Photographing Food

[imbecile]

Roughly how much would it be to photograph various items of cooked/prepared food for around half a day? I'm thinking about images similar to those on www.donaldrussell.com/ suitable for use on a website. How do I go about getting this done?

P.S. I am not a pervert

ETA: I'll be providing the food. As there will be a large volume, it will be very difficult to cook the amount of food needed in half a day, even though the photography will not take long. Specialists?

Edited by imbecile on Tuesday 9th January 12:12

[superlightr]

you need to post on the photography forum on PH. BobUk is your fruit you need.

[Don]

Chat to a bloke called UKBob on the Photography and Video forum. Something of a specialist...

[imbecile]

Ah, didn't know there was a photography section due to this favourite forums thing. Thanks!

[superlightr]

ukbob bobuk !! one and same apple.

[timja]

I remember seeing a documentary about some company where they were getting shots of food done. I seem to remember they painted the food to make it look really good - also, food does not last well under studio lights!

[steviebee]

timja said:

I remember seeing a documentary about some company where they were getting shots of food done. I seem to remember they painted the food to make it look really good - also, food does not last well under studio lights!

Yep: Done that. Plastascene sausages coated in furniture polish. Best example was when we had to do a pack shot for a famous lager brand. It needed bubbles and a head of a certain thickness. What came out of the can went flat so we used human wee with sugar and bicarb IIRC. (tasted the same!!)

[rico]

If you've got the cash, try www.foodesign.co.uk Maureen is a goddess in that industry