In between prepping for Halloween, dad’s birthday and Yazmin’s baby shower this weekend, I also had to find time to shoot a cover for my recipe book. Anyone who’s tried it probably learned the hard way that food usually looks disgusting on camera.
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| One restaurant reviewer actually posted this Mexican dish photo. |
In commercials, artists use Elmer’s Glue for cereal milk and wax for ice cream. McDonald’s even has a team of food painters - I hear they start with actual McFood parts (as required by law), but paint them to intensify the colors.
Anyway, there are a few exceptions to the rule. Fresh fruit, vegetables and frosted sugar cookies typically photograph quite well, so I opted for a cookie cover. The printing won’t go all the way to the edges of the covers so I’m still working on an illustrated frame for the book, but I’ll include a sneak peek of one of the photos.
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| Jayda loved catching sprinkles as they bounced off the counter. |
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| Not the winning shot, but I bet you'd kill for a frosted sugar cookie right now. |
If you’re interested in reading more about commercial food photography, there’s an interesting blurb here.
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