There are some amazing sites (like The Pioneer Woman) that do some wonderful things when photographing food. Its seems so simple, as you just take a picture of a plate, but there is so much artistry at getting a really good photo that the simplicity of the end result hides the work behind the scene.

It’s definitely a style of photo taking that I would like to explore further. My biggest obstacle is the lack of windows in my house and the the inability to get natural, diffuse light for taking images. Today’s photo was actually taken in my bedroom (my bedspread is the blue cloth beneath the plate) since that is one of the few rooms in my house where in-direct sunlight is available. I also employed a reflector over the top of the strawberries to even out the shadows and help with the “dreamy” look that good food-related photos tend to capture.