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Tomato Photos |
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Sunday, September 16, 2007
Fresh from the GardenThis was taken a couple hours before yesterday's photo of the day. This was the scene in the middle of the table that inspired the three hour photo shoot.The cool purple garlic bulb is from a recent trip to Gilroy for their Garlic Festival, but most of the others are fresh from the garden. bulb 2 | Capsicum chinense 4 | Caribbean Habanero 3 | food 21 | fruit 20 | garlic 3 | Habanero 4 | heirloom tomato 3 | hot 7 | jar 1 | nightshade 20 | pepper 7 | Photos I Grew Myself 47 | stem 7 | tomato 13 | vegetable 18 | vine 10 |
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Friday, April 13, 2007
Stripey SeasonOh I'm so excited! It's tomato time again! (yeah I know I need a hobby! oh yeah, I have my camera!) This is one of our "Mister Stripey" tomatoes from last year. But it is time to start looking for this years varieties. A couple weeks ago we had to search all the nurseries to find only common tomato varieties, but they are out in full force now and I have lost count of how many we have.Of course, one of our favorites is still around from last year. It is a big mass of vines that seems to be very happy and produced fruit all year even through our mild frosts here. (It was nestled against the wall under our living room window and, luckily for him, they didn't seem to have anything like insulation in the 70s when the homes in this area were built. :-) |
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Friday, July 28, 2006
Backlit Tomato BlossomWhen I am busy and I just want to take a few pictures to relax I head into the back yard. These days that usually means taking pictures of tomatoes. But that's ok with me! They really are beautiful, especially when the light is just right. |
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Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Tomato Worm AssassinThis is how we take care of tomato worms around here!We really like birds in our yard anyway and it appears these guys really like tomato worms. We try to encourage them as much as possible. |
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Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Pink GrapeOur tomatoes are doing great! This is a Pink Grape Tomato and they are delicious.We had a 'bout with tomato worms and other things trying to eat them. We are trying to keep them organic and in doing this we are getting a real appreciation for how hard organic farmers must have to work. Fortunately, we found crawling rosemary to deter the snails, cut pantyhose around the pots and tied up around the plant to keep other creepy crawlies out and something special for the tomato worms! Check back tomorrow and I'll show you how we handle them. |
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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Tomatoes from the GardenThese are some beautiful little tomatoes from our garden. My wife has an incredible green thumb. Our biggest plant is about seven feet tall! So this is the first of many tomato dishes.These are Pink Grape Tomatoes. They are translucent, beautiful, and delicious. The basil is from the garden too. Now we just need our own buffalo for the Mozzarella. :-D basil 1 | food 21 | nightshade 20 | Photos I Grew Myself 47 | Salad 3 | seed 5 | tomato 13 | vegetable 18 |
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Chicken SaladA couple of days ago you got to see the ingredients. Now we have the results! Food is a tricky thing to photograph. Especially something like chicken salad. It has the very real potential to come out looking like... well, something you really do not want to eat. In examining my favorite cookbooks, I have found that lighting and garnish both play a major role in making formless things interesting and appetizing.In the not too distant future I will be starting a new project, a cookbook, with a friend who owns a great restaurant downtown. I have to practice because his food is so good I really want to do it justice! avocado 1 | Chicken 1 | Chicken Salad 1 | food 21 | fruit 20 | nightshade 20 | pepper 7 | Photos I Cooked Myself 4 | plate 1 | Salad 3 | tomato 13 | vegetable 18 |
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Sunday, June 18, 2006
IngredientsAnother shot from yesterday's food experimentation. BTW, The tomato is supposed to be orange. The normal tomatoes in the store are bred for ease of shipping, shelf life and durability. But, sometimes I like a little flavor too. Fortunately most good stores are starting to get interesting little variants like these. |
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Saturday, June 10, 2006
Tomato BlossomThis one is called "Mr. Stripey"!No! I don't name my plants... Ok, well yeah, maybe I do. But, not this one, he came with that name! Really! And, when this beautiful blossom turns into the HUGE tomato I know it will, you will see why! |
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Wednesday, June 7, 2006
First Tomato of the Season!I am sooo excited, this year is our second attempt to grow tomatoes in our small back yard. And I think my wife has figured out the secret as you can see. This guy is beautiful and smells perfect! (smell is one of THE most important things in picking a good tomato IMO) It is a "Pink Grape Tomato" it is only about an inch long, which is about how big it is supposed to be. And as you can see there are more on the way. |
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Sunday, June 4, 2006
Peach... err Tomato FuzzThe sun was beautiful this evening. My wife and I were playing with our plants in the back yard when she pointed out a few new buds on this tomato plant. (the little round things in the upper right)I'm so excited! I just love tomatoes Most of the ones you get in the store are tasteless. But this plant passes the first test, it smells just like my grandfathers garden. (that is the way I pick a good tomato) It was my job to help him find the ripe tomatoes on his plants when I was visiting. |
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Friday, March 17, 2006
Playin' With My Food (AKA This Little Piggy)I am really enjoying the food photography thing. Two of my favorite things, how could it be wrong!?It doesn't hurt that we have a variety of very cool props around. This little piggy has been on our cool stone table for a while and I decided that it was time for his photo shoot! ('Course, the coffee table is not usually that clean :) |
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Friday, March 10, 2006
Lunchtime Photo ShootThis was actually taken before yesterday's photo of the day. (yeah, I'm a little out of order :) Before I go out on a job I like to experiment a little with different compositions and lighting. This was an especially important thing this time since I was not using my trusty AE-1. I would not trade my AE-1 for anything, but professional food photography is definitely in the realm of the medium format camera with an interchangeable Polaroid back, or a good digital camera. Without the immediate feedback it is just too hit or miss to capture the wide range of colors and textures.Incidentally, I have some very kind friends who attended our wedding to thank for this shot. The extremely cool plate is part of a wedding gift. baby corn 1 | food 21 | knife 1 | lettuce 1 | nightshade 20 | onion 3 | Photos I Cooked Myself 4 | Salad 3 | tomato 13 |
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