Tyllie Barbosa set out to put a ‘spicy’ spin on the traditional American Italian classic fair of spaghetti and meatballs. The concept was to tease little bits of the main character until the full scene is revealed in all its bold, campy, and unexpected glory.
Meet Tyllie
- Still life photographer and tabletop director, Tyllie Barbosa, creates food and product images that capture the best of a brand’s personality. Tyllie’s upbringing in Bahia, Brazil permeates her artistic sensibilities with a deep appreciation for food, music, family and sunshine.
- Client List: Aveeno, Blue Bunny Ice Cream, Crate & Barrel, Daisy, Dean’s Dairy, Equal, Fleischmann’s, Food & Wine Magazine, Food Network, Google, Home Chef, Home Run Inn Pizza, Huggies, Hyatt Hotels, IcyHot, Kerrygold, Karo, Kellogg’s, McDonald’s, Morton Salt, Nabisco, Nature Made, Orderve, Oscar Mayer, Pinnacle Vodka, Quaker, Raising Cane’s, Rice A Roni, Rubbermaid, SC Johnson, Triscuits, Truvia, Ulta Cosmetics, Vaslpar, Waldorf Astoria Hotels, Ziploc
- Tyllie’s 5,000 sf daylight studio is located in Chicago’s McKinley Park neighborhood.
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My dream job is a project that challenges me! I love it when it’s a creative concept that makes me stop and think what is the best approach for it and how to get it done. I’m always up for contributing with creatives to get the best results and make their ideas come to life even better than what they imagined!
BUON APPETITO!
DRUM ROLL!
“The REVEAL is this beautiful, classy, slim woman really digging into her large bowl of food with an unapologetic expression that says:
“What are you looking at? You have a problem with me eating all of this???”
The colors are very saturated and the lighting was intentionally moody, warm and dramatic to really push the concept.
We sure had a great time shooting it and hope to do more images in this style!” – Tyllie
