“Frozen” Margarita Food Styling

Well, I don’t think I’ve ever seen something look so good but be so toxic. This is made from a material that is designed to help plants grow … but it’s doing it’s job as a frozen margarita on set for food photography.

This morning I’m breaking down the set from the shoot late yesterday and the drink actually still looks half decent. One issue I ran into with this particular food styling technique was color. You’ll see from the images below that my formula looks more like a bellini than a margarita. So, in post production I had to swing color on the margarita portion.

I continue to work more on the drink and pour section of my food photography portfolio. Look for updates over the next few weeks. It’s yet another part of my work that I enjoy … it’s challenging, it’s technical, it’s creative … and it’s related to food!