How to style your food and create mouthwatering images for your social media, food blog, or photography clients

Basics OF Modern Food Styling

Course taught by internationally renowned food stylist Natasha van Velzen

here is a real life situation

Imagine: you are scrolling through your Instagram feed and you see a gorgeous FOOD PHOTO

What goes through your mind?

… is it something like this?

  • It will probably cost me like 7 ruined smoothie bowls to even come a tiny bit close to this.. It's a waste of time and money  to even try!

  • What's her styling technique? She is for sure a trained cook. I cook pretty well but why when I try to take a picture of my soup it looks like a hot mess?

  • I love the colours! Why are my  dishes 50 shades of boring brown?

  • I wonder where is she getting her inspiration from! There are millions of recipes out there, how do I even start to choose?

I get it! It might feel overwhelming…

this is why I created this course - to give you practical advice and to boost your CONFIDENCE

  • I’m not trained chef. I never studied design, I have a university degree in linguistics.

  • I hardly cooked until I was 26 years old.

  • But now I style food for big international brands and wait till I show you what I have prepared for you!

    Here is some of my work:

It is a great pleasure to watch Natasha at work.I have rarely seen a food stylist who creates the most amazing dishes in such an unagitated, unassuming, and highly concentrated way. She is an impressive artist, of which there are only a few…

Kerstin Mende
Head of Art Buying

Scholz & Friends

 Natasha is a food stylist and artist. It's a joy to watch her combine ingredients and bring them together to create a total work of art, almost like she's painting a picture.
She is creative, spontaneous and her ideas are always on the cutting edge. When the recipe needs a new twist, she always comes up with something.

Jana von Herder

Raufeld Medien

IT IS TIME TO MAKE YOUR FOOD LOOK PRETTY

The biggest challenge of food styling BEGINNERS is this:

You want to create gorgeous dishes,  photograph them and grow your audience.
Maybe you even have your own delicious recipes. You are drawn to food.

But you are stuck…

Instagram and YouTube are a great source for inspiration where stylists are showing off their work, but.. nobody shares the complete process of HOW they do what they do!

THE BEST YOU GET is basically just a few time lapses and if you're lucky and persistent someone responds to your question in the comment section. 

There are no OFFICIAL SCHOOLS that teach Food Styling. You gather information by teaspoon on the internet and from a couple of books.

You try to assist other Food Stylists, SO THAT YOU CAN LEARN THE TECHNIQUES but they say: “Thanks, I’ll get in touch” and disappear.

 How would it FEEL IF YOU COULD:

feel inspired and knowing exactly how to prepare your food and your set to get the perfect shot.

understand the essence of Food Styling and its basic principles.

be able to translate your delicious recipes into beautifully styled dishes that draw in the crowds & get you work seen. 

be immersed in the process and LOVING every second of it?!

GET CONFIDENCE BY STYLING BEAUTIFUL DISHES AND ATTRACT NEW CLIENTS

Imagine your food looking so good as when having a professional food stylist on set

How amazing would it be TO GET UNCENSORED ACCESS to the mind of a successful food stylist who styled the campaigns of some of the biggest brands in the food industry and see every one of their moves?

  • Imagine knowing exactly WHY she chose to add that flower, sprinkle those pomegranate seeds, or deep fry those ginger slices…

  • Imagine being able to see the plate COME TO LIFE, with gorgeous colours, movement, and interest!

  • Imagine knowing WHAT TOOLS to use  in your  process to make sure your food isn’t melting, crumbling, or falling apart before you get that perfect shot?

CONTROL YOUR FOOD BEFORE IT CONTROLS YOU

NO MORE OVERWHELM, IT IS TIME FOR ACTION

 THIS ISN’T JUST ANY FOOD STYLING COURSE

THIS IS A SNEAK PEEK INTO THE SECRET WORLD OF FOOD STYLING TO SELL MILLIONS WORTH OF FOOD AND RECIPES

GROUND RULES

Deep dive into the ESSENCE of Food Styling. MYTHS around food styling. Why am I always talking about the importance to control your food? What does it mean to “THINK AS A FOOD STYLIST”? (VALUE $49)

COMPOSITION GUIDELINES

How to control the eyes of the audience? My rules and ideas about COMPOSITION on the plate. How I COMBINE COLOURS. My simple guidelines that I follow for almost every dish I style. (VALUE $119)

PRACTICAL PART

6 DISHES styled from beginning to the end with detailed explanations. This is where you see me in action. It is not a rehearsed show but A REAL LIFE STYLING performed in front of your eyes. (VALUE $297)

RECIPE WORKBOOK

Workbook with the RECIPES of the dishes that I styled, RESOURCES AND TIPS - written out in detail to make your entrance into Food Styling as easy as possible. From how to MAKE STABLE WHIPPING CREAM, to how to KEEP FRIED EGGS LOOK PERFECTLY FRESH. (VALUE $69)

All this for $534

But you can get it today for only $27

LET GO OF STRUGGLE AND GET SUCCESS WITH YOUR FOOD STYLING

all for just

$27*

  • THEORY MODULE - Essence of food styling. How I deal with composition on the plate.

    My colour guidelines for combining ingredients

  • PRACTICAL MODULE - 6 modern dishes, styled in front of your eye with detailed explanations.

  • Very detailed RECIPES and FOOD STYLING NOTES

  • TWO AMAZING BONUSES:

    #1 what is inside my professional tool box

    #2 interview with me, by Isabel Izzara (TV journalist)

*Money back guarantee within a week, no questions asked

Kind Words

 Here’s What our clients say about us

Natasha’s enthusiasm for the subject matter was contagious, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching each lesson and learning about the various techniques and principles of food styling. I particularly appreciated the practical tips and tricks that you shared throughout the course, which have already proven useful in my own kitchen.

– Valeria Gangrskaia

Natasha unravels the intricacies of food styling in a natural and comprehensive way. She explains the process of how to controll food for the camera, source the right equipment and style for the optimal camera angle. This course gives everyone from photographers and influencers to food stylists incredibly useful tips, in a way that hasn’t been done before.

– Marion Swoboda

Natasha turned out to be a great teacher, a real one, without any impurities, without any PR or desire to be liked - just like her art. She just showed me how she worked and simply explained what she did and why. Her lessons are like steps with a railing, they support me on my journey to the very top of food photography.

– Susanna Leigh

Who Am I, Exactly? 

Hey, I’m Natasha van Velzen

I'm a professional food stylist with well over 15 years of experience in the business. I live in Berlin, and work on photo and video campaigns for many well-known international brands from Siemens to Starbucks, from Aldi to Uber Eats. My food is featured on billboards at the busiest, most public spaces across Europe and can be seen in many supermarket in Germany. It’s safe to say that no matter where you live, you’ve seen, eaten, drunk, or snacked on something I once styled for you. 

Please note, that this course is not a food photography course, but a food styling one! I'll be only talking about what is happening on the plate!

And we are adding some

badass bonuses

#1 THE MAGIC TOOL BOX OF A PROFESSIONAL FOOD STYLIST

I’ll show you my tool box and will talk about my favourite tools of the trade. Everything you need to have if you are starting in the world of Food Styling.


#2 INTERVIEW WITH ME TAKEN BY ISABEL IZZARA, A TV JOURNALIST

My way to Food Styling. From Moscow to the US, back to Moscow and then to Berlin. My favourite jobs, how I see trends in Food Styling and what to expect in the future.


Your Questions, Answered

  • Immediately after signing up, you receive an email with access to your class. Please check your spam folder as sometimes the email can end up there.

  • Absolutely! I have a degree in linguistics and I learned everything by watching other food stylists, analysing great food pictures and just styling day after day.

  • This course is for anyone who has ever wanted to understand the basics of Food Styling and is eager to learn from a successful working professional. If you are more advanced, you will be interested to know about my ideas about composition and watch me in action.

  • No. This course is not a food photography course. I’ll be talking only about Food Styling on the plate. I’m a professional Food Stylist, not a food photographer.

  • If you feel like you don't get the value from this course, please email us at support@ within 7 days of your purchase and we will happily refund you the full amount of $37.

STILL UNDECIDED? READ OUR BULLET-PRO0F GUARANTEE

You will have a lot of fun with this course. If you are just a curious soul and want to know how come the food packaging pictures always look so much better then what is inside; a food blogger, or a still life photographer, who is looking for more professional secrets - you will find it here, you will be entertained and you will have lots of practical knowledge.

  • You can watch it all in just over 2 hours

  • But the information will stay with you for a lifetime

  • You will have downloadable recipes with food styling notes

  • Not to forget really cool bonuses

LET GO OF STRUGGLE AND GET SUCCESS WITH YOUR FOOD STYLING

all for just

$27*

  • THEORY MODULE - Essence of food styling. How I deal with composition on the plate.

    My colour guidelines for combining ingredients

  • PRACTICAL MODULE - 6 modern dishes, styled in front of your eye with detailed explanations.

  • Very detailed RECIPES and FOOD STYLING NOTES

  • TWO AMAZING BONUSES:

    #1 what is inside my professional tool box

    #2 interview with me, by Isabel Izzara (TV journalist)

*Money back guarantee within a week, no questions asked