Monday, May 26
Beautiful Food... With Heavy Flow Protection (and Wings)
Sunny Anderson has an awesome blog post up right now about food styling and all the work that goes into making those "beauty shots" you see on Food Network.
I already knew about tips like spraying burgers and meat with oil to keep them looking juicy, and overlapping food pieces to make them look more natural. Using a vinegar and water solution to remove fingerprints from dishes is something new I learned.
But by far the most interesting (and kind of gross) tip is: to create fake steam in photos, use SANITARY NAPKINS!!!
"Use either a tampon or pad, soak it with water and then microwave it ... the steam that comes out of those babies is thick and long lasting, so you can click and change angles and click and change plates and still have steam."
Mmmmm, Mmmm!
How long 'til Aunt Sandy has a recipe for "Tampax Pearl Potatoes"???
(Sorry. Yuck.)
I already knew about tips like spraying burgers and meat with oil to keep them looking juicy, and overlapping food pieces to make them look more natural. Using a vinegar and water solution to remove fingerprints from dishes is something new I learned.
But by far the most interesting (and kind of gross) tip is: to create fake steam in photos, use SANITARY NAPKINS!!!
"Use either a tampon or pad, soak it with water and then microwave it ... the steam that comes out of those babies is thick and long lasting, so you can click and change angles and click and change plates and still have steam."
Mmmmm, Mmmm!
How long 'til Aunt Sandy has a recipe for "Tampax Pearl Potatoes"???
(Sorry. Yuck.)
Labels: food network, Sunny Anderson
7 Comments:
:-O
Who the heck was the first to test that one out and how exactly do you stumble upon a find like that??? The mind boggles...then the gut becomes very, very sick!
I dunno...it kind of makes sense to me! I mean, you're looking for something that can hold liquid...that isn't quite in a liquid form, so it can hold onto steam longer...voila! Actually, the first thing that comes to mind is a diaper...but maxi pads are the same thing.
Hilarious.
I have done some food styling but never heard of this trick...makes sense to me. I typically do still shots not video, so maybe the steam is not needed for that, but good trick to know.
Two syllables:
Guh-ross.
Um...I think I have to throw up. Thanks for the visually descriptive post. ;)
I'm gonna laugh next time I see a steaming potato on tv.
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