Working with ice is an indisputable pain. From the moment it’s brought to the set, there’s a ticking time bomb. In this case, the struggle was mostly upon the dilution caused by the ice.
I conducted a test shoot the week prior – using the studio’s cups and the office milk carton as stand-ins to experiment with its composition alongside the selected props. I even used a bed sheet from a prior shoot of the same account as the coloured matched exactly. Thus, eliminating the need to buy another fabric backdrop.
As this was a GIF instead of a static post, the race against the melting beverage was only intensified. We had our account executive on standby to have replacement beverages ready when needed; which is why I’m happy to report that this only took 2 attempts. It was just a matter of smoothing the pour.
All that being said, food styling and planning with a test shoot is always advantageous for refining those little details: ice or no ice. That is as long as you have the time!