Build Your Own Prop Library

Tips, tricks, and insight

When it comes to styling your own images, the props you use - plates, glassware, flatware, and more - can make or break your shot. I'll help you build your own core prop library while avoiding going overboard and spending too much.
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Course Introduction

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome!

    • A brief Introduction

    • Let's see where you're starting from...

  • 2

    Let's get started!

    • Drink up!

    • Plated and Sated

    • Bowl Me Over

    • Measuring Up

    • Fab Flatware

    • Serveware

    • Never Boring Boards

    • Specialty Items

    • Classic Cookware

    • Trays and Serving Platters

    • Cold as Ice?

  • 3

    Next Steps and Resources

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...

    • Tour of my prop storage

    • Core Food Styling Prop Checklist

    • Top Secret Food Styling Prop Retailer List

    • Taking Care of Your Props

    • Before you go...

So Many Extras!

Everything you need for a quick star

  • PDF Guide

    Downloadable PDF complete with notes, tips, and where to source your props.

  • Prop Storage Demo

    Join me as I share with you how I store my own prop library.

  • Top Secret Retailer Guide

    I'll share with you the very list of retailers I source for my own props.

Build Your Own Prop Library Today!

Don't wait! Take advantage of this course and avoid common mistakes while shopping the same retailers the professionals use.

Your Instructor

Instructor

Suzanne Clements

As an award winning food photographer and stylist, my experience spans over eleven years. I've been concentrating on food styling and photography for over seven. My expertise and skills have been applied to cook books, catalogs, packaging, and digital content published worldwide. Always eager to build my own skills, I understand the importance of continually learning about new techniques, styles, and equipment. I'll help you quickly pick up the essentials to making great images while you build your own portfolio and develop your creative aesthetic.

What my students say

5 star rating

Prop Guide

Adam Nixon

Wow, these were fantastic videos to watch as I begin branching more into food photography in my studio. In addition to what to buy, the tips on things to con...

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Wow, these were fantastic videos to watch as I begin branching more into food photography in my studio. In addition to what to buy, the tips on things to consider before I take certain shots were really helpful! If someone is a new photographer and just getting started, these courses will save you a ton of time and money. Many of the videos explain why you need certain items for your shoots, and what you need to consider before you ever set up in the studio. If you’re an experienced photographer who wants to branch into food photography, the explanations around tips for shooting food setups will be invaluable. As someone who has been shooting already, I learned a number of new things.

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5 star rating

I learned so much from this class!

Deirdre Malfatto

Suzanne breaks down all the items one might need to style food, where to find them, how to use them, and how to organize them. Her presentation is clear. I a...

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Suzanne breaks down all the items one might need to style food, where to find them, how to use them, and how to organize them. Her presentation is clear. I appreciate that she doesn't expect us all to run out and buy the most expensive tools. She explains which tools she sees as essential and which are more helpful for specific jobs, and where she is using an expensive tool, she gives ideas for more affordable versions. I think this class would be helpful for people who have started photographing food or working with a food photographer and are looking to up their styling game and also for people who are exploring what being a professional food photographer or stylist entails. For me, personally, her organizational tips were super helpful, as my own lack of organization is a big stumbling block to my getting work done.

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