Ooooooooh so that's how they do it: Learning Food Photography

I was given the feedback that my blog needs more photos.  I agree.  I started trying to post more food photos but found my picture taking, to put it bluntly, majorly sucked.  I attributed this to my cell phone camera.  When Googling "best food blogs", I realized the best food blogs had the most gorgeous photos.

My favorite gorgeous food photo blogs:

Hungry Girl Por Vida (scroll down for the pics)
Loving the rustic-ity (not a word I don't think) of Honey and Jam's photos
Along with food photos, the travel photos are beautiful on La Buena Vida's blog
Ugh...so jealous of this blog's witty title: A Clockwork Lemon. Wish I was that clever. The author is Canadian as well. Gotta support my fellow Canadian eh?


Too poor to afford a bad ass camera and hating point and shoot cameras with a passion because I could never get beautiful photos like my friend Bud does with her fancy schmancy SLR camera, I trolled Craigslist.  I found a Canon Rebel (insert a bunch of letters and numbers here that make no sense to me) for $80.  I consulted my financial advisor, P, as to whether I should invest in a used camera that came out in 2003, but would add that extra bit glamour to my blog.  P says that I don't need a new camera and that I can use his point and shoot.  I HATE POINT AND SHOOTS.  I tell P that I want to try to improve my blog with better photos.  P starts to give me pointers as to how I can improve my photos, but my heart is determined to get  a new camera and, as with most things P suggests, my stubborn, know it all brain shuts off.  I stand my ground and say I will be getting a new camera.  P says we will talk about this later.  Sigh!

While browsing Smitten Kitchen's blog's FAQ section, Deb Perelman, the author of Smitten Kitchen, makes mention of how she makes beautiful food photographs.  Click here to see her tips and here to see another website recommended by Deb for more tips on food photography.

Having today off, I decided to give better food photography a try.  Here are my attempts.

My little makeshift photo studio.  I barely get any natural light in my kitchen.

Uuuuuuugh...yes I still have plums.

Just a little taste.  Still amateurish, but I'm learning.  These were taken with my camera phone.  I'm going to give P's point and shoot a try now that I know how to take better pictures.  Doesn't mean I'll ever like point and shoot cameras though.  I show P my photos and he says "see told you you don't need a new camera".  I tell him that I don't remember having a conversation with him about buying a camera just so I wouldn't have to admit that he's right.  Eventually, I concede a little and tell him I have agreed with him this whole time and never had my heart set on a camera anyway.  P gives up. 

Pancetta update:

Hung my pancetta yesterday.  This is Verf's makeshift pancetta hanging container:

Fingers crossed!  Bacon should be ready by Wednesday.  Fingers crossed again!