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Hi! I’m Saida, a Food Photographer, Videographer, and Recipe Developer specializing in creating high-quality recipe content for food blogs, apps, cookbooks, and brands worldwide. I help clients bring their recipes to life through professional photography, clear step-by-step videos, and well-developed recipes that resonate with their audience. I handle the entire production process from ingredient sourcing and recipe preparation to styling, shooting, and professional editing, ensuring consistent, cohesive, and production-ready content. What I bring to the table: • Recipe development & writing I have developed and written over 400+ client recipes across multiple cuisines, carefully balancing flavor, texture, and visual presentation. My recipes are designed to be reliable, easy to follow, and visually appealing for blogs, apps, and publications. • Professional food photography & videography I create high-quality recipe process shots, hero images, and explanatory recipe videos. I specialize in producing consistent content and can replicate specific lighting and styling to match your brand’s existing content. I work from a fully equipped home studio and can manage complete recipe production independently. • Full recipe production (start to finish) I handle ingredient sourcing, cooking, styling, photography, videography, and editing. Clients trust me to execute projects reliably while maintaining consistent quality across large batches of recipes. • Editing & post-production Professional editing and retouching using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, and video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro, CapCut, and other professional tools to deliver polished, ready-to-publish content. Why clients work with me: I combine creativity with precision and reliability. I understand the importance of consistency, clear communication, and meeting deadlines, especially for long-term and high-volume projects. My goal is not just to create beautiful content, but to produce visuals and recipes that elevate your brand and connect with your audience. I’ve worked with food blogs, mobile apps, and global brands, and I’m experienced in creating content for recipe databases, websites, digital products, and cookbooks. If you’re looking for a reliable food photographer and recipe creator who can handle the entire process professionally, I’d love to collaborate.

Need a consumer product that can actually be manufactured reliably? If you have an idea, a rough concept, or an early prototype, the goal is to turn it into a product that can be built, assembled, and scaled. You’ll get: • concept development and product direction • 3D CAD modeling (Fusion 360) • design for manufacturing (injection molding, CNC, sheet materials) • product structure and assembly logic • prototyping prep and factory communication Before design decisions, your product is shaped through focused research: market products, trends, materials, manufacturing methods, and cost drivers. This keeps decisions grounded in real market and production conditions. The outcome is a clean, modern product with a clear structure, ready for manufacturing. With a background in architecture and interior design, products are approached as systems, not just objects. This is especially valuable for modular products, furniture, and spatially driven designs. I can also support sourcing and production, including coordination and communication with manufacturers in China or other regions. Typical project types: • consumer products and home goods • hardware enclosures and product shells • furniture and modular systems • pet products and functional objects Have a project in mind? Book a call and I’ll help you define the next steps.

"It is an absolute pleasure working with Ismail. He is a top-tier creative talent, super gifted plus he has a deep understanding of brands. I am very fortunate to have found Ismail, and he has become my go-to artist for everything." ----------------- "İsmail is a tremendous designer with a high level of business & marketing knowledge. He moved our designs to completely another level with modern and eye-pleasing elements and also gave suggestions to improve our corporate identity. We will keep working with him on new projects. A+++ 10/10" --------------- "I have used Ismail's services in multiple companies now - for brand identity, graphic design, and desktop publishing, and continue to refer business his way. Smart. Creative. Quick. Friendly." --------------- Great cooperation, experienced and easy to communicate with. Professional conduct from start to finish with great output! Will def. hire again. Highly recommended. -------------- "Great work, Ismail! I am quite impressed by the level of dedication, work practices, outputs quality and above all, you easy-going personality. I look forward to working with you again in the near future!" -------------- "Ismail did a great job exhibiting top-notch creative skills, technical mastery, and above all, time commitment. I won’t hesitate to hire Ismail again for more jobs in the future." ----------- "Ismail is extremely professional and friendly. It was an amazing experience working with him!" ----------- I'm a Senior Graphic Designer with 15+ years of experience. I work with e-commerce brands worldwide and help them reach their target audience, create brand awareness, and increase revenue... I'm an expert in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Figma, Sketch, and Zeplin... 🏆19+ years of advertising agency experience. 🏆6 years of UX/UI designer experience 🏆155+ satisfied brands Here is a list of things I can help you with: 🏅Creating a Corporate Identity 🏅Create a Poster Design 🏅Create a Packaging Design 🏅Creating a design system for your application or website 🏅Design for mobile application (Android/iOS) 🏅Design for websites 🏅Redesign of existing application 🏅Creating a logo for your application My expertise: 📍Corporate Identity Design 📍Packaging Design 📍Poster Design 📍UX/UI Design 📍iOS and Android Mobile App Design 📍Interactive Prototypes 📍Wireframes 📍Logo and Icon Design 📍Interaction Design Tools: 💠 Design: Figma, Sketch, XD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign 💠Prototyping and Wireframing: Figma, InVision 💠Handoff: Zeplin 💠Remote Brain Storming: Miro 💠Task management: Trello, Jira, Asana Working with me, you will receive a modern, good-looking design that will meet all guidelines with easy navigation. Of course, you will have unlimited revisions until you are 100% satisfied with the result. Feel free to message me - I am ready to start immediately.

🍹✔️8+ years of professional food writing, chef and food stylist experience. I worked in restaurants, hotels, media organizations and gastronomy-based companies. I create perfect recipes, menus and meal plans tailored to all your needs. I take fascinating food photographs, and I cook all the dishes I photograph. 📸 I give this place the same importance as my full-time job. Don’t forget to look below ⏬️⏬️⏬️ ☘️ 📍 The Services I Provide ✅Recipe Development ✅ Food Photography & Styling & Editing ✅Food Related Content Writing ✅Social Media Content Creation ✅Restaurant Menu Engineering & Design If you're ready to work together, I can't wait. Hope to invite you to your works at Upwork!

Hi, my name is Melis, I'm doing high-quality food photographs and short cooking videos like BuzzFeed Tasty's style videos in my home studio. My client list includes Domino's Pizza, Clear, Organica, Elidor, and many more! I have experience working with large businesses as well as start-ups and solo entrepreneurs. You can find samples of my work here on Upwork in the portfolio section. You can see some examples of my work in portfolio, but also you can look at my Instagram account @melistentabaklar I look forward to working with you!

I am Yasemin, got my Bachelor’s degree in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts from Istanbul Bilgi University. Since 2017, I am into culinary professionally. Beside of working at kitchens, I have been mainly hired to create or develop recipes. I won food competitions and completed the certificate program from Kendall College of culinary arts and hospitality management. While I was studying, I have written on blogs about food, beauty and self-care. I have made Turkish-English and English-Turkish translations. Lately, I am creating contents on social platforms about cooking and baking. I am capable of creating recipes for all diet types.