I've officially made it through my 5th week of my food photography course. Woohoo!
This week, our homework was to use our food styling skills to photograph three grilled meals, that were finished and plated. We were to use a variety of angles, staging, and lighting methods.
I thought this week would be SO much easier than last weeks shots of the actual grilling in process, but it really wasn't. However, I do find it more satisfying to play with staging and the styling food. I'm really enjoy
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Scalloped Potatoes (Gratin Dauphinois)
When I was a kid, my mom used to watch Julia Child on TV. I believe it was Julia Child & Company, although I can't be sure. I can't say that I paid a whole lot of attention to her show, but I remember thinking that her voice and the things she would say were pretty funny. I remember thinking how she was probably the best cook ever, since she had a TV show and cookbooks and so many people talked about her. I also thought the food she cooked was "fancy", because it wasn't the things we ate
Veggie Loaded Pasta Bake
I've heard a lot about how good kale is for you, but other than making kale chips once or twice, I have no experience with it. I spotted this recipe in the January 2012 issue of Better Homes and Garden and I liked that it included kale. It seemed that with the cheese and pasta (very similar to my own macaroni and cheese recipe), this might be a great way of introducing kale to the kids as part of an actual dinner. The question was: would they like it?
Fried Oreo Zappole at Lavo (Las Vegas)
Tropical Coconut Pizza
Photographing Food on the Grill
I'm into the 4th week of my food photography course, courtesy of Sears Grilling. This week, our assignment was to photograph three meals, in the process of being grilled, from a variety of angles, lighting, etc.
This assignment wasn't about the steps or the recipe, it was just about the actual grilling, so please excuse the lack of recipes and step-by-step instructions. I do hope you'll enjoy seeing some of the shots I captured:
Vegas Beauty Event: iBlowdry
I'm aware I might be the last woman on earth to know what a "blowout" is, but I had one done for the first time and I wrote up a post to share all the fun details. You can see my hair (it's quite sexy...you know you want to see it) and learn all about iBlowdry -- a new hair salon in Las Vegas -- over at VegasBloggers.net:
iBlowDry | Vegas Beauty Event
Grilled Fajita Hot Dogs for National Hot Dog Month
Maraschino Cherry Ice Cream Sandwiches
I love challenges -- especially food challenges -- and I love to great creative with food.
Recently, I was given the opportunity to create a dessert recipe inspired by one of the new Renuzit Tempting Indulgences air freshener cones. Not your typical challenge, right? But that's why I like it! I was sent two of the new Renuzit cones to smell and get inspired by: Crème Brûlée and Chocolate Covered Cherries.
Instagram Week in Review (July 15-23, 2012)
Since I'm taking lots of photos and sharing them on Instragram, I thought it would be appropriate for me to start doing an "Instagram Week in Review" like my friend Amanda is doing over at FridayLoveSong.net. She's even got a free Photoshop PSD file for download if you'd like to do the same (you can find it here).
Instagram Week in Review:
1. On the last day of Comic-Con, I bought an art print from my favorite booth in the exhibit hall, Steam Crow.
2. On our way home from Comic-Con, we