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Photo of the Day | May 10 | Fried Red Chili, by Imran Choudhury

L&C Team — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:40:01 +0000

14th April was the Bengali new year. It is our tradition to eat watery rice, different kind mashed potato, fish, vegetable or any other food item with fried- dried red chili with salt. These chilies ware looking gorgeous in the white plate and I took the picture.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 600D | Exposure f/2.8 @ 1/30sec | ISO 400
Title of the photograph: Fried Red Chili
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Norrköping | Sweden
Photographer: Imran Choudhury (Norrköping, Sweden)
A shutter bug from Norrköping, sweden, Imran Choudhury is originaly from Dhaka, Bangladesh, who is a fun-loving, adventure-craving, always go to the other dirction type boy. He is restless rebel with an unpredictable nature. Bright but unbridled. He tend to seek out wild experiences over new ideas. People are frustrated by his great potential, but he loves his unconventional life. His strength is his thirst for adventure, and his weakness is not taking time for slow pleasures. At the very beginning of photography, it was just a hobby for him, but it became a passion. It attracts him a lot. He love to play with colors and new ideas. Back in 2009 he bought his first own camera Canon EOS 400D. Right now he is using Canon EOS 600D.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/people/imuuu_imran/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imran.choudhury

Photo of the Day | May 09 | Chocolate! by Swaroop Singha Roy

L&C Team — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:50:24 +0000

This was a shot taken while I was experimenting with the built in flash. I created a DIY setup to bounce off the built in flash and take the photo. After a lot of trial and error, this one seemed a bit pleasing ! I couldn’t find a proper subject to test my DIY flash setup until I saw this box of chocolate on my table. I’ve seen many product shoots of chocolates…. and in this one I really wanted to try something different. And at this moment the quote “Nine out of ten people like chocolate. The tenth person always lies” by John Q Tullius came to my mind !

Technical Info: Canon 1000D | Exposure 1/30sec @ f/8 | Focal length 55mm | ISO 800
Title of the photograph: Chocolate!
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Kolkata, West Bengal | India

Photographer: Swaroop Singha Roy (Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
Swaroop Singha Roy – A shutter bug from Kolkata with a knack for music and wildlife. A funny, happy go lucky boy who loves to Love the beautiful creations of nature. The innocent animals have a special place in his heart. Since his childhood, Swaroop had this habit (maybe a bad habit) of snatching a camera from his dad and trying to figure out which button makes the “Snap” sound! Then, the day finally came when he got his first camera – yes, it was a film-roll one, and that was the day he realized he needs to do something big with this. Now, armed with his digital photographic stuff, he loves to go around the city, village or anywhere in this big beautiful world and shoot at sight. Photographing Animals is what he likes the most. Photography to him is a means of expressing his thoughts

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/swaroopsingharoy/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/swaroopphotography

Photo of the Day | February 06 | Temptation, by Eyad Al Shami

L&C Team — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:48:49 +0000

It was a 1st birthday of a friend’s daughter and the place was filled with kids, shouting, running, jumping, screaming and doing all that kids can do. One of the main servings during the birthday were these chocolate bites on sticks which makes an adult drool… Kids attacked the set and got immersed in trying to swallow the whole thing in one shot… Chocolate was everywhere on their faces/hands/ clothes and parents where stealing some bites too!! I guess you can’t fight chocolate temptation especially in this shape.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 | 160mm | ISO 400 | 1/400sec @ f/2.8
Title of the photograph: Temptation
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Dubai | United Arab Emirates
Photographer: Eyad Al Shami ( Dubai, United Arab Emirates )
“Born in 1976 in Jerusalem, Eyad Al Shami grew up with the tend to try different hobbies including Pool, Chess, Music Instruments, Diving, Card Magic, Bowling. But photography was the most serious one when he bought his first camera in 2000, it was a point and shoot that he carried with him everywhere… He was fascinated with low light and night shots, street and nature… However the serious journey started with his first DSLR “Canon 450D” in 2007 that his wife bought him on their anniversary, since then it was never the same… Continuous reading, dedication and practice is what he was focusing on since that day… he believes there is still so much to learn and apply but practice is always the key.
He is working in IT industry sales which is a demanding career, so is photography… Finding time to go out and shoot is one of his challenges, that’s why he don’t spare time during his travels as he always shoot what appeals to him. Photographing Kids/ Street and Low Light scenes is what he loves and will one day adopt one of them as the main path in his photography journey.”
Website: http://www.eyadography.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eyadography
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/eyadography

Photo of the Day | December 30 | Cazuela, by Luis San Martin

L&C Team — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:29:07 +0000

“Cazuela” was taken in the afternoon in October 30th 2011. My wife Elizabeth and I had traveled to Ecuador, my country of origin to visit family and friends and relax at the beach in Playas one of the many beautiful towns populating the coast of Ecuador. Our friends convinced us to try a typical dish called cazuela, named after the clay dish it is served in. Elizabeth and I were initially a little apprehensive due to the fact that it was prepared in a very “folkloric” facility (street food). We decided to try it, and it was delicious. I snapped a photograph in the same style I use for the pictures I take to promote the restaurant through social media here in the USA. Trying to emphasize the texture and color of the main protein in the dish while letting other ingredients fade out of focus, kind of the same way they would in your mouth after you take a bite.

Technical Info: Nikon D3100 | ISO 100 | Focal length 55mm | Exposure 1/60sec at f/5.6
Title of the photograph: Cazuela
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Playas, Guayas | Ecuador
Photographer: Luis A. San Martin ( Phoenix, Arizona, USA )
Luis A. San Martin is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador. He moved to Chicago in the United States when he was 22 years old, where he became immersed in what would become one of the biggest passions in his life, Food and Beverage. Having worked in many different restaurants from the bottom up, he is now have opened a few different restaurants in cities like Chicago and now Phoenix Arizona where he is currently reside. It was through this industry that he met his wife Elizabeth, the biggest reward this fantastic world has yielded. Recently while wanting to elevate the quality of the pictures they were using in social media and the website of one on his restaurants, he purchased a DSLR camera. Little did he knew he was going to find a new craft, one that he is becoming more passionate about everyday. Luis is exited to learn more about this world and become immersed in its community and culture.

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73022623@N03/with/6589289487/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=678261097

Photo of the Day | December 10 | Salty, by Alejandra Sierra

L&C Team — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:25:03 +0000

I love the idea of looking and appreciating daily life objects with a different perspective. Thats what I tried to do with this photo. Taken at the streets of New York where pretzels are the most common snacks, I tried to give it a closer, more intimate approach, a macro view.

Technical Info: Canon EOS Digital Rebel Xsi | 1/400s at f/5.8 | Focal Length 55mm | ISO 800
Title of the photograph: Salty
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: New York City, New York | United States
Photographer: Alejandra Sierra (Guadalajara, Mexico)
Alejandra Sierra studied International Relations at the Western Institute of Technology and Higher Education, and has been working with photography for the past 2 and a half years. She has taken courses at the Universitary Center of Audiovisual Media at Guadalajara and at The Internacional Center of Photography at New York. She has worked on food and architecture photography, but she specializes in macro, animal and travel photography. Alejandra´s goal with photography to appreciate daily life things and to look at them with a different perspective. She, who currently resides in Guadalajara, Mexico, is studying and practicing to become an outstanding photographer and to challenge people to dare to see common things from a new and unique point of view.
Website: http://alesierraladron.tumblr.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alesierraladron
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/alesierraladron

Photo of the Day | December 09 | Can You Smell It, by Eyad Al Shami

L&C Team — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:38:12 +0000

“Bali coffee is so famous for it’s distinctive taste, that day we went to the coffee plantation area to see and taste the famous and most expensive “Coffee Luwak”! One of the stages determines an old lady to sit there and stir the beans till they are fully roasted, she keeps on circulating the beans in the big pan for at least 60 minutes!!… The best part was the smell of the beans, and this photo was meant to give the aroma feeling of such tasty coffee”.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G | ISO 200 | 1/125 sec @ f/2.8
Title of the photograph: Can You Smell It
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Bali | Indonesia
Photographer: Eyad Al Shami ( Dubai, United Arab Emirates )
“Born in 1976 in Jerusalem, Eyad Al Shami grew up with the tend to try different hobbies including Pool, Chess, Music Instruments, Diving, Card Magic, Bowling. But photography was the most serious one when he bought his first camera in 2000, it was a point and shoot that he carried with him everywhere… He was fascinated with low light and night shots, street and nature… However the serious journey started with his first DSLR “Canon 450D” in 2007 that his wife bought him on their anniversary, since then it was never the same… Continuous reading, dedication and practice is what he was focusing on since that day… he believes there is still so much to learn and apply but practice is always the key.
He is working in IT industry sales which is a demanding career, so is photography… Finding time to go out and shoot is one of his challenges, that’s why he don’t spare time during his travels as he always shoot what appeals to him. Photographing Kids/ Street and Low Light scenes is what he loves and will one day adopt one of them as the main path in his photography journey.”
Website: http://www.eyadography.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eyadography
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/eyadography

Photo of the Day | November 07 | Black Bean Shrimp, by Bashar Alaeddin

L&C Team — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 17:06:09 +0000

This was another shot in my Asian food series. The way the chef brought this out for me straight away gave me the idea for the image, bird-s eye view on a white cloth table. The dish was delicious too.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 7D | Exposure: f/2.8 at 1/125sec | ISO 160 | Focal Length 28mm
Title of the photograph: Black Bean Shrimp
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Amman | Jordan
Photographer: Bashar Nabil Alaeddin (Amman, Jordan)
Bashar Nabil Alaeddin is a digital photographer based in Amman, Jordan. He has been to photography since 2003 and lately he has become more specialized in the genre’s of fine art landscapes and food. Although he works in other genre’s as well, he feels he has become more comfortable with genre’s that let him take his time to be meticulous about his photo’s. He wants his photographs to evoke some emotion, to make the audience feel that they need to be in that scene right now, to make them wish they were eating that dish at this moment. He tries to show the world how it looks through his eyes. Alaeddin believes photography is a visual language, a whole essay or speech being spoken with just one image and he hopes that his minimalist style cuts straight to that point.

Website: http://www.balaeddin.com/

Photo of the Day | November 01 | Spicy Fettuccine, by Orlando J Emmanuelli

L&C Team — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:28:30 +0000

This image was taken as food photography practice. The dish it self is my original recipe. I have been toying around with the idea of food photography for some time. One of my close friends is a chef and ive been influenced by this. Once the dish was plated the food was arranged and garnished with some chives and red pepper flakes to add texture. This image was taken with the flash to the side of the dish and a reflector directly above the dish.

Technical Info: Nikon D700 | Exposure: f/3 at 1/1000sec| ISO 200 | Focal Length 60mm | Nikon 60mm f2.8G lens | Exposure Compensation -0.7
Title of the photograph: Spicy Fettuccine
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: New York | United States
Photographer: Orlando J Emmanuelli (New York, USA)
Orlando has been photographing for the past 11 years. His main interest is capturing the moment. A mixture of candid and journalism photography. With this style he has built a large collection of different subjects throughout the years. His library includes landscapes, street-scapes, nature, travel, Architecture and portraits. Pride, happiness, solitude, imposition and many other concepts are displayed in his work.

He is working on some projects at this time. Between those he is developing a Portrait portfolio. Orlando is also working on an architectural interest collection. This one shows details on different structures in cities like New York, San Juan, Paris, Rome, Copenhagen. A public interest project is also on the works, with the intention to raise awareness on our current homeless population. Additional concepts are also in development.

Orlando Currently freelances in New York City. He photographs events as well as Portraits and Head-shots. His events are captured in photo journalism style and event details are have his special touch.

Website: http://emmanuelli.500px.com/
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emmanuelliphoto/
Gallery: http://500px.com/emmanuelli
Portfolio: http://jpgmag.com/people/Emmanuelli
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/emmanuellphoto
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emmanuelliphoto

Photo of the Day | October 27 | Salmon Sushi, by Bashar Alaeddin

L&C Team — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:31:54 +0000

Food is a huge part of my life, my parents and grand-parents were amazing cooks and my dad worked as a food critic once in the 70′s. So it was just a matter of time before I got into the Food genre and started working with restaurants and hotels. This shot was part of a series I was working on with Asian foods. I tried to bring out the tiny texture of the salmon and rice which no one usually notices when they’re eating.

Technical Info: Canon EOS 7D | Exposure: f/4.5 at 1/100sec| ISO 320 | Focal Length 55mm
Title of the photograph: Salmon Sushi
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photograph Location: Amman | Jordan
Photographer: Bashar Nabil Alaeddin (Amman, Jordan)
Bashar Nabil Alaeddin is a digital photographer based in Amman, Jordan. He has been to photography since 2003 and lately he has become more specialized in the genre’s of fine art landscapes and food. Although he works in other genre’s as well, he feels he has become more comfortable with genre’s that let him take his time to be meticulous about his photo’s. He wants his photographs to evoke some emotion, to make the audience feel that they need to be in that scene right now, to make them wish they were eating that dish at this moment. He tries to show the world how it looks through his eyes. Alaeddin believes photography is a visual language, a whole essay or speech being spoken with just one image and he hopes that his minimalist style cuts straight to that point.

Website: http://www.balaeddin.com/

Photo of the Day | March 07 | Cakes by Bill Wilson

L&C Team — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Everyone loves a birthday party. My girlfriend’s (now fiancee’s) family was excited to celebrate the first birthday of the newest member of the family – Avalyn. Her great-grandparents hosted the birthday party at their farm, and many of the cousins, uncles, and aunts brought treats and presents. These were some of the cupcakes made for Avalyn’s party. Stacked as they were, it presented a perfect situation to capture an image with a small depth of field.

Technical Info: NNikon D50 | Exposure: 1/125 | Aperture: f/5.6 | ISO: 400 | EV: +0.7
Title of the photograph: Cakes
Photo of the Day Award Category: Food Photography
Photographer: Bill Wilson (Austin, Texas)
Bill is an artist. Photography is the most exciting way to demonstrate this to those around him. Recently relocated to Austin, Texas from Chicago, Illinois, he considers himself a Midwesterner through and through. Appreciation for the beauty around him and the enjoyment he gains from consistently taking up new challenges were the two motivations behind his initial foray into photography. As the interest turned into a hobby, Bill has taken different steps to develop his craft such as taking a summer course on photography and investing much time in learning new software. The journey will never be complete, though, and he is still learning new things every day. He hopes that his images can play a small role in helping others understand how awesome God is.

Website: http://blog.fourthphotography.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/fourthphotog