Food Styling for Photographers

MEETING MEAT HEAD-ON of paper towels to catch the liquid. Th ese liquids could be hot, so take care not to get them on your skin ...

CHAPTER SEVEN just prepared. Choose a selection of items having a variety of textures and colors complimenting the color and tex ...

MEETING MEAT HEAD-ON PHOTOGRAPHER’S COMMENT—Notes on the Roasted Chicken Set Rich, dark, moist, earthy—that’s what we said we wa ...

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CHAPTER SEVEN Here Fishy, Fishy: Fish Are Diff erent Critters If you plan to photograph a whole, head-on fi sh you must purchase ...

MEETING MEAT HEAD-ON broiler for a few seconds. You’ll want to watch the fi sh during the entire cooking process. Place the fi s ...

CHAPTER SEVEN To move the fi sh to the hero plate, slip a spatula under the fi sh and acrylic sheet. Hold the spatula with fi sh ...

MEETING MEAT HEAD-ON PHOTOGRAPHER’S COMMENT—Notes on the Fish Set Shooting fi sh to get the texture and fl akiness is all about ...

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EIGHT Veggie Perfect ...

VEGGIE PERFECT Well, almost perfect, because technically some of the vegetables we refer to as vegetables are actually fruit. Ac ...

CHAPTER EIGHT Prepping Vegetables for Photography Because vegetables come in a variety of types and growth patterns, the discuss ...

VEGGIE PERFECT the surface of the carrot. Also, use the edges of the pad or the tip of a paring knife to remove dirt deposits wh ...

CHAPTER EIGHT Depending on your shot, during prep time, you may need to cut some of the vegetables. Use a sharp knife and a cutt ...

VEGGIE PERFECT than the growth pattern of the vegetable, there is a special technique that you can use to avoid a knife mark and ...

CHAPTER EIGHT described below. Th e goal that the photographer and I wanted to achieve with this shot was to illustrate a study ...

VEGGIE PERFECT Th e process of steaming a vegetable enhances the color while maintaining the photo viability of the vegetable. T ...

CHAPTER EIGHT several batches of vegetables, it may be necessary to replenish the ice often. TRICKS OF THE TRADE If you have a l ...