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Yummy Links: From Food Photography to Budget Weddings

partysugar — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:45:36 -0700

Tips for taking the most beautiful food photos. - Vegan Yum Yum
Learn how to participate in a hunger challenge. - Cooking With Amy
Simple and delicious: Asian pear and gouda grilled cheese sandwich. - Chow
More on Hershey's chocolate's new formula. - Candy Blog
Chopping chocolate is easy if you use a serrated knife.- The Kitchn
Hold a bake sale for kids' cancer.- The Epi-Log
Why do Italian noodles cost a lot more than their Chinese counterparts? - Serious Eats
Breakfast ideas to keep you full until lunch.- FitSugar
Tricks for keeping your wedding menu costs to a minimum. - InStyle Weddings

Do You Eat at Restaurants With Picture Menus?

partysugar — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:45:20 -0700

Should You Be Allowed to Take Photos in Restaurants?

partysugar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:15:40 -0700

Star chef David Chang is causing a stir in the food-blog world. If you manage to get a reservation at his new restaurant Momofuku Ko, be prepared to leave your camera at home. According to Chang's new no-photography rule, diners will no longer be able to snap pics of luscious pork products or tasty eats (although the rule is not enforced at his larger sister restaurants).

As an avid foodie photographer - my friends know to let me take photos before we dig in - I find this disappointing. I take pictures of food so I can relive it later and share it with you. I make sure to turn the flash off, never interrupt other diners, and work as quickly as possible. Hearing that it's banned in a place where so few folks can dine really bums me out. If I can't eat there, I want to live vicariously through someone else.

What do you guys think? Do you think Chang, who says, "It's just food. Eat it," is on the right path, or should diners be able to take photos at restaurants?

Do You Take Pictures of Your Food?

YumSugar — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:01:31 -0700

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Food Porn for Sale

YumSugar — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:58:31 -0800

If the thought of Tom Colicchio's "Braised Monkfish with Pork Belly, Leeks and Cabbage" gets you all hot and steamy - and no "braised monkfish" is not a euphemism for anything - then you may be interested in this online auction. The show is called "Photography for Philanthropy" and it features photographs of food from star chefs such as Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Daniel Boulud, Jean Georges Vongerichten, and Lidia Bastianich. They've all worked with famed photographer Diana DeLucia, who has captured their masterpieces with her lens.

If you'd like to have one these bow-chicka-bow-wow food photos on your wall, all you have to do is bid. The minimum bid is $250, or you could it buy it immediately for $950. Oh and the best part is that the proceeds are going to City Harvest.

Yummy Link: Food Photography 101

YumSugar — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:28:33 -0800

Bea takes us behind the scenes of a styled food photo shoot. I wish I had taken this class! - La Tartine Gourmande

Yummy Link: Pixar Peeps Give Great Food Photography Advice

YumSugar — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:38:39 -0700

The folks behind Ratatouille spill the beans on how to create beautiful food photography. I couldn't tell you what they were though, I couldn't get past the actual gorgeous food photography... - Becks & Posh

Food Has Never Looked So Fashionable

partysugar — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:58:30 -0700

I consider myself an ok food photographer, one whose photos get better with every shot, but one who still has much to learn. Looks like I shouldn't just be taking tips from other food photographers, but from fashion photographers as well! Yesterday FabSugar introduced me to my new favorite fashion photographer, Miles Aldridge, who took these lush, delicious snapshots for a recent edition of the New York Times Magazine. Colorful, vibrant, and lux, I love how the photos feature luscious foods juxtaposed by the bored, trancelike model. It's almost as if he wanted the food to stand out more than the clothing, and it's interesting how he combines two normally distinct and separate subjects - food and fashion - to create art.

Clearly a foodie, Aldridge is spot on with the food trends in his images - many of which we have discussed here on YumSugar - ice cream sandwiches, non-plastic bags, sodas for adults, etc. I think one of these images would look amazing in a sleek kitchen and I will definitely keep my eyes peeled for his pics in upcoming issues of Vogue.

What do you guys think? Do these pictures highlight the food or the fashion or both?

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To check out more of his fashionable food images browse his online gallery.

Source: Live Journal

Daniela Edburg's Drop Dead Gorgeous Photos

YumSugar — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 11:54:02 -0700

Even though I've actually thought I could OD on gummi bears, the phrase "death by gummi bears" sounds a bit ridiculous. However artist Daniela Edburg has made it look amazing, don't you think? In her series Drop Dead Gorgeous, Edburg features beautiful girls (all of whom are her friends, not professional models) dying from food related obsessions. There's a girl getting attacked by flying bananas, one smothered in oreos and another being chased down by a tornado of pink cotton candy. When asked about why food has such a sinister effect on the women in her photos, Edburg replied:

I guess I am pretty compulsive. That which gives me pleasure one minute, causes guilt the next. I am surprised at how much I like the products I consume, but, if you stop for one second to think about it, it’s absurd. Yet, you can’t stop.

The rest of the pictures are absolutely gorgeous (we love the M&M one and the banana one too), plus be sure to read the interview with the artist. Also if you live in the Miami area, you can actually go see the photos at the Kunsthaus Miami.

Yummy Link: Food Photography Tips

YumSugar — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:21:18 -0700

If you're hoping to step up your food photography skills, be sure to check out this great five step food photo primer. - Apartment Therapy Kitchen