I am taking big leaps in my food photography this week. Along with my new camera lens this week I also bought Lindsay’s (Pinch of Yum) new e-book Tasty Food Photography. I love the book! It walks you through an easy to follow guide on how to take and edit food pictures. Continue reading
I got a new camera lens! I ended up getting a used Nikon 50mm 1.4D. I had planned on getting a Nikon 50mm 1.8G on my trip into the camera store but after I found out the lens was on backorder I tried out the used 1.4D lens they had for sale. So far I am very happy with my decision! Continue reading
This will be the first post of many on my constant battle to organize our kitchen. Our old apartment had a super tiny “hallway” kitchen. You know the type were you can’t open the oven and the fridge at the same time. So moving into our new house it was night and day difference with our new kitchen space but I could always use more space. The biggest problem I have with our new kitchen is there is no pantry so our dry foods take up a lot of the cabinet space. I will hit more on this issue in a later post. Oh the plans I have brewing in my head (insert evil laugh). Continue reading
I have gotten a little distracted with my everyday life and have not had a chance to post. I wanted to make sure I got these cupcakes up before St. Patrick’s Day because they would make a great themed treat! I made these along with my attempt at purple red velvet a few weekends ago for the Team an Training Tri half way party we hosted at our house. Continue reading
I love making cupcakes but I know if they are sitting around our house I will eat every last one of them. So the rule is that I can only make cupcakes when we have a party, go to a party or I bring them into work. Last weekend we happened to host Alex’s Team in Training triathlon team’s half way party, so that for me translated into being able to make cupcakes! Continue reading