as you might know, i currently am kind of obsessed with cooking. once i found out most dishes are really not that hard to make... im constantly looking for new recipes.. of course, im initially drawn to recipes when i see pictures of the end product. amazing pictures of not so amazing food already have fooled me, though luckily not too often. mostly, i am amazed that people can take such great pictures of their dishes! how do they do it?! and often from every step of the process. howcome their kitchens are so well organized and uncluttered? the surfaces all so clean? (i like clean, but when cooking its often quite a mess!), and do they have special lights? whenever i try the light is never ok! i also find it takes a lot of patience to take all these pics. i rather just eat than having to take numerous pictures... or.... i think of taking a picture when im done, or half done. but even then, others manage to take beautiful pictures. how can they take a bite off a cupcake and still make it look perfect?! and whats with all the fancy (and matching!! although i have to say i actually dont like matching) tableware, and stylishly set tables... (also without any magazines, books and other stuff i still need to read or file away properly..)?
anyways... this weekend we did not do too much. so i had time to try some recipes. above a lemon tart, with a delicious, and very, very easy, crust. i could just bring up enough restraint to take this picture, before throwing on some whipped cream. yes yes, not healthy! but we went to the gym before this..!
also, i made bread today. with my hands. easy for some, perhaps, but a big deal for me. i dont like the sticky dough and how it makes everything dirty. how do you knead something that remains stuck everywhere? somehow i managed (with a little help from tim every now and then. releasing me from the dough, hahahaha). and it tasted not too bad either! here some pics, but i dont think photographing food will ever become my hobby...
7 comments:
Oh, this looks very good, the bread is beautiful and looks to bite in. I agree with you that food photos never look the way it was on the table. I was disapointed with the result many times. But your bread and tart gives me a feeling to taste some.
Your lemon tart looks very yummie! And the bread too! Did you put a thin layer of flour on your counter top so the dough doesn't stick that much to the surface? You also can put some flour on your (cool) hands too.
we had the bread for breakfast and it was very good.
Hahahaha, yeah.. Manon i would like to see you wrestle with that dough, it was like invasion of the glue monster!!
I also would like to be able to make beautiful photos of the food I make. Every now and then I give it a try, but like you said the lighting always sucks (excuse my french). I think the best way to make great photos of food is making them of food that you are not going to eat. This way we've got lots of time to clean surfaces, set up lighting etcetera and unclutter the kitchen :-)
The tart and bread both look delicious!
I'm experimenting with pictures of food I haven't made. That removes some of the clutter from making it. I have some bakery posts later this week. Nothing brag worthy but it's a beginning. Like you, I usually think to take pictures after I've half destroyed it, even when I try to plan in advance.
Some professional food photographers use all kinds of tricks to make the food look good, including spraying it with stuff you wouldn't eat, and whipping up soap rather than cream. And studios and special lighting help, too.
Your photo worked on me CaT. I think I'll try this recipe, I lemon flavoured desserts.
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