More pancakes anyone? Like I said, I haven’t been cooking much this week. So instead of a recipe I’m hoping a post on photography with pictures of food is almost as good. I got my Canon Rebel for Christmas in 2010. I wasn’t really into photography back then but I figured I should get one…
Category Archives: Photography
9 Lessons From My Photography Class
For the past 12 weeks I’ve been taking a photo course at RISD; our final presentations are on Monday and to say I’ve learned a lot would be an understatement. The class itself is a black and white film course. I thought there was no way the skills used in film photography could carry over…
Hooked On Lightroom
I can’t remembered if I mentioned it here but last month I won Attune Food’s October recipe challenge. They’re hosting another challenge for December which you should look into entering, blogger or not. Anyway, that came with a nice $200 prize, and while at first I wasn’t sure what to do with it it pretty…
Finding The Light
I hate Daylight Savings Time. Hate it. I don’t care about that extra hour of sleep I got; it’s not worth the trade-off of it becoming dark outside by 5pm. That is a nightmare for a food blogger. Something I haven’t talked about much is how frustrated I’ve been with my photography over the past…
Double Take: Almond Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of my most popular recipes on this site is the almond flour chocolate chip cookies. I never understood why it was so popular; sure, it’s a good recipe. But it didn’t get too much attention when I posted it and the pictures weren’t that great. It all made sense one day when I realized…
Improving Food Photography From Criticism
Have we all seen the show Toddlers and Tiaras? *pauses* If not, you’re missing out on one of the finer parts of life, like fireworks on the 4th of July and jumping into a pile of leaves in Fall. More importantly, you’re missing out on this simile: Food photography is like Toddlers and Tiaras. You…
4 Inexpensive Ways To Improve Food Photography
Ever since I got a Canon Rebel as my Christmas present last year, I’ve been trying and trying to take better photos. While a fancy camera is nice, it doesn’t do all the work for you. And better lenses can cost anywhere from $100 into the thousands. Being a student 9 months out of the…
Scenes From Easter Weekend
‘Tis the season… …Now let me at that discounted candy. Recommend on Facebook Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
The Holy Trinity of Food Photography
In cooking, the “holy trinity” is onion, carrots, and celery—start any dish by sautéing those three vegetables and it’s a sure favorite. But when it comes to the other half of food blogging—the actual photographing—it’s a whole new ball game. To take good photos, you need to account for plating, lighting, and camera angle. Plating:…
How To Take Good Food Photos With Limited Space
One of my biggest worries going back to living in a dorm room wasn’t how I’d eat—I’m plenty used to cooking in tight quarters with ad hoc ingredients—but rather how it’d look. I thought to myself “Great, now I have to go back to grainy, awkward photos with street corners in the background.” But with…
