I was having a look through some recent photos taken on my phone and noticed a pattern. Just recently we’ve been cooking a lot of meals from the latest Jamie Oliver book ‘Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals‘ (almost all of it delicious) and I’ve gotten into the habit of photographing our creations.
The idea is you can cook a 3 course meal in just 30 minutes. You see him do it on TV but the reality, as it turns out, is a little bit trickier. You need a good sized kitchen, everything laid out in advance and you don’t tidy up as you go. But with practise it can be done. Anyway, enjoy!
Looking At The Good Book
Preparing For Our 30 Minute Challenge
34 Minutes
Piri Piri Chicken with Potatoes and Feta
A Close Up Of Piri Piri Chicken
Jerk Chicken (My Favourite)
Jerk Chicken About To Serve
Jerk Chicken Prior To Demolition
Grilled Sardines With Crispy Halloumi
Rachael’s Special Rhubarb Cake
The Best Thing I Got From a Christmas Cracker
Mmmmm, Mutant Pancake
I have that same book! I loved the jerk chicken, too. Delicious. Couldn’t make any of them in 30 minutes, though.
Anyway, for food photography, there’s a couple tricks. Things look better when you take them up close (macro, with a shallow depth of focus), at an angle and with natural light and saturated colours. Just some tips!
Yeah, the jerk chicken rocks! Still a favourite now!
Don’t worry, I have a friend who’s a photographer and he’s shown me how to do it – the problem is I’m just too lazy to get my SLR out and end up taking grainy photos with my iPhone. Must try harder! 🙂