For photos at least - Clear ice please - Tiki Drinks and Food

Q quickiki Member Stockton, CA Joined: Dec 29, 2005 Posts: 140	Q quickiki Posted posted on Thu, Aug 6, 2009 8:51 AM Many moons ago I worked for several ad agencies as a feelance designer/illustrator and what they used in photo shoots for iced drinks wasn't ice at all - it was clear acrylic! When shooting under hot lights the ice would melt too quickly and dilute the drink color. Here's a link of what I'm talking about: http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Fake_Plastic_Ice?gclid=CKTk0cauj5wCFSIuagodfmuJYg As a weird side note regarding advertising and photography illusions, a friend of mine said they used clear marbles at the bottom of a bowl of soup to bring the chunky bits up to surface and still make it appear to have a lot of liquid. Also, she said they used chilled motor oil to similate maple syrup on pancakes. Don't know if these claims are entirely true, but considering the advertising industry's artificial perception of reality, not outside the realm of possibility.

Many moons ago I worked for several ad agencies as a feelance designer/illustrator and what they used in photo shoots for iced drinks wasn't ice at all - it was clear acrylic! When shooting under hot lights the ice would melt too quickly and dilute the drink color. Here's a link of what I'm talking about:

http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Fake_Plastic_Ice?gclid=CKTk0cauj5wCFSIuagodfmuJYg

As a weird side note regarding advertising and photography illusions, a friend of mine said they used clear marbles at the bottom of a bowl of soup to bring the chunky bits up to surface and still make it appear to have a lot of liquid. Also, she said they used chilled motor oil to similate maple syrup on pancakes. Don't know if these claims are entirely true, but considering the advertising industry's artificial perception of reality, not outside the realm of possibility.

Post #475051 by quickiki on Thu, Aug 6, 2009 8:51 AM