Author: L

  • Apples & Autumn

    Apples & Autumn

    Fall came to Seattle today in a loud whisper. It’s not raining out. Not exactly. It’s misting, powder fine mist that doesn’t warrant an umbrella, just a brightly colored layer…

  • Hard as Pie

    Hard as Pie

    As the holiday season approaches, food styling needs start to kick into higher gear. Food is such a critical part of the holidays, and making food look good, even more…

  • Cup 'o Brownie

    Cup 'o Brownie

    As a photographer and stylist, I love anything that I can make individual sized. Hang on. Scratch that. As an eater, I love anything that I can make individual sized…

  • Baked Plum Pudding

    Baked Plum Pudding

    Sometimes I think that I just love the Donna Hay books and magazines because of the amazing design and photos. Then, I get around to actually making a recipe, and…

  • Mail Bag: Image Editing Confusion

    I’ve been meaning to start a regular post series featuring some of the emails I get with questions about photography and styling, and what better way to kick it off…

  • Peachy Morning Rolls

    Peachy Morning Rolls

    Let’s say you suddenly find yourself with far, far too much produce. You have 5 pounds of plums from less than 100 yards away, apples plucked off the tree at…

  • A Plum Good Welcome

    A Plum Good Welcome

    As we started moving in to our new house, I realized I wasn’t really sure how to “count” when I had officially broken in my new kitchen. Simply slicing up…

  • STW Flicker challenge for September: A Room for Food

    STW Flicker challenge for September: A Room for Food

    With my recent move, it’s not surprising that I’ve been thinking about spaces to shoot almost nonstop over the past few weeks. I have a new small studio dedicated to…

  • Berried Treasure

    Berried Treasure

    Don’t you love a treasure hunt? I think that’s why I love picking berries so much. Poking around under leaves in search of the next stash of sweetness. I grew…

  • Where I've gone…

    I guess it’s not so much where I’ve gone, as where I’m going to. After months and months of trying to come up with the right remodel plan for our…

  • STW Flicker Challenge for August: Two Thousand Words

    STW Flicker Challenge for August: Two Thousand Words

    Thank you all so much for all the great critiques, and for hanging in their with me for two months of the same thing. I love how adding a self…

  • Getting Fancy with Fava Beans

    Getting Fancy with Fava Beans

    So, I had these fava beans. And I needed to figure out what to do with them. When I bought them at the market, I was going to do a…