Picturing Food
Thursday, March 25th, 2010I have a bad habit. If you’ve eaten with me yo might have already noticed. I like taking pictures of food. At home, when I’ve made something special I pull the camera out. When out at a special meal or tantalizing snack, the camera comes out.
Sometimes I take pictures of your food. Admonishing you not to take a bite until i’ve gotten a great picture. Two saturdays ago with Sunnie I took it one step further, and took a picture of a perfect strangers food.
We were waiting for our order to come up fro Koi Fusion PDX during the Mobile Chowdown. Excited by our tacos I opted to snap a shot of the sliders that we decided not to order, Not a great photo but in the heat of the moment I felt a thrill.
I’m usually “good” about it. I don’t take the camera out at really fancy places, and most places I go to I ask permission first. I asked permission today at Pix Patisserie, opting to order a couple of different items to ensure the best photos possible. (Yes it’s your fault I had so much dessert. We’re not even discussing the cupcake you made me eat at Saint Cupcake)
I’ll never be a great food/craft blogger, I don’t have the attention span.
I’ll never invest in a DSLR and classes on how to photograph food. I have too many other hobbies that deserve my attention.
Instead I offer these images up as an intermittent digital scrapbook of my travels. I hope you enjoy them.
