Strobist rocks. Generous detailed lessons in dealing with light and a very helpful active community make it better than any photography class I could attend.
“Cooking Light” is the first assignment in the new Lighting 102 online “course”. The task seems easy at first — photograph a kitchen utensil. The hard part? Making a simple object look like fine art.
So, I figured I’d use one of the original Hawaiian kitchen utensils, the poi pounder! I didn’t have one though, but I was lucky enough to know someone who knows someone that does. Foliage was from my backyard.
This was actually light painted with a mini maglite snooted with my hand, 30 second exposure.
Check out the other great looking submissions too! I had a lot of fun with this one.
For the past few years, I have spent my thanksgiving with my girlfriend’s family. Her family is big on food and it was really hard for me to find something to bring to the table. The first year I was there I offered to make the mashed potatoes. It was a big hit and it has become a tradition for me to make it each year. This year I decided to share my recipe with you all.
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Anyways, all this walking on campus during the hot day made me want to cool off with something cold… and what better way is there than to indulge in a frosty ice cream…So I decided to take a trip down to Hilo Homemade Ice Cream in Keaukaha with my girlfriend Stacy…Inspired by James’ Big Island Grinds Food Blog, I’m going to attempt to express my experience there…
In my opinion, I believe they make one of the best Ice Creams in Hawaii! Hilo Homemade Ice Cream emphasizes in using the freshest in Hawaii grown products and will definitely please anyones flavor palate.
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Strobist has an excellent tutorial on how to make your own softbox from an ordinary cardboard box. I made one myself following Strobist’s instructions, though there was no available box lying around the house to use… until I found my buddy Samuel Adams near the fridge. He never lets me down!
So, I emptied the half-full case of Samuel Adams, cut open the sides and the top, taped on some tissue paper, and there you have it: a beautiful lookin’ softbox!
Now, all you need is some white posterboard to slide in and up the back of the box to put your object inside… then a household lamp to light it up. (see the Strobist tutorial for more details)
And there is my breakfast! Looking extra good because of the flattering light. Oh how lucky you are Mr. Breakfast Sandwich… ermm…
Well, I’ll probably be using this softbox a lot on my food blog Big Island Grinds when I can.
