WestCoast Frog
Star of a dish
Taken for the Active Assignment Weekly! group. This week's assignment: Geometry in Nature.
WIT: There are many foods that contain some form of geometry, and the most obvious that came to my mind was the star fruit. I'd seen it many times in the market, but never once had enough courage to try something so exotic looking. Well, I've now tasted it, and it was delicious!!!
For my second submission, I wanted to introduce colour, and something more appetizing than a spider's cobweb. There's an art to photographing food, and although the presentation needs to be amazing, the other important factor that I see is the lighting. I set this up on a white paper roll, with the overhead fluorescents from my kitchen. I added a desk work lamp, directing it towards the ceiling for an added diffused glow. When all was set up, I placed my tripod as close as I could get, tested out several shots, and this second to last one was the favorite pick. I did finish with some post-processing, adjusting the colour balance slightly, and defining the edges ever so slightly more.
And what did I have for dinner when all was said and done? Lemon baked salmon on a bed of romaine lettuce and grated carrots, and two multi-grain crackers, with star fruit layered with masala green tomato & maple chutney, sprinkled with fresh basil & hysop herbs, garnished with a few sprigs of fresh curry from my garden.
Star of a dish
Taken for the Active Assignment Weekly! group. This week's assignment: Geometry in Nature.
WIT: There are many foods that contain some form of geometry, and the most obvious that came to my mind was the star fruit. I'd seen it many times in the market, but never once had enough courage to try something so exotic looking. Well, I've now tasted it, and it was delicious!!!
For my second submission, I wanted to introduce colour, and something more appetizing than a spider's cobweb. There's an art to photographing food, and although the presentation needs to be amazing, the other important factor that I see is the lighting. I set this up on a white paper roll, with the overhead fluorescents from my kitchen. I added a desk work lamp, directing it towards the ceiling for an added diffused glow. When all was set up, I placed my tripod as close as I could get, tested out several shots, and this second to last one was the favorite pick. I did finish with some post-processing, adjusting the colour balance slightly, and defining the edges ever so slightly more.
And what did I have for dinner when all was said and done? Lemon baked salmon on a bed of romaine lettuce and grated carrots, and two multi-grain crackers, with star fruit layered with masala green tomato & maple chutney, sprinkled with fresh basil & hysop herbs, garnished with a few sprigs of fresh curry from my garden.