Food Stylist has designs on Vancouver, Canada

February 16, 2009 4:36 PM

I'm considering re-locating to Vancouver Canada to work in the advertising/ commerical photography business specifically as a Food and Prop Stylist. Fill me in on the local action in this field in Vancouver...

I have extensive experience in this field and a portfolio full of work for a national and international clientele that will open doors and get me work. My question is how much work is there in this field (specifically as a Food Stylist, secondarily as a Prop Stylist). Who are the top players in the food and still life commercial photography field in Vancouver (the photgrpahers), what are current day rates for Stylists and who are the top dogs in the Vancouver Food and Prop Styling universe these days. Is there more work and opportunity in commercial and film or still life and print? Thanks for your insight...

posted by Muirwylde to Work & Money (3 answers total)

You're apparently American, in which case your questions should be about immigration first. I very much doubt "food stylist" is on the approved occupations list, and if you're talking about contract work then you will be visiting, not "relocating."
posted by ethnomethodologist at 8:57 PM on February 16, 2009

Yeah, it's pretty much a closed market. All the experience in the world isn't going to get you food stylist work here, no matter what your portfolio is, assuming you can even make it past Immigration, which you won't, and if you try to do it under the table, you'll get ratted out and lose your Canuckistan privileges.

Maybe L.A.?
posted by ten pounds of inedita at 9:17 PM on February 16, 2009

Response by poster: I hold dual citizenship. Canadian citizenship card, Canadian passport, Canadian SSN number. US birth certificate. Born in US to a Canadian mother. Adopted by Canadian parents.
posted by Muirwylde at 2:19 PM on February 17, 2009