Fruit Photography - Sourcing Out of Season Fruit

DonColorado · February 26, 2009

I've got an assignment to shoot close up's of a product with fresh fruit in the images for a client. The selection of fruits includes fruit out of season like; peaches, apricots, elderberries, plums, pumpkin, etc. Client wants the images in the next two months.

Any ideas about sourcing out of season fruit? Has anyone seen any artificial fruit that will pass for real fruit?

Welcome thoughts and ideas.

DonColorado

ChatKat · February 26, 2009

Out of season
Most gourmet groceries will have fruit that is imported that will work. It might have a blemish but you can photoshop it pretty.

poker · February 26, 2009

How do you determined the price of a commisioned job like this? Do you charge for time and prints (files)? or just charge for your time?

Hope you share some of your results. Good luck with the project and sorry for the semi-hijack.

Going to your local weekly farmers market might help find some of your subjects that are not found at the grocery. Also look at non-american groceries in case.

Art Scott · February 26, 2009

DonColorado wrote:

I've got an assignment to shoot close up's of a product with fresh fruit in the images for a client. The selection of fruits includes fruit out of season like; peaches, apricots, elderberries, plums, pumpkin, etc. Client wants the images in the next two months.

Any ideas about sourcing out of season fruit? Has anyone seen any artificial fruit that will pass for real fruit?

Welcome thoughts and ideas.

DonColorado

Really nice artificial fruit will look real.....but you will noit find it at wallymart......try some of the bertter hobby shops or ask a well know florist or interior decorator.....I have apples and peaches that looked & felt so real people were grabbing and biting into it.....if memory serves me well it was wax (and the peaches had fuzz) and not plastic

ziggy53 · February 27, 2009

You might start with a company like this:

http://www.decorcentral.com/fake-fruit/

Choose the assortment, for example, and then examine and test shoot to determine suitability for the project. Anything that doesn't look photographically correct substitute from here:

http://www.displayit-info.com/food/fruit.html (Much more expensive)

You might still have to "dress" the objects for use.

It is not unusual for a large commercial photographic studio to have hundreds invested in fake foods and sometimes those things are available for rental.

DonColorado · February 27, 2009

Out of Season Fruit
Great suggestions.............thank you all........this offers me some options and I really appreciate it!

DonColorado

DonColorado · February 27, 2009

poker wrote:

How do you determined the price of a commisioned job like this? Do you charge for time and prints (files)? or just charge for your time?

For assignment work like this I charge a higher rate for shoot time, a lower rate for post-processing time and then provide digital files on a non-exclusive basis for the client at no additional charge. Prints or merchandise are priced in the proof gallery on Smug Mug from which the client may order.

DonColorado

Sam · February 27, 2009

ziggy53 wrote:

You might start with a company like this:

http://www.decorcentral.com/fake-fruit/

Choose the assortment, for example, and then examine and test shoot to determine suitability for the project. Anything that doesn't look photographically correct substitute from here:

http://www.displayit-info.com/food/fruit.html (Much more expensive)

You might still have to "dress" the objects for use.

It is not unusual for a large commercial photographic studio to have hundreds invested in fake foods and sometimes those things are available for rental.

Hi Ziggy,

Not to high jack this thread, but after looking at these web sites, I feel the need to comment:

Am I the only one who thinks the product photography on both sites is mediocre at best with the extractions being unacceptable?

Sam

ziggy53 · February 28, 2009

Sam wrote:

Hi Ziggy,

Not to high jack this thread, but after looking at these web sites, I feel the need to comment:

Am I the only one who thinks the product photography on both sites is mediocre at best with the extractions being unacceptable?

Sam

Unfortunately, you see a lot of really bad product photography on the Internet because most places don't commit the proper resources for good images.

DonColorado · March 1, 2009

Bad Product Photography - On Websites

ziggy53 wrote:

Unfortunately, you see a lot of really bad product photography on the Internet because most places don't commit the proper resources for good images.

Very good point, yes poor websites are everywhere. I'd like to explore this more, so will start a new topic on it, rather than go off topic here.

DonColorado

Angelo · March 2, 2009

Don

If your phony fruit looks too shiny and plastic give them a shot of dulling spray. you can buy an aerosol can at a local art supply store

Fruit Photography - Sourcing Out of Season Fruit

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