1. Photoshop Express: a free Photoshop service that probably does not come anywhere close to being a substitute for Photoshop, but is great for people like me (read: newbie to editing photos and without the funds to purchase Photoshop).
Yellow curry noodles at Nakkara: $8 lunch special! This photo was auto-corrected slightly with Photoshop Express; even though it was daytime, there wasn't a ton of light at my table.
2. Lowel EGO Light: Charles got me one of these lights for my birthday, which I'm very happy about! I need to play around and get better acquainted with how to best use this light, but I love it and the crisper looking photos it provides like the one below.
Spaghetti with mushrooms, garlic and pecorino: I was lazy that night and didn't use the reflector board, which would have given a brighter look on all sides (or so I would conjecture).
I leave you with a little round-up of bloggers whose photos have given me a dash of inspiration lately:
- udon & stilettos and her lovely posts about a recent trip to Napa. I've never been, but as her pictures prove, I should've gone ages ago!
- Gazing at Last Night's Dinner on any given day makes me wish I lived next door to this woman. Seriously.
- Each time I visit I'm Mad and I Eat, I wonder, why am I not eating that right this second? Mostly inspiring, but also (excuse the pun) maddening!
5 comments:
FYI: Hite beer owns this place. Or so they tell me...
oops. that was s'pose to be for Hite! not for your Lowell ego lights! btw, I wish there was something akin to this that I can take with me to restaurants
Tony: Thanks for both your comments, haha! Yeah, I don't know how they'd manage to incorporate Hite into their restaurant name otherwise.
And maybe soon enough, they will invent a handy pocket-sized light for restaurant shots. Even with the help of Photoshop, I'm astounded by people who get clear photos from high end places with mood lighting!
I seriously LOVE my light. I think it's one of the best inexpensive food blogger purchases you can make.
So great meeting you last night! Hope to see you again soon!
Brooke: I am having trouble finding a suitable place to keep my light, but my lack of space is not its fault. I will continue to love it ardently. It was wonderful to meet you, too!
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