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lostlogin 2 hours ago

I used to work in food photography (in an admin role).

Sprayed on glycerine for condensation on cool things. cigarette smoke for steam.

It was super nasty, but the photos looked good.

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Barbing 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I was told once everything in those food photos in the United States had to be edible. You could substitute sour cream, but not glue, for whipped cream. I wonder if that was true.

	▲	riffraff 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I remember reading a book in the '80s where one of the characters was a food photographer and mentioned that some kind of plastic had to be used for the cheese in hamburgers or it wouldn't be realistic. But also many post 2000 claims that it was all actually real food because of various "truth in advertising" regulations around the world. The linked Canadian McDonald's video would be one example.
	▲	roncesvalles 27 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Elmers glue is edible.