Food Styling Tricks to Keep Veggies Fresh

[@666Husky]

Your videos are first-class. Especially with the kind of do-it-energy you radiate

[@montes3d]

Thanks! I have to take some pictures for a friend of mine who just started a fruit business, and I was worried about how to keep the fruits fresh. Your video was really helpful. Greetings from Peru

[@teodoratakacs9726]

This was great. I guess sometimes old grandma’s tricks are still the best! ❤️

[@chauhuynh910]

Thanks for ur effort doing it twice ! Ur know how is what I would call reliable. Just because u have ur books, and be concerned about the theories and give us information from good sources ! Thank you♥️♥️♥️

[@noshtastic2728]

Super helpful, and good to know that our friend lemon juice is still a winner!

[@katy97s]

You have no idea how much I appreciate and have learned from your content!!!

[@GirlWantsANap]

Joanie, this is genius. Thank you for this tip! Could you do a video on the various black and white reflector sizes you have? I keep wanting to cut up my foam core boards, but I can't even begin to fathom all the different dimensions I need to keep with me at a shoot.

[@AtlantaTerry]

You can buy standard sized white and black foam core boards at Dollar Tree or craft stores then take a sharp knife or box cutter with you to cut to size as needed. When you buy them for only $1 at a Dollar Tree store, you don't need to worry beforehand what sizes are needed.

[@dlco4]

Such a fun and interesting video - and now you have just prepared yourself for your sons’ science fair projects of the near future!!! Food preservation and photography- very interesting 😊

[@TheBiteShot]

We're ready to take on all the baking soda volcanoes!!!

[@robinnolan3561]

This was awesome! Always wondered which of these methods worked better, and these results are so useful. Thanks, Joanie!

[@Macsnapshot]

Joni I love your vids ! learned a lot from you and even got my first gig in food photography at a posh restaurant this coming September . Have shot a few for stock already and getting better every day . Cant pretend I am nervous as hell for the shoot. I mainly shoot landscapes and portraits so this is a new genre of photography for me.... thank you for the good tips ! :) :) Keep up the good work!

[@TheBiteShot]

That is awesome!! Major congrats!!!!! Keep on rockin' it and know that if I can do it, you can, too!!!!

[@alexmik0]

Hi Joanie! A good way to keep avocado look like fresh is leave a pit inside till shooting (if it possible). Thanks for Advice and your video it's really helpful!

[@bobby350z]

Doesn't work. Try it.

[@NOTANOTHERCOOKINGSHOW]

that cold open gave my a good laugh 😂

[@soniag7156]

Fascinating results! I've always gone with lemon juice or brushed the fruits with extra virgin olive oil. I usually dab it then with a lint-free kitchen towel and it leaves just a thin shiny film which actually helps me catch highlights in picture. I've heard thay coating them with onion juice or even placing them beside fresh-cut onion would prevent browning too, but never tried this 😄

[@JP-ik3hr]

Joanie, thanks for replying to my email the other day! Your ebook is awesome. I've just ordered some nice(and cheap!) plates and bowls to take a stab at building my portfolio at home. You rock

[@erinshearer6376]

Vodka misted on avocado will keep it green for DAYS

[@TheBiteShot]

Oooohh!! Will definitely have to try that!!

[@erinshearer6376]

Learned this in a styling FB group, but I totally use it for practical purposes on the off occasion we have leftover avocado. Works so much better than citrus, may even perk up the green a little!

[@oceanbaby4521]

@@erinshearer6376 OMG!!! Thanks for the tip.

[@PlowAndPantryHomestead]

That's awesome! Thanks!

[@oldgrumpyjim5003]

Tried the lemon juice first and then the vodka. Squirted lemon juice in my eye then drank the vodka! After that didn't care what the food looked like!

[@gemjge]

Hi Joanie...hope you are well. Can you do a video using simple items like a cup of black coffee and toast. Using other food groups is overwhelming for a newbie like me. Love your videos!

[@ADchaneltv]

George Rodriguez yeah it would be interesting to know how to shoot latte art as it looks good just for a few minutes

[@michaelpurcell5084]

New knowledge. Sodium bisulfite has long been in the chemicals of photography. It is used as an anti-oxident in a number of B/W developers.

[@zalegone5780]

Nice tips!!! ps. here in China there is another way to keep food fresh. Just soak the vegetables and fruits in salt water for about 5min, and they may keep for about half an hour. Not particularly effective, but cheap LOL.

[@PrimalFitnessRaf]

That is amazing! Thanks for sharing. Darn those browning delicious avocados!

[@MadalinaZbranca]

Thank you for this! So I have to invest in some sodium metabysulfate if I ever land a professional photoshoot :) It's nice to know that the good old lemon is still the best of the edible methods to keep everything fresh!

[@TheBiteShot]

Right?!? ❤️ Happy Thursday!!

[@MadalinaZbranca]

Happy Thursday and thank you very much for all your work!

[@photoshareshops4687]

Well done. One thing you might have tried is saran wrap. If you keep air from reaching the veggies I think that does the best job.

[@AtlantaTerry]

Yes, it is OK while the food is waiting but what do you do when it is on the plate being lit and arranged? It can brown if you don't do anything.

[@enricorapalin]

Joanie! did you tried vinegar? i read that its works well!

[@JessDrinks]

Woah!! This was actually very interesting to witness (from the perspective of someone who's not even a food photographer)

[@ritawani5185]

Very interesting and useful , Thank you

[@vietnamemperor123461]

How long do you let the artichoke on the sodium metabisulfite? Do you rinse it after you dip the artichoke into the solution for a certain amount of time?

[@joskalka3720]

I have soaked apple slices in Sprite for about 10 minutes, and they last a very long time. Plus they don't taste lemony at all.

[@MichelleCoxPhotography]

Great information here!

[@tweetyana87]

Wow, this was helpful :) I was just wondering if you have any tips for shooting with the basil pesto? I've been wanting to shoot some food with it for a long time, but no matter what I try, it always turns brown. Do you have any tips on that?

[@muhammadasifpervaiz]

what is this well shaken baken? you say at the begining of the video

[@laurentthiebault763]

hi joanie, did you tried baking soda ?

[@prasadpankar3794]

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww....!!!! Most useful tips... Thank you sooo much...

[@atharvabajaj5857]

Can we also mix up vit c to lemon juice ?

[@NaeemaIbrahim]

Please tell us how to photograph a perfect juicy burger Pleaseeee

[@AtlantaTerry]

Delores Custer's book on food styling features a huge sandwich on the cover: www.amazon.com/Food-Styling-Art-Preparing-Camera/dp/0470080191/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1545516181&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=food+styling+helen Use 3 bamboo skewers cut to length with a sharp wire cutter tool. Place the blunt ends on the plate then stack the layers over the sharp ends. Doing this will cause the weight to rest on the skewers, not the lower layers. Have as little of the tomato inner part as possible in the sandwich - cut most of the juicy parts out and only show the edge. When you do this, you will have less of a chance of tomato ooze sliding down your perfect sandwich. Prepare small squirt bottles of mayo, mustard and ketchup beforehand. Then squirt a tiny bit as needed onto the burger so it looks good from the camera's point of view - don't slather it onto the sandwich as you would if you were going to actually eat it. Use white glue to position each sesame seed exactly where you want it, don't trust to luck. Cut out disks of brown cardboard then place the partly cooked meat patty on the disk. This adds support to the meat layer. Buy lettuce with "character" not something flat and boring. Melt the cheese with a heat gun from the hardware or electronics store. I bought mine at Harbor Freight for about $10. Terry Thomas... the photographer Atlanta, Georgia USA

[@vistafotografica]

in Houston, where I can buy it (Sodium bisulfite). Some chain of stores or pharmacy, Thanks for your response. regards

[@upgradeyourmealbycara6434]

finally found a solution!!!!!!!

[@aeae7777]

Thaaaankyou 😊

[@supertaufiqr]

Thanks for giving equal opportunity to the fruits and vegetables lol

[@TheBiteShot]

Always :) haha!

[@olanmdla8669]

Nice vid! Hope you make vids a lot more frequent though

[@Racoalexandra]

Super informative!! Thank you!! =)

[@samanthagarner2926]

Do you often taste the lemon on the food after?

[@TheBiteShot]

Yes, but I like the taste of lemon on veggies

[@NestoRides514]

Jonnie, time for a nail fill

[@TheBiteShot]

If you can find me two hours to go get one, I'm in! :)