Kate Flower Food

There is no reason your salad shouldn’t be as interesting to look at as it is to eat.
⭐️ Scroll down for my approach to a gorgeous seasonal salad.
⭐️Save this post as inspiration for your next salad.
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When I’m styling a salad at home, I use much the same approach I do on set. I think about flavour, colour, texture and how everything comes together on the plate.

It doesn’t need to be complicated. A little intention can turn simple seasonal produce into something you genuinely can’t wait to put on the table.

Here’s how I approach the situation..

1. Choose your hero. Start with produce that’s in season and looking its absolute best.

2. Pair complementary flavours. Choose ingredients that enhance rather than compete.

3. Think about colour. Create contrast or embrace a beautiful single colour palette.

4. Build in layers. Start with a base, hero your main ingredient, then add the supporting players.

5. Bring in texture. Balance soft with crunchy, creamy with crisp, smooth with toasted.

6. Finish with intention. Fresh herbs, citrus zest, toasted nuts, edible flowers or a drizzle of beautiful herb oil can completely transform a simple dish.

A little styling, yes , but mostly it’s about making food visually, texturally and deliciously interesting.

Oh hey..
Just sharing a few unsolicited thoughts on a Monday.
Food is a one of my greatest joys and if you’re following along I’m guessing it’s one of yours too. There is so much noise these days around how, why, when and what you should eat. My advice.. decide what’s important, skip the rest, listen to your body, enjoy what you choose to eat. Don’t let the noise ruin your relationship with food.
My wish for anyone reading is that they have access to enough food and have people around them to share it with. X Kate

Yes we capture food, but what is food without people?
Lonely, that’s what it is!
Showing your face or providing a human for your audience to connect to is so valuable as part of a well rounded content shoot. Humans connect with humans.

Value doesn’t come from having a signature look. It’s having the skills to create the right look for your clients brief.

Give an experienced creative team a pile of beautiful WA plums and see where they take it.

From light and fresh to dark and moody, playful to polished, this shoot was an exercise in creative versatility — exploring how one ingredient can tell completely different visual stories through styling, lighting, composition and creative direction.

Because great food content isn’t about having one signature look. It’s about understanding the story you want to tell, then bringing together the right creative approach to tell it.

Creative Direction + Food Styling: Kate Flower
Photography: Craig Kinder-Perth Food Photographer
Photo Tech + Retouching: Kelly Bucksey Photographer
Produced by: Perth Food Stylist

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If, like me, you believe food is one of the best ways to tell a story, I think you’ll enjoy Consumed Magazine.

My free quarterly digital publication is filled with delicious storytelling — recipes worth sharing, beautiful imagery, Australian producers and brands, creative collaborations, people worth knowing and plenty of inspiration for your own table.

Each season, a new volume of Consumed will land directly in your inbox — ready to read, cook from, come back to and, in the very best storytelling tradition, share with others.

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Consumed Magazine — stories worth sharing. ❤️ Kate

Meet Consumed — My free quarterly digital magazine celebrating the people, producers, recipes, places and creative ideas shaping our food landscape.

Inside Volume One:

✨ Warming recipes worth cooking on repeat
✨ A conversation with Foodbank WA CEO Kate O’Hara
✨ The story behind a family-run artisan dairy
✨ Seasonal food and styling inspiration
✨ Tips for creating better brand photography
✨ Delicious discoveries from Seminyak

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