Food photography 101: Tossing a salad

A concept drawing for the tossing-a-salad shot.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Setting up the clear Plexiglass for the shot.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Pinning the salad greens to the Plexiglass using museum wax.  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Ready to shoot “tossing a salad.”  (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)