In the past year or so I've taken up several hobbies in place of taking pictures. Among them, bicycle riding, some resurgence of painting, and cooking. A thorough lifestyle change has brought cooking to the foremost of these ventures, and I've approached it with the utmost enthusiasm. Every week I find myself in the kitchen baking, cooking, roasting, frying, grilling. I spend more time in grocery stores reading labels than I do my college textbooks.
A part of me missed shooting nature photography and I figured shooting food was very similar. In order to shock my muscle memory back into remember how to take pictures again, I started shooting with a film camera. Unfortunately, errors in my photography education (which is completely non-existent), and issues with the camera have yielded most unrewarding results. Needless to say, I've spent a fortune on film and developing, so I picked up my T2i, with great apprehension, and gave it a go. Very pleased with the instant gratification that digital provides, and happy with my ability to still compose and color coordinate.
Still absolutely love that film feel, though. I will be working hard to improve my understanding of it.
So as for now, I guess you could say I'm back.
Above: Mâche rosettes, clover sprouts, red beets, sprinkle of cheddar cheese. (Digital, Canon T2i)
Below: Home-made naan turned pizza flat-bread. (Film, Nikon EM)
(I have decided to start posting to Blogger instead of Livejournal, due to the mounting DDos attacks that have basically rendered the site useless...)
