Styling Beyond Instagram: Take Your Prop Styling Skills from the Square to the Street

This comprehensive guide to the business of prop styling helps newcomers skip over some first-timer failures and approach styling work professionally. Stylist Robin Zachary explains the many types of prop styling that exist, and how to choose which is best for your goals: tabletop, food, crafts, interiors, and more. You'll learn the components and steps of a styling job from start to finish, including everything from creating client questionnaires and winning jobs to the best processes for estimating your costs
pricing your services
making your merchandise shopping list
choosing props, surfaces, and backdrops
managing your photo shoot's logistics
and more. Covers how to get started, how to work on a job with clients, and how to network and promote yourself. Plus, tips and suggestions from a variety of successful professional stylists will help you find your own style.