A Little Food Photography..

For the past year, I've been doing the photography for Richard's Boston Magazine, Man Food column and I wanted to dedicate this post to some of my very favorite shots from the column. If you haven't had the chance to check it out, it's pretty awesome (even if I am a little partial..), and of course, it's not just for men :). Over the past year we've traveled locally to eat everything from Roast Beef Sandwiches to Chicken Heart Poutine and there's lots more to come. Here's some of my favorites...

An Ariccia Sandwich from Savenor's: Porketta, Pickled Fennel and Honey!

The North End's Galleria Umberto - The crispiest, crackliest Arancini I've ever had!

The Double Awesome from Mei Mei Street Kitchen

Crawfish from Brother's Crawfish 

Build Your Own Falafel from Amsterdam Falafel 

Lunchtime Pulled Pork Sandwich from Hungry Mother 

One of our personal favorites: Mike and Patty's in the South End. (Please reopen soon!) 

Braised Pork Bao Bao from DooWee & Rice

Killer Roast Beef Sandwich (with Pepperjack and Ghost Chili BBQ Sauce on an Onion Roll) from Roast Beast

Banh Mi from Bon Me Truck

On Food Photography

Valentine's Day Dinner Paella

One thing that I hadn't expected when I started my blog was how much I'd like the photography side of things. I've come to love obsessing about angles and learning about the way light works with (or against) things. I use two cameras, one a Cannon G11, which I use to take most of my shots, and the second, my iPhone. Usually used less frequently, however, through the discovery of my new favorite app, Instargram, my iPhone has played a much more important role in my photographic education. 

Brunch Tea at East by Northeast

Fried Quail Egg 

Instagram allows me to manipulate pictures in fun and creative ways by changing backgrounds, color and lighting in ways that my other camera can't do. For that reason, I like to think of my trusty G11 as my "serious" camera and what I use to take my real shots and my iPhone shots as fun, little creative expressions of food. Through my blog, I document my more "serious" photos, but wanted to take a moment to share a collection of fun photos that I've taken using my iPhone. As I explore food photography even more, I'm planning to share more collections of photos. It's through photography that I feel that I can look at my work on a deeper level and get even more creative freedom, something that got me into food in the first place. This post is dedicated to some of my favorite Instagram shots - enjoy!

Afternoon snack - Blueberry White Chocolate Cookie with Chai Latte 

Blueberry White Chocolate Cookie Close-Up