Food Styling for Photographers

CHAPTER FOUR

and adjust the length of the toothpick to keep the
item at the desired height within the salad. Use a
lettuce edge to make sure the toothpick isn’t visible
to camera.

On Set before Final Photography

Th e salad will look fresher to the camera if it is lightly
misted with water before fi nal photography. Use paper
towels to protect the sides of the bowl/plate from over-

spray. Salad ingredients that were previously brushed

with salad dressing or oil may need a touch-up.

Supplies needed to complete the green salad shot:

● OXO Good Grips salad spinner, swivel peeler, Y

peeler, and carving and cutting board

● STRETCH-TITE plastic food wrap

● Bounty paper towels

● Messermeister San Moritz elite 6-inch chef ’s knife

● Henckels Twin Four Star II utility knife and kitchen

shears

● Cardinal International glass bowls

● Fruit Fresh Produce Protector

● EMS-style 24 bent-tip tweezers

● STYROFOAM

● Zak Designs small colander and Gemini Bowl

● Pastry brush and artist brushes

● Cafeteria trays

● Spritz bottle fi lled with water

● Small bulb dispenser

● Toothpicks

● Small wire cutters