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“I honestly had one of the best years of my life. How did the pandemic impact your work and your output? I have a great kitchen with many windows, and I will often just move around until I get exactly what I want. “ “I use north-facing window light most of the time and I sometimes will use direct light. What’s the lighting setup like? Does a lot go into the ‘different’ look you have going, the shadows, the darker tones? I’ve used a Canon 5D Mark III for over 8 years and it hasn’t failed me yet!” As for my food photography, it’s all digital. “I still use my Hasselblad camera for commissions which are pretty rare, but I still enjoy the process. Okay, photo-nerd question: What’s your setup? Are you shooting digital, toying in film here and there (I remember your Hasselblad portraits we featured back in the day), or shooting on your phone? When a picture makes the viewer feel something - that’s when you know it’s a good photo.“ “Beautiful light and shadows, strong composition, and interesting textures. What do you think are the main ingredients to a really good food photo? Growing ingredients has intensified my relationship with plants and I think it shows in my recipes and photography.” “Growing ingredients has intensified my relationship with plants.” But these days, I have my own style and I am most inspired by my garden. “Earlier on, I definitely was inspired by different artists and bloggers, especially when I was new to Instagram and food styling.
THE PHOTO COOKBOOK VEGETARIAN HOW TO
I always tell people, if you want to do well on Instagram you need to learn how to take pretty pictures. Once I started exploring food styling and tightening that up, my account really took off. When I started my Instagram, I just applied everything I had ever learned about taking a beautiful photo to my recipes. I went to college for studio art and I spend a lot of time learning and practicing photography.
THE PHOTO COOKBOOK VEGETARIAN DRIVER
What do you think, is the aesthetic you have a major driver of the success you’ve been having on the gram? Your photography background definitely shows in the quality of the imagery in your feed. The term ‘food blogger’ is a great term because it represents so much of what I do: recipe developer, food stylist, writer, website owner, and influencer on social media. “Expressing my creativity is something I have to do. Being a cookbook author and food blogger are extensions of that creativity. Expressing my creativity is something that I have to do. “I identify as an artist first and foremost. How would you describe yourself today, how do you self-identify so to say? Last time we talked, you already had a big following, but it was before your cookbook and you identified just as much as artist as you did as chef - not saying cooking is not artistic in and of itself, of course.
