Stylist tricks revealed
It takes about 10 hours to complete a food photo shoot and in that time much wilting, melting and drooping can occur. So food stylists have developed ways of keeping dishes photo-ready. Soy sauce instead of real coffee, because the drink has an oily sheen that's hard to photograph, a bowl of cornflakes sitting in white hair cream, because milk will make them soggy. One stylist uses instant mashed potatoes to add bulk to enchiladas because they are easy to make and mould. For tacos, stylists glue two tortillas together and place cosmetic sponges behind the meat to keep the shells open and to make the beef look juicy it is sprayed with mechanical lubricant WD-40, to make food glisten. Another stylist has used, incense, cigarettes or even microwave water-soaked tampons hidden behind the dish to create the look of steam wafting up from a winter warmer dish. (Source: The Guardian).
Daffy mother duck
A reader writes: "A couple of years ago, we had a new family of ducks wander through our farm. Early each morning the male and female would wander through, stopping at the pothole on the driveway for a swim. We were delighted when one day 10 ducklings were trailing behind all having a swim in the pothole. Unfortunately, each day there would be one fewer duckling as we suspected a stoat was taking its toll. When she was down to about two ducklings, the mother went wandering off about 10 metres from the usual spot and started nudging a toy my dog had left outside from the night before. To our surprise, the toy was a bright yellow rubber ducky and she was nudging it as if to say 'are you OK mate? C'mon it's time for a swim'."
