Food Styling for Photographers

CHAPTER SIX

care to completely cover the top and side edge surface
with color. You will most likely need to add additional
color mixture or oil to the meat patty before fi nal pho-
tography takes place, so take the color mixture and brush
to set. Th e meat should not look dry to the camera.

Pick the patty up with a spatula and hold the meat
closely above the bun assembly. Make certain you have
identifi ed a side of the patty as hero to face the camera

and you are indeed holding that side toward camera. By

approaching the bun assembly slightly from the back or

off -camera side, as you place the patty, you should be able

to nudge it up against the back side of the lettuce ridges

closest to camera. Th is maneuver will help ensure that

the lettuce ridges are not trapped by the weight of the

burger. Be careful not to disturb the lettuce position or

to transfer coloring from the meat to the lettuce where

it is visible to camera.