On Saturday, I attended a photography workshop led past times acclaimed New York Times' nutrient photographer, Andrew Scrivani. I thoroughly enjoyed the class, together with left enthused to demonstrate off my novel skills. That was until I remembered my adjacent post service was a mussels recipe.
So what? Well, during the shape intro, Andrew did a slide demonstrate to illustrate diverse keys concepts together with strategies, together with the bowl of mussels you lot come across below was used to demonstrate how a simple, eye-catching prop, similar a vintage fork, could aid describe the viewer’s attending away from less-than-attractive shellfish.
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| Andrew Scrivani/NYT |
A brilliant ploy, together with ane I would convey implemented, except that my silverware drawer contains just nothing fancy shellfish forks. So, I decided instead to role the within of a mussel shell, every bit an elbow grease at just about nacreous misdirection. Did it work? You survive the judge.
Anyway, I’d similar to extend a big cheers to Andrew together with the other attendees for a real enjoyable afternoon. Also to Contigo, a wonderful Castilian articulation hither inwards San Francisco, for beingness such dandy hosts.
Here's a handful of my favorite pictures from the workshop. I promise you lot enjoy!
Here's a handful of my favorite pictures from the workshop. I promise you lot enjoy!
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| I dear this shot of Andrew showing my friend, Annelies, how to role a enshroud to conform for the brilliant lite reflecting off bald people’s heads. This is a technique that volition serve me real good going forward. |
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| If I always specialized inwards ane specific nutrient photography niche, it would survive meatballs. Why? I really similar meatballs. |
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| Does your oculus become to the world's most beautiful H2O ice cube, or to that horribly discolored radish? Was this a bold elbow grease at textural juxtaposition, or did I but forget to plow the radish over? I intend nosotros all know the answer to that question. |
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| This likely best encapsulates all the fundamental elements nosotros discussed during the workshop; details, lite direction, props, movement, together with telling a story. My entirely regret is non having a petty drip of H2O coming off the tip of the root. Maybe if I convey fourth dimension later, I'll Photoshop ane on. I'm certain Mr. Scrivani would convey no work alongside that. |
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| This photograph provided my proudest minute of the workshop. It was ane of the few shots I composed, every bit I idea it'd survive interesting to role the lines of the garlic peel to play off the grain of the wood. When the photograph was shown later, my blogger buddy, Irvin, from Eat the Love, said he liked the shot because of how the garlic peel lines played off the grain of the wood. I just smiled appreciatively, but within I was like, "Yes! Yes! In your face, other attendees that didn't teach similar comments!" Hey, at to the lowest degree I was outwardly classy. |
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| This nearly sexy octopus skewer photograph is alright, but what I actually love, is how if you lot expect closely enough, you lot tin come across the entire universe inwards that drib of oil. I notice that real relaxing. |
If you lot desire to come across to a greater extent than of Andrew's fine work, you lot tin banking concern gibe out his blog, Making Sun Sauce, or his photography website, Andrewscrivani.com, likewise every bit follow him on Twitter. If you lot convey a jeopardy to attend ane of his workshops (like the ane nosotros are doing together at this summer's IFBC inwards Portland), I highly recommend it!
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