Hey all,
I’ve always enjoyed food photography and lately I’ve had more opportunity to do a lot more of it for the new blog. Up to now I’ve been happy with the results I’m getting, but the more I do it, the more I want to work harder to take things to that next level.
Hit more for the books link on amazon.com and first impressions… › Continue reading
Hey all,
Started posting some food pictures on photograzing.com and had a few turn up on the site and then on the main site from a New York Times contributor’s new project seriouseats.com . Pretty cool. Hope it drives more traffic to accidentalepicurean and gets me more food photography work.
Paul
Hey all,
I had just returned from a shoot yesterday and had my camera out to take the card out to put the pics on my hard drive. I looked over at the couch and saw my cat napping away. The pose was funny so I started taking some pictures. I realized I could pull back just a bit and get the TV in the frame as well.
I work with the TV on in the background. Normally at 5:30 it’s Simpsons, then again at 6:00… on Wednesdays and Thursdays I’m subjected to American Idol…normally I’m lost in editing/writing/whatever and don’t really take much notice. But the time this guy sang the horrible version of Ring of Fire I took notice. Decided to make a little commentary picture and upload it to ICanHasCheezeburger. 
Paul
Hey all,
I know lately it’s been a lot of tech posts and gear stuff. There’s a reason. I’ve started working for some magazine in Singapore. Unfortunately I can’t post anything from the shoots till the stories run. So be patient and hopefully I get a release or can post some links to the magazine once my work starts appearing. Until then tide yourselves over with my co-founded new project: Accidental Epicurean.
Hey all,
I’m not much of a pen fan, but loads of photographers are. Wacom Intuos are the standard pen tablet for the majority of working graphics professionals… and for a reason. They’re really well made and will last you a long time. This is also a great time to buy into the series as I imagine you’ll start seeing a liquidation of still perfectly great Intuos 3’s go on clearance.
I’m thinking about picking one of these up once they become available, not because I want to draw on screen very much (though that will be nice for applying masks to pictures in PS), but because these are supposed to stave off carpal tunnel better than even the most ergonomic mouse. I spend more than a fair amount of time on a computer and any little bit will help. Plus the quick keys can be mapped to specific actions and other commands in PS speeding up your entire workflow… this coupled with my iPhone and Logitech MX1100 mouse will put pretty much every command I normally use off the keyboard and just a button push away.
Wacom Intuos 4 - Anyone needing a gift idea for me? 
Paul
I used to own a huge Maurice Sendak illustration book. Loved that thing. Not just Where the Wild Things Are, but all of his stuff. In college I was in to puppets and wanted to do some adaptations of his stuff. Glad to see Spike Jonez is taking it to the next level. I don’t even care what the script or plot is, so far the photography of this movie is so beautiful I could sit there for 2 hours just watching it 
Trailer after the jump: › Continue reading
To be honest I hate these little things. To me they just feel so junky in the hands. But these entry level Canon’s are great for people with tiny hands/budgets. At this price point the sensor and video options make it a great deal…even more so when they fall to under 500 on the used market. I forsee a lot of extreme videos getting shot with them then - skateboarding, biking, etc…things that might normally break a camera, but at a low price like that who’d care?
Paul
Hey all,
In case you feel overwhelmed with Twitter… here’s something to overwhelm you more
Smashing Magazine’s 99 Twitter Apps
These will cover just about anything you would ever need to fully implement Twitter into your life, website, whatever.
Paul
Hey all,
New update out (I’m a couple days off sorry) for TweeDeck. TweetDeck is what I use to annoy the world with my “tweets” from the desktop. I’ve previously mentioned Tweetie for use on the road with my iPhone. To be completely honest, I’m not sure why Twitter is so huge… but I do like it with integration with Facebook so I can brag keep people informed while out on the town or on vacation.
Before this update I had to sort of hack my system to have Twitter work with Facebook. Now for the rest of you this is a built in feature. Check out TweetDeck if you use Twitter and would like a full-featured interface for your desktop.
Paul
Hey all,
The recipe for these cookies comes from Joanna’s mom and are a traditional family recipe. I’m grateful to them for sharing them. Recipe and discussion after the jump.