INDEX
sauces, 76–77
spoons/fl atware in shot, 80–81
storing prepared, 75–76
supplies, 81–82
pasta salad, 82–84
pastry bags for fi lling/frosting cakes, 192,
194–195
peeling fruit, 66, 68
photo food, 239. See also specifi c food
eating photo food, 3, 11
photo life of food, defi ned 239
photo shoots
defi ned, 239
making food pop, 18
planning/prep, 4–5, 239
refrigeration requirements, 5, 58
sets. See photographer’s comments;
sets/settings
shopping for, 56–58
shopping wisely for, tips, 6
table space requirements, 5
visual fl ow, 164
photographer’s comments
beef fi let set, 126
breakfast set, 216
dish set, 25
fi sh set, 146
fruit salad set, 71
green salad set, 64
half sandwich set, 112
hamburger set, 101
ice cream cone set, 178
ice cream dish set, 183
iced tea set, 44
lemon cake set, 197
margarita set, 52
pasta set, 82potato salad set, 84
red beverage set, 45
rib set, 132
roasted turkey set, 140
skirt steak set, 125
steamed vegetable plate set, 158
stylist kit set, 13
white wine set, 33
piping gel, 11
pitchers for pouring liquids, 40
planning photo shoots, 4–5
plastic wrap, 10
plum sauce, 122
polyurethane spray, 11
pop, in photograph, 18, 239
portfolio, 2, 16, 239
potato salad, 82–84
photographer’s comments, 84
supplies, 84
poultry, 134–140
coloring, 138
fi nishing touches, 138–139
frozen turkeys, 134
partial cooking/torching, 137–138
photographer’s comments, 140
prepping, 135–137
shopping for, 134
supplies, 139
pouring liquid, technique for, 39–40
Presto Tilt’N Drain griddle, 11
produce. See green salads; vegetables
production team, 2, 239
protecting
hero food, 8
hero hamburger buns, 90
sets when opening containers or pouring
liquids, 3–4, 29, 40R
RAW fi le format, 235
red beverage shot, 44–45
red wine, 29
refl ector. See fi ll cards
refrigeration space/requirements, 5
removing liquid from hero glass, 42, 44
ribs
photographer’s comments, 132
prepping, 129–130
stand-ins, 129
supplies, 131
ridges, fabric, 24
Rogers, Brad G., 51, 82, 158, 197, 218
rules for food styling, 3–4, 6, 8
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safety notes
electric charcoal lighter use for grill marks,
92, 120
handling raw meat, 117
inedible food/drinks, 11, 46, 51, 116
siphoning liquid, 44
steamers, 98
torch for burger patties, 94
safety/use instructions for tools/equipment, 3
salads. See fruit salads; green salads
salted glass rims, 49
sandwiches, 102–112
bread, 102
building half/cut sandwich, 108–110
building whole sandwich, 105–106
photographer’s comments, 112
prepping/storing ingredients, 102, 104
on set touch-ups, 106, 108
shopping for sandwich elements, 102
supplies, 106