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Spring Time Photography in Connecticut

Posted by Jared on May 11, 2010 at 9:52 pm

Weird weather we’re having. Just last week we had a couple of gorgeous days and the parks were packed with people… and then we had a weekend of rain and crazy high wind and then last night the temperature flirted with 30 degrees. I had just enough time to get out there and take a few shots of the spring colors before the petals fell off!

Does anyone know what kind of flowers these are?

I think these are tulips, right?

Anyway, I’m anxious to get back out there. We had to cancel a scheduled outdoor shoot on Saturday because the weather was so bad… but we’re rescheduled for this Sunday which is supposed to be 70 degrees and sunny! I’m psyched!

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So you may be wondering what this is. It is yet another delicious culinary masterpiece from the wifey, “rocky road bars.” It’s an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie base with a small layer of chocolate on top followed by a generous mound of melted marshmallows. I could eat a billion of these things. With the proper incentive I could be coaxed into divulging the recipe…

Food Photography: Cookie/Brownie Thingies

Posted by Jared on January 10, 2010 at 5:21 pm

Apparently Sunday baking sprees are becoming a tradition around here. Here’s a quick shot of a half-cookie half-brownie snack. After looking at this photo for about 2 seconds I decided I just had to eat the screen. Chomp! Hmm, my sense of humor is weird on these freezing cold days.

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Food Photography: Cupcakes

Posted by Jared on January 7, 2010 at 8:42 pm

For me, one of the best things about the holiday season is the abundance of home-baked goods in our kitchen. This past weekend was a cupcake extravaganza. Here’s a few sample shots of my wonderful wife’s creations:

Connecticut Food Photography

Food Photography Connecticut

Cupcake Photography in Connecticut

Connecticut Cupcake Photography

The next bit of deliciousness isn’t cupcakes, it’s Kahlua-infused chocolate balls with a white chocolate shell! Mmm…

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Connecticut Photography

I always like to impart some photography wisdom. Notice how the chocolate glistens. It’s all about the lighting. I specifically set up the plate near a large sunny window to the left and then used an off-camera strobe to the right to gently fill in some of the shadows (I didn’t fill in all of the shadows though to create some drama). In some of the shots you can see that I cranked up the strobe to get an interesting cross-lighting effect because my goal was to show as much texture as possible. I don’t know about you but my mouth is watering!