Strawberry cream ice-cream…
Strawberry icecream
Ok, this – ofcourse – should have been home made icecream but, I have to disappoint you, it is not. I don’t have an icemachine (yet) and the purpose of this exercise was really to take a photo of icecream… 
It was one of those things that I had on my to do list and I was feeling slightly bored today and figured what better thing to do?
I’d been having a cold all week and it was finally getting a bit better today, so I headed out to the store and bought Ben & Jerry’s strawberry cream icecream and another brand’s vanilla icecream. I went to the studio since I also wanted to do the slw remake that I had been planning for the entire week, so I was there anyway. Bought some fresh fruit to top it all of and voila…
For some reason the first batch of ice-cream that I tried didn’t really melt, which – ofcourse – was a bonus. I thought it was quite warm in the studio, but it stayed fairly well for at least 10 minutes. I could even put them from one bowl into the ice-cones you see on the left. It’s probably the type of ice-cream; I’m not sure, but it made it all a bit easier to handle.
I thought the hardest part was to have a nice scoop of ice. I didn’t have a very good scoop; well, it works perfectly if you want to actually eat the icecream but not so good if you want the icecream to look pretty. I wanted nice round balls, but I failed in that. O well, I still have some left, so I will see if I can find a better scoop and retry. I did have great fun and no, I did not eat all the icecream… (just a tiny bit).
The second batch was the Ben & Jerry’s ice which was very disappointing in color! I had hoped for lovely creamy color with streaks of bright red strawberry in between but instead I get this beige looking icecream. That was a bummer… I guess I either have to make my own or buy another brand, but it’s hard to tell since they are all packaged in boxes where you cannot see through.
What I will attempt to make is a semifreddo soon, as that doesn’t require any churning, so that should be doable in my freezer and without machine. In the meantime I thought these looked kind of nice..
And for the next time I have to find something nice to hold icecones, as holding them in my hand is definitely not the best way to do this.
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Waw,….your ice cream looks so delicious!! Mjam Mjam,….
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Hi almost neighbor! This is my first visit to your blog and I do like what I see! The photos are beautiful! And I haven’t made ice cream in years as I have only a small handcrank maker and there is no room in my tiny freezer for the cylinder! But luckily my son just got a job at a wonderful local Italian gelato place!
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You amaze me….I am stunned!!!
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You are so hard on yourself! The balls might not be perfectly round, but trust me, what people are going to notice is the lighting and beautiful composition
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I agree, scoops look perfect in a non-perfect way. That’s what you want. Love the strawberry photo. I, too, do not have an icecream maker, but would love one. I think AFTER you scoop the icecream and fruit, put it BACK in freezer, so that the warmer fruit gets a bit frozen and doesn’t start melting your icecream. But, really no need to redo this one. Beautiful.
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Such beautiful photos
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Hi Simone, lovely pictures
! XOXO
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Magnificent photos and ice cream! Reminds me of summer with the gluts if strawberries around – perfect
Rosie x
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What adorable little square cones. What is the red berry on top of the strawberries?
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Your pictures makes me happy!
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great photography….I’m so jealous.
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Just love that second picture! Perfect presentation.
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Lovely shots!
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I love ice cream and this post just makes me want to go get some chocolate ice cream and some cheese cake.
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Your ice cream looks great! Where did you get those square cones, or who makes them?
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Beautiful photos, Simone
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Thanks everyone for the lovely comments…
I’ve received a couple of questions on the square cones, which is funny as they are really very common here in Holland. I bought them in the supermarket. They’re rather cheap and are generally used on cheaper icecream or little kids ice-cream. They’re easier to hold for small hands then the regular pointy cones!
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The first photo is my favorite!!! Amazing! And the currants remind me of my childhood
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so lovely! can’t take my eyes off those ice creams..
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Looks wonderful. So fresh and summery. Wonderful photos
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Ice cream is one of my all-time favorite foods to style and photograph… I love the challenge of getting it just right before it all melts! It also helps that it’s one of my favorite foods to eat, too.
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OMG!!! simone this is my fist visit here and m absolutely speechless!! you r very talented.. stunning photography.. tummies are rumbling for these! They sound addictive.. your a number one photographer.. creative, unique and attractive.. keep up the great work!!
cheers!!
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your photos are wonderful…if you ever want to make fake icecream for a shoot…mix shortening and powdered sugar together. you can color and add bits of fruit, nuts or chocolate. it’s works great and will have the same look of icecream when scooped sans the drips.
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Simone (junglefrog) — August 14th, 2009 at 17:30
Thanks for those tips on fake icecream Nancy!
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