“Slow everything down when you are taking portraits” were the words that ran through my mind as I tried to keep my nerve during the first few minutes of photographing artisan baker Jez Belsten, in the tight confines his Edward Street Bakery, a converted two up two down terraced house in the heart of Saltaire village, a World Heritage Site, on the outskirts of Bradford.
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Three grain summer salad
Take a handful of pearl barley rinsed in cold water and pop it in a pot with more water so it is well covered. Place a lid on the pot to shorten the time it takes the water to boil. Lower the heat to a simmer and wait for 20 minutes until the beads of barley are soft but still chewy to bite.
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Photographs taken on my Food Portraits one day course at Aspire Photography Training.
From plate to pixel - getting started with food photography
"From plate to pixel" is the title of Helen du Jardin's excellent book on food photography. It takes the reader through buying a camera and lenses suitable for taking photographs of food, to styling and shooting great images.
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