Thanks
I remember seeing a print Magazine article about food photography for advertising some decades back.
they do some really strange stuff to the food to give the desired appearance.
tooth picks used as pins are used to level imperfect hanburger buns..and Elmers Glue was used in one photo to take the place of Sauce...
the goal is the IDEAL...what people THINK the food should look like
the “cheesey” window menu photography most often seen at Chinese Restaurants takes the Opposite approach,....and much of that stuff looks nearly inedible.
sadly trying to find any Photos of WIndow Menus.....returns millions of screenshots of WINDOWS computer desktop...or Id post a couple of those images for comparison sake.
A friend of mine was a food magazine photographer. He always had a spray bottle of oil to make the food look shiny and better.
White latex paint is used to simulate milk in some photos.