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Posts tagged “photography”

How to Take a Good Picture of Pie

With the Best Pie Bakeoff in session, I wanted to pass on a few tips on taking a good picture of pie (or tart) since photos are one of the requirements to enter the contest. Because so many people n...

Trend Watch: Turquoise Blue Backgrounds in Food Photos

OK, we'll admit this trend is somewhat confined to Gourmet magazine (and one particular photographer), but we're seeing food against this peacock, turquoise blue so much it's starting to get weird. Do...

Funny Food Art: Green Eggs and Ham

Over the weekend, a friend gave us some fresh eggs from her Araucana hens. These eggs have a slight pale-green tint that's so subtle, it's hard to photograph. We also happened to have some cured ham...

Inspiration: Simply Breakfast

A few weeks ago, when a friend sent us a link to Jen Causey's photo blog, Simply Breakfast, we didn't totally understand it. As the title suggests, each day she posts a photograph of her breakfast. S...