Food Styling for Photographers

CHILLING FACTS ABOUT COLD BEVERAGES

When all liquid has been removed from the hero glasses

and/or containers, remove the acrylic cubes from the

glass. Carefully insert a paper towel into the glass. Th e

paper towel will absorb any liquid remaining in the glass

and will create a means for you to move the glass as you

did in the earlier treatment procedures.

Supplies used to create the full-page image of red bever-

ages opening this chapter:

● Glasses treated with frost and condensation techniques

● Cardinal International Islande 12-oz acrylic ice cubes

and shards

● Red liquid (I used pomegranate juice as a base and

added water and liquid red food coloring)

● Karo corn syrup, clear

SAFETY NOTE Make certain the hero liquid is nontoxic before

using the siphon method!

PHOTOGRAPHER’S COMMENT—Notes on the Iced Tea Set

Let the sun shine in! For a fresh glass of tea we are in the window

this time. We set this shot up a few days before the day of the shoot

to know exactly what time of day would be perfect—in this case,

4:15 p.m. I balanced strobe and natural light with a medium Chimera

lightbank and small lightbank for an overall brightness to balance

the stream of natural light coming through the window. We opened

the window to prevent any refl ections and let the wind blow.