Apple-Cinnamon Granola, photo by Donna
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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Apple-Cinnamon Granola
Completely Unstyled Roasted Chicken Photo
After the last shot that ran—Styled Chicken & Dumplings—I am so glad Michael asked for this roasted chicken shot that I just took on Monday. Every Monday Michael serves a roasted chicken, and when this came out of the oven, I decided we should quickly shoot it because;
1: He talks about roasted chicken a lot and we can't keep running the same photo (even if David Lebovitz loves it). 2: It just looked so beautiful and 3: My lights were all set up.
Michael let me get two frames off before he whisked it away. You can see Michael's hand towel on the handle because he had no intention of letting it go. Flash-flash, and away he went to carve away on his Boos cutting board.
I turned ...
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Lemon-Tarragon Brine for Roasted Chicken
Herb-brined, roasted chicken, photo by Donna
Styled Chicken and Dumplings Photo
Because of a few great tips I got from food stylist Adam Pearson at blogger camp, this photo probably looks a lot better. I'm a big fan of showing food in it's natural state, but rich stews can look like ugly creatures in a dark lagoon.
First I paid a lot more attention to the props, thinking about shapes and textures. If this bowl rim was not etched with a hounds tooth pattern, it would look like a giant hot white collar. Thomas Keller gave us these that he designed with Raynaud Limoges. Thanks TK. And the same with the napkin. Just the addition of texture can help the image be more interesting and less flat.
Then, instead of photographing the stew completely mixed, we first put the plain sauce in the ...
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Chicken and Dumplings
Photos by Donna
