Food Photography

What is motor oil sometimes used as a stand-in for?

• Coffee

• Syrup

• Lens lubricant

What is glycerin sometimes used as a stand-in for?

• Cooked fat

• Water droplets

• Donut/cake frosting

• Butter

When soaked and microwaved, ____________ can create the illusion of steaming-hot foods.

• Noodles

• Tissues

• Leaves

• Cotton balls

Spray deodorant can be used to make grapes look ________.

• More vibrant

• Rounder

• More matte

• Greener

What can be used to stop syrup from making pancakes soggy?

• Butter

• Paint

• Makeup remover

• Spray fabric protector

Toothpicks can:

• Reminder viewers to brush their teeth

• Hold sandwiches together

• Be set afire to create grill marks

• Tease out the perfect crumbs

If the milk in a cereal bowl looks too good, it might actually be:

• Paint

• Glue

• Coconut jello

• Ice cream

What is the most common colour for plates/bowls in food photography?

• White

• Black

• Grey, brown, or off-white

• Blue

How are stacks of pancakes often kept so perfectly straight?

• Toothpicks holding them together

• Pancakes are glued together

• Cardboard pieces in between the pancakes

Meat is often _______ in food photos.

• Raw

• Rotten

• Cooked well-done

• Fake