I’ve been having a hard time with blogging lately. Well, you can see that right? Since my last post was three months ago. Time, desire to cook, availability of light – all of them have messed with my mojo. It’s been a tough few months at work as well, as anyone who follows me [...]

For food bloggers just starting out with their first DSLR, I usually recommend the Nikon 50mm f/1.8D Lens as a fantastic basic, all purpose food lens. If there’s a little extra money available, Nikon 50mm f/1.4D AF Lens is my absolute favorite go-to lens for most things. However, the frustrating thing about this lens (and [...]

I was scolded recently for not keeping up with my blog, so I am spending the weekend cooking and shooting and getting things ready to post some recipes.  In the meanwhile, here’s a teaser image from this evening’s shoot – and a hint towards what’s coming up!

Today I had to run an errand on the other side of town and missed out on my usual farmer’s market. However, I did stumble across another one down by the river and picked up a few items … and it’s one I’ll be back to as well. Lots of Japanese eggplant, a pound of [...]

This is a photography post.  Be warned! One of the things I’ve been struggling with is backgrounds.  I have a limited number of props and settings to shoot in … and my own kitchen works for some things, but it’s also dark (black granite, dark cherry cabinets) and makes it hard to get photographs in [...]

Yesterday while taking an afternoon drive, I stumbled across a veggie stand.  Of course I had to stop and look.  I suspect I’ll be heading back to this place again and again over the course of the spring and summer.  It looks like they’ll have a nice variety of fresh veggies at some pretty great [...]

I decided to set up my dining room as a mini/tabletop studio for food.  I don’t use the dining table anyway, so why not?  I’ll take a photo of the setup to post after I finesse it to get it exactly right.  This is the first go-round and so far I’m pleased.  (And yes, all [...]

It’s 14 degrees right now in my part of Atlanta.  That’s just a little cold, right?  So to warm myself up, I’ve been dreaming of the farmer’s market and all the wonderful fresh fruits and veg that I’ll be enjoying in a few months.  And then I remembered a trip I made last summer to [...]

I can hardly contain my excitement. One of my longtime goals as a photographer has been to learn how to style and photograph food. I don’t intend to specialize in it, but it is something that, because of my love of cooking and because of the type of photography I do professionally, I’d like to [...]