I’ve mentioned Chris Orwig’s Visual Poetry more than a few times here; well, this week, I’m reading his chapter on “Travel.” One of Orwig’s assignments for the budding photographer is to travel no more than 15 miles from home and photograph a local place as though you were seeing the place with new eyes. I decided to drive about 5 miles to Herndon, VA, where I knew a certain old caboose would entertain my daughter and allow me to capture a few photos of the quaint old town center. While there, we happened upon a small Spanish bakery where I photographed the following cakes. I aspire to photograph desserts like Jose Villa but I figure since this is my first time actually photographing food, well, I have to start somewhere, right?
Oh, and these photos are also my entry for this week’s challenge on I Heart Faces: I Heart Desserts.
To see a few more decadent photos of dessert, head on over to I Heart Faces, :-)
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Great photos! I live just 15 minutes or so from Herndon, so I’m particularly intrigued by this bakery. I may have to check it out sometime.
Jessica Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 10:08 am
It’s called the Herndon Grocery and Bakery . . . at first I thought it was a Spanish food and convenience store . . .the bakery is hidden all the way to the back left of the shop, though you can smell the sweets throughout. I was so excited to discover the beautiful cakes at the back of the store!
Fruit on top of a dessert, that makes it healthy, right? That’s what I’ll keep telling myself. Great shots.
Jessica Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Thank you! And yes, of course, fruit makes anything healthy, yes?
The first and last photos are AMAZING. The fruit almost looks like candy! And what is the bottom photo? Cake? Bread? The color is magnificent!
Jessica Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 10:09 am
The bottom photo is a cake. Thank you!
Which picture are you submitting? I like the first!~ :)
Jessica Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 10:10 am
If I need to pick one, I suppose the first picture is my top pick for submission.
Looks good! Have you found any good resources for food photography tips? My food photography… not so tasty looking.
send me the real deal, yummm!
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