Food styling is a difficult art form. I enjoy the creativity of it, but it takes practice to master. The right way to style food is knowing how to make the dish look and taste good!
There are so many ways in which one can style food: with forks, knives, chopsticks, fingers; on plates or bowls or platters; over a bed of lettuce leaves or wrapped up in rice paper rolls.
Before shooting, I like to sketch out a rough image in either my mind or by drawing it on paper. The only part of my focus is on the side or piece that will be photographed.
Then figure out what props would work best for each photograph with this specific picture in mind. The key to expertly styling food is in the details.
I will also use the Live View feature of my camera. It helps me to see how the camera sees the setup. This is also helpful to quickly edit what is in the scene.
Once we finished the job for the client, we then went to play with other compositions for the sandwiches. It's amazing how many different ways you could showcase a sandwich.