Wow! It's been a while since I've written anything here. Work has been very busy, both my day job and my photography business. I'll try not to be so much of a slacker in '09.
So I found these outrageous beech mushrooms at Far West Fungi in San Francisco over xmas break. Far West is in the Ferry Building up there. My favorite place in the city.
I was on my way north, going on a jaunt up to the wine country. I purchased the yummable fungi and headed up the highway.
When I got to my hotel, I noticed this awesome filtered light streaming through the window. Before I even unpacked, I was setting up to shoot the mushrooms. (Screw the basics - photography is everything)!
I tried several backgrounds - first the side table, then the wrinkled paper bag on the side table, and then... I noticed the handy dandy tray under the ice bucket and glasses. (Do people ever really use those ice buckets? Just wondering).
The tray was a really great mat black color - the perfect background for the mushrooms lit by the window light.
I really love shooting food bathed in natural light when the opportunity presents itself.
This shot above is one of the rejects, but I think it's still pretty cool. I posted my favorite shot up on my site at www.alisonparkswhitfield.com
Cheers,
Alison
