Duncan Callow's Blog – November 2010 Archive (5)

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Curry flavours

It’s National Curry Week. As the curry is now officially Britain’s favourite food, it’s a good opportunity to celebrate all the wonderful fare we’ve imported from the sub-continent (though much of it, apparently, bears little resemblance to what is actually eaten in India, Bangladesh etc.).…

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Added by Duncan Callow on November 24, 2010 at 12:13pm — 1 Comment

Shooting game

It’s currently National Taste of Game Fortnight (here “game” is defined as wild animals or birds hunted for food or sport, not the board or electronic variety).…
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Added by Duncan Callow on November 19, 2010 at 7:53am — No Comments

Cake. And eat it.

Let’s be honest, there aren’t too many jobs that come with perks these days.

Corporate governance and the Taxman have put paid to that. However, working as a food photographer is one of the exceptions.…

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Added by Duncan Callow on November 11, 2010 at 8:25am — No Comments

I’m no Welshman but…

…I do enjoy a leek or two. And they’re now at their absolute best. We’re lucky in that I can pick a few, clean off the mud and have them in the pan within minutes.

leek architecture

I…

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Added by Duncan Callow on November 8, 2010 at 1:27pm — No Comments

Beer bubbles…

A lot of people seem to think that food photography is conducted with smoke and mirrors…

…that there’s a lot of “cheating” going on to make it look more appetising (heard of glue for milk in popular cereals?). That may be the case for some photographers, but in my experience it shouldn’t be necessary. Shoot the right food in the right light and in should sell itself off the plate.…

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Added by Duncan Callow on November 2, 2010 at 2:34pm — No Comments

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