Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

100 food PhoTogrAPhY: from snAPshoTs To greAT shoTs

PuTTing iT on ice

I use fake ice in many of my photographs (Figure 4.16). In fact, any time there’s a

water glass in the frame (often in the out-of-focus background), I’ve also added some

fake ice to the cup, usually without even adding water. The reason that I use fake

ice so frequently is that real ice has two major flaws: it melts quickly, and it can look

very foggy when photographed (Figure 4.17). Fake ice, on the other hand, will hold

its shape and stay shiny and crystal clear (Figure 4.18).

Canon 5D Mark II

ISO 100

1/30 sec.

f/5.6

TS-e 90mm lens

FIgure 4.16
I used a drinking
glass with fake ice
in the background
of this photo.