Food styling for Australian food and beverage brands
Make your product the hero of every frame.
We style food that stops the scroll and sells on shelf. From campaign hero shots to packaging and social, every plate, pour and crumb is placed with purpose, then photographed and filmed in-house.
Trusted by Australian food brands
McCormick Foods · San Remo Pasta · Hort Innovation · Murray River Salt · Scottsdale Pork · Cape Grim Beef · Bass Strait Beef, and many more
Styling that does a job
Good food styling isn't just pretty. It shows texture, freshness and portion honestly, makes your product easy to spot, and gives your audience a reason to want it now.
Because we also develop recipes, we know how food behaves under lights and on camera: when sauce sets, how long ice cream holds, how to keep herbs bright. That means fewer reshoots, faster shoot days and images that look as good as the food tastes.
At FDS we describe our style as beautifully unkempt. Real crumbs, a drip of sauce, a torn edge of bread: food that looks fresh, generous and ready to eat. Always organic, never stiff or over-polished. It's styled with care so it feels effortless. If you love a perfectly polished, every-crumb-in-place look, we might not be your perfect match.
We create cravings, one frame at a time.
Hire a food stylist for your shoot
Already have a photographer, agency or production team? Book us as your food stylist. We come to your studio, venue or location with our props and kit, prep and style the food on set, and work alongside your crew to get the shot.
What we style
- Campaign and advertising imagery for seasonal and national campaigns
- Packaging and pack shots that hold up on shelf and online
- Recipe and editorial imagery for websites, magazines and cookbooks
- Social content and recipe reels, styled for the platform from the start
- Tablescapes and entertaining scenes for Christmas, Easter and seasonal moments
What you get
- Creative direction and a shot list agreed before the shoot
- Props, surfaces and backgrounds chosen to suit your brand
- Food prepared and styled by our team on the day
- Photography and video in the same session if you need them
- Edited, cropped assets ready for pack, web, retail and social
- Clear usage rights, agreed upfront
How it works
- Brief. Tell us about your product, where the images will be used and the look you want.
- Creative direction. We send a mood board, shot list and prop plan for approval.
- Shoot day. We style, shoot and film in our Queensland studio, or on location.
- Review and edit. You see selects, we refine, and we retouch the finals.
- Deliver. You receive edited images and video, cropped for every channel.
We work with brands all over Australia and New Zealand. Send your product to the studio, and we handle the rest.
Frequently asked questions
Do you style for other photographers or agencies?
Yes. We can style on your shoot, or style and shoot everything in-house so you deal with one team.
Can you style on location?
Yes. We shoot in our studio or on location, including restaurants, venues and producers' farms.
Do I need to provide props?
No. We have a large prop and surface library and source anything extra to suit your brand.
How much does food styling cost?
Our food styling day rate starts from $1,400 + GST. Travel outside central Gold Coast, and any specific props or backgrounds bought or hired for your shoot, are charged separately. Full projects depend on the number of shots, whether you need photography and video, and how the images will be used. Our 2027 Services Guide walks through our best selling packages and rates.
Ready to create something delicious?
Download the 2027 Services Guide to see how we work, our packages and rates, or tell us about your project and we'll put together a custom proposal. Need the recipes too? See recipe development.