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i remember reading something about the 50/50 ratio for mixing glycine(spelling) for food photography.i wanted to give this try sometime this week for some water effects. picked up a pack of glycine from the store and noticed that it came in power form.

so i need to match equal amounts of water to glycine right? it seems it might be too thick to put into a spray bottle.
anyone?

....... you should be able to buy liquid form from the local chemist.....and yes it is thick hence the 50 50 mix, it mixes better with warm water ....... and then use trial and error

Redline - Glycine is an amino acid and, unfortunately is not what you use for the glistening effect.

Just buy some GLYCERINE and mix with water, put in your spray bottle and et voila

Other food photo suggestions:

That great looking bowl of cereal on the cover of your cereal box is actually cereal and white glue, instead of milk, to prevent the cereal from getting soggy.

Want your Barbecued ribs to look mouth-watering? Half-cook the ribs, paint with wood stain and BBQ sauce.

The ice you see in that frosty beverage is most likely acrylic "ice," that refracts light better than real ice and doesn't melt.

The rich-looking syrup being poured over pancakes? Motor oil works well here.

Enjoy

sirhc55 wrote:The rich-looking syrup being poured over pancakes? Motor oil works well here.

Yum!

I'm not sure if this will work with you, but from my research into things to make them look wet, I've found that through experimentation, Ansell's Lubricant does a damn good job.

Just make sure you paint it on with a brush or turkey baster or something. It's quite thick.

Nnnnsic wrote:I've found that through experimentation, Ansell's Lubricant does a damn good job.

"Think of happy thoughts, think of happy thoughts, think of happy thoughts" Argg stupid mind keeps staying in the gutter

Sorry Leigh, had to be said

Yeah yeah yeah, I know.

I saw that coming from at least one person.

Look, when you don't have a lot of cash and you're trying to give the effect of a slick look, you play around with various formulas found in everyday life just for the sake of it.

This is one of them.

(I hear it has other wonderful uses too...)

Nnnnsic wrote:(I hear it has other wonderful uses too...)

So you've only been told this by others - never experienced it first hand then?

stubbsy wrote:

Nnnnsic wrote:(I hear it has other wonderful uses too...)

So you've only been told this by others - never experienced it first hand then?

Whose first hand are we talking about?

I've been concerned that when I get up to sydney I might say something embarrassing. My social group is fairly.. cheeky.. shall we say and I didn't want to forget where I was and who I was with and say something inappropriate...

You've alleviated those fears..

PlatinumWeaver wrote:I've been concerned that when I get up to sydney I might say something embarrassing. My social group is fairly.. cheeky.. shall we say and I didn't want to forget where I was and who I was with and say something inappropriate...

You've alleviated those fears..

You mean like Sigma glass is good or you want a Canon camera?

On a more serious note, and speaking only for myself (Leigh is pretty good at doing the same) I have to say I'm very thin skinned and both easily embarrased and easily offended. I also have a really bad habit of keeping my tongue well and trully planted in my cheek

stubbsy wrote:...I'm very thin skinned and both easily embarrased and easily offended.

 ROFLMAO

stubbsy wrote:On a more serious note, and speaking only for myself (Leigh is pretty good at doing the same) I have to say I'm very thin skinned and both easily embarrased and easily offended.

I spotted the typo ....

I spotted the typo ....

I spotted the typo ....

You did mean to say that you "easily offend", didn't you?

Sheepie, Gary

You'll give me a complex

stubbsy wrote:Sheepie, Gary

You'll give me a complex

Give??

We're trying to sell them! $2 a throw!

sirhc55 wrote:Other food photo suggestions:

That great looking bowl of cereal on the cover of your cereal box is actually cereal and white glue, instead of milk, to prevent the cereal from getting soggy.

Want your Barbecued ribs to look mouth-watering? Half-cook the ribs, paint with wood stain and BBQ sauce.

The ice you see in that frosty beverage is most likely acrylic "ice," that refracts light better than real ice and doesn't melt.

The rich-looking syrup being poured over pancakes? Motor oil works well here.

Enjoy

interesting non-food solutions, where could one pickup some acrylic "ice"?
i saw some of the new pepsi ad on bus stations thoughout mel, defintily acrylic splashes right?

Don’t really know where you can buy the acrylic ice cubes although I have seen them somewhere.

Be careful of using the words Pepsi and Coke - GaryS likes to call Sigma glass Coke

redline wrote:interesting non-food solutions, where could one pickup some acrylic "ice"?

.......TV prop houses stock acrylic ice, also try Borge Imaging........ B&H camera in the US also stocks acrylic ice....... and they are not cheap.....

sirhc55 wrote:Don’t really know where you can buy the acrylic ice cubes although I have seen them somewhere.

Be careful of using the words Pepsi and Coke - GaryS likes to call Sigma glass Coke

Just the bottles ....

Just as well Coke doesn't come in cans, eh?

gstark wrote:

stubbsy wrote:On a more serious note, and speaking only for myself (Leigh is pretty good at doing the same) I have to say I'm very thin skinned and both easily embareased and easily offended.

I spotted the typo ....

I spotted the typo ....

I spotted the typo ....

You did mean to say that you "easily offend", didn't you?

or was it the bit about readily "bareing" his nether regions

la la la, I'm going to the nice place in my head and thinking happy and innocent thoughts .....
No I'm not !!!!
And I sure as hell can't type what I just thought

Most el-cheapo shops will stock fake ice cubes and other bits and pieces you could use as props. i reckon you'd be surprised what you can find in them.