Author: L
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Raspberry Pumpkin Butter
It’s an odd time to do a post about preserving. Even odder to be posting about pumpkins. And yet, that is what I find myself up to today. In April!…
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Garden Thieves and CSAs
Someone stole my cabbage. I’m not pointing fingers or anything, but there is a certain dog who got his fair share of roughage for the week. And if that weren’t…
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Quick & Dirty Fork Holder
Just thought I’d share a simple trick with you today. I was in the midst of shooting a story for Cook & Eat, and wanted a shot of noodles streaming…
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A Story about Coffee
Each morning, I like to start the day with what my friend and I have dubbed a west coast macchiato. It’s really the only espresso drink I know how to…
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Still Life With is now on Twitter
I’ve been playing around with Twitter for the past few weeks, and just realized that it would be a great addition to Still Life With. I always find myself coming…
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Still Life With Challenges become Still Life With Photo Remakes
Sometime last year… I’m pretty sure it was the Egg challenge… the monthly challenges on this site started to lose steam. It’s not that you all weren’t participating! In fact,…
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Tips on Shooting Cocktails
Maybe it is the economy, but I’ve been picking up more cocktail shooting assignments lately so I’ve been spending quite a bit of time studying cocktail photos. The photo to…
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DIY Nutella
When we went to Italy last summer, I learned what a fanatic my daughter is about Nutella. She would get so excited to see Nutella in all its shapes and…
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An Author's View of a Photoshoot
I mentioned in the last post that I’ve been working on a shoot for Pat Tanumihardja new cookbook, The Asian Grandmother’s Cookbook. This has been an amazing book to shoot……
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Capellini Gratin
The words crunchy and pasta don’t normally go together. But if you are one of those souls who can’t get enough of the crispy bits on the edge of a…
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Cover Photo Shoot Video
I know I’ve pretty much disappeared into a black hole this last month… I’ll be popping my head up shortly after I finish up the project I’m currently engrossed in…
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Vosges Chocolates
I’m not big into Valentines Day… I’m so unaware of it, that this year, forgot to even notice it and booked myself to work. Cameron actually had to say to…