta
For the past few weeks I have been doing a food styling course at the famous Leith’s School Of Food And Wine. It takes place over a six week period and the information comes thick and fast. Last week was our first practical on our own, rather than as a group, bringing our own props and deciding on the whole look of the dish. As with real life, we didn’t get to decide what the dish was. Greek Salad seems such a simple thing until you massively over think it and aren’t sure when to stop piling on the lettuce/olives/feta etc.
Greek Salad Ingredients
It really is amazing how disparate the same salad can look in different hands. Each of us were given the same ingredients, plus any that we had brought in ourselves. Jennifer, our tutor supplied a wonderful array of vintage dishes and we set to.
Vintage Enamelware Props
Who needs an hour to make a Greek Salad? In this instance I definitely did. After deciding which angle it would be shot from, overhead, and which ingredients to leave in/out, it took even the most competent cooks most of that time to get the dish fully propped and styled.
Greek Salad before & After, A Fork Gives Movement, Squeezed Lemons Make It Real
After an honest assessment from Jennifer Joyce, of Meals In Heels fame, and quick photos by everyone, we all felt we’d learnt a lot. Including that there isn’t an hour to style a salad on a real photo shoot!
Greek Salad Canapes, Greek Salad With Feta Slices, Greek Salad With Lemons, Greek Side Salad
I’ll be reviewing the whole course at the end of the six weeks.
Clever Crouton Greek Salad
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Beautiful! I love that yellow vintage enamelware bowl. Food styling course is something I would love to attend too.
Oh me too, the colour was amazing. I’m certainly learning a lot. GG
I’m filled with envy at your opportunity to take this course. Nothing like that exists around here (which is blatantly obvious on my blog) and I hope to learn heaps from your experience.
When I review the course, I’ll also do a top ten tips. GG
Interesting course GG and love the photos and information you’ve provided.
Thanks Lizzie. I’m really enjoying it and meeting lots of new people. GG
What a great course. I love all the antique dishes. I do love the look of your salad – gorgeous. I wish I could do the same course as I’m sure it has many benefits and you could certainly learn a lot xx
The dishes are great aren’t they? There is masses to learn and it makes a huge difference. GG
It really does look so different even though it is the same salad! I really liked your pics GG 😀
Isn’t it amazing how different they all are. I love the canapes and the feta croutons. GG
You’ve done a beautiful job!! Your salad photos are both artistic and enticing. 🙂
Thank you Krista, there’s so much to learn. GG
Oh, GG, like Maureen – I too am filled with envy! Thanks for sharing – love you comment “…there isn’t an hour to style a salad on a real photo shoot!”
It’s great to find out how to style food from professionals. GG
Ooooo what a lucky thing you are going on the course!!!! Just wish I lived closer to London to go. How very exciting for you though, and yes I can imagine one hour is no way long enough to make, style and snap!
It’s been fun and I’ve learnt a lot too. GG
Looks like you are a star pupil – these shots look fantastic.
Thanks Heidi, these are shots of everyone’s salads. GG
Brilliant GG and I am so jealous! Can’t wait to read the total review 🙂
Janie x
It is a really good course, well worth doing. GG
I too enjoyed your blog & feel envious. Looking forward to your comments at the end of the course.
Thanks Pamela, there is so much to learn. GG
I love your salads, they always leave me watering! 🙂
Thank you Lilly it’s amazing how much there is to learn in just making a salad. GG
i can take some pointers from you!
I’m glad you find it helpful. Check back when I’ll be doing a top ten tips for food styling. GG
What a very unique course! I could definitely use something like this, seeing as my sad iPhone pictures don’t really do the food I eat justice.
Greek salad, by the way, is one of my favorites!
It’s great to be able to now see some of what’s wrong with the food I’m photographing. GG
Looking forward to hearing about the whole course. Strong urge to go off and play with Greek salad now!