Photography

Maple Pumpkin Granola, Gluten Free

October 11, 2011
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It’s Fall. And like a little kid on the first day of school, I have this renewed energy to seek and find myself, create new things, and explore the world.  Maybe it’s the way the yellow Autumnal light shines through the trees or sparkles inside dew drops not yet faded away.  Maybe it’s the newfound [...]

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Amateur’s Food Photography XIII: White Bean and Ricotta Salad

September 26, 2011
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What defines a photographic style? Is it the light one uses, the props, the angle, the composition, the settings? I kind of think all of the above.  It’s part of what makes style so hard to describe.  How does one look at a photograph and see the signature of the photographer within the image?  All [...]

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Mountaintop Rösti with Ham, Tomatoes and Fried Egg

August 4, 2011
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Sometimes we need to let go of the world around us, our daily cares, issues that cause stress, and get away for a few days – relax, recollect, and come back ready to face the world with new resolve and vigor.  This Summer my husband and I have been doing just that, in a series [...]

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Shades of Gray

July 25, 2011
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Are you someone who sees the world in black and white, where choices are either yes or no, right or wrong, here or there?  There was a time that I liked to think I was, that if just looked at with the right perspective, the world could be simplified and ordered, categorized into neat little [...]

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Amateur’s Food Photography XI – Building an image

July 10, 2011
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Over the past month or so I’ve learned an important lesson that I want to share with you all, which is about experimenting and building an image. The photo above started out very differently, and I’m not sure I would have arrived to an image that I was happy with if I wasn’t willing to [...]

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Summer Berry Love – Meringues et fruits de la saison

June 28, 2011
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Now that Summer is in full swing, how do you beat the heat?? When it comes to food, I stay as far away from my oven and stove as possible – lots of salads, fresh fruit, anything we can do to not have to cook.  You know it’s funny, I never grew up with air [...]

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