Food photography’s dirty little secrets
I not sure I’ll ever look at another photograph of food the same way again.
Here’s a lits of photographers’ tips when for shooting food for advertisements and packaging. Some of my favorites…
Spray deodorant, which gives grapes that desirable frosty veneer.
Motor oil, as a stand-in for unphotogenic syrups.
Hairspray, which can give (the appearance of) new life to a drying-out slab of cake.
And the best of the lot…
Brown shoe polish, so raw meat appears to be just-out-of-the-roaster succulent.
