In New York in the 1970s, many artists made a living shooting stock images. Sandy Skoglund taught herself how to take product photographs, mastering the 4×5-inch camera, studio lighting, and Cibachrome printmaking, which she learned from a do-it-yourself kit. She used these new skills to challenge the class system that pitted mass culture against “high art” by making the type of work seen in these two photographs: images of processed foods on synthetic backgrounds, all in saturated hypercolor.