Some days I see tableaux. Some days I see boxes with piles. It depends upon where I look and what my eyes (and brain) decide to see. It’s been proven in studies that we see what we want to see, depending upon what our current state of mind is, what we’re looking at and for [...]
Tag Archives: Vegetables
Food Photography, NYC, Personal Photography, Shooting from the Hip, Union Square, Vegetables, slow food
Shooting From The Hip #37
The Quest Begins… (sounds like a knight in shining armor story, but it’s about food)
Food photography is this totally different animal; it’s nothing like shooting products. Lighting for food is different. There’s a time limit when shooting food. You can’t leave food on set for three days waiting for someone to come back from a long weekend to approve the shots. There’s a different passion on set when there’s [...]
The Quest Begins… (sounds like a knight in shining armor story, but it's about food)
Food photography is this totally different animal; it’s nothing like shooting products. Lighting for food is different. There’s a time limit when shooting food. You can’t leave food on set for three days waiting for someone to come back from a long weekend to approve the shots. There’s a different passion on set when there’s [...]
Greenmarket in the Studio # 11
My fruits and vegetables have taken on a new purpose as props for expensive jewelry. I love the earthy quality of root vegetables against the gloss and glow of gemstones set in precious metal. And in this case, I just love the word – rutabaga. I think Bugs Bunny used the word once in a [...]
Food, Greenmarket in the Studio, NYC, Organic, Personal Photography, Portfolio, Shooting from the Hip, Slow Food, Uncategorized, Union Square, Vegetables, slow food
Shooting from the Hip #14 & Greenmarket in the Studio #2
As I continue to shoot the Union Square Farmer’s (Green?) Market, I see a pattern. My studio work of Union Square produce over the past three years has clean crisp lines and, with a tip of the hat to Avedon, is shot unadorned with simple lighting. On the other hand, the “as is, where is,” [...]
Food, Greenmarket in the Studio, NYC, Organic, Personal Photography, Portfolio, Shooting from the Hip, Uncategorized, Union Square, Vegetables, slow food
Shooting from the Hip #14 & Greenmarket in the Studio #2
As I continue to shoot the Union Square Farmer’s (Green?) Market, I see a pattern. My studio work of Union Square produce over the past three years has clean crisp lines and, with a tip of the hat to Avedon, is shot unadorned with simple lighting. On the other hand, the “as is, where is,” [...]
