Professional Pictures

The other day I had a nice meeting with local photographer Walter Schnecker about taking profressional pictures of my candy. He was very helpful and gave great insight about doing food photography. Not sure when, but I think I'll probably take the leap soon.

One thing he made me realize is that to take proper photographs, I actually have to come prepared with lots of food. I hadn't really thought about that. I mean, in the process of taking pictures, the food has to be manipulated and if the chocolate starts to look, um, beaten up, then we need different pieces. So I can't just show up with one plate of peanut butter cups, I actually might need three or four plates, ugh!

But lucky for me, good food photography is a knack for my step-mother Julie Riven Jaye. So I'm so grateful that she'll be involved and giving her eye to the whole experience.

Need feedback on new pictures, please!

Ok, so I realize these pictures are still amateur, but someone suggested I really crop them up and try to get rid of as much extra space as possible (especially since it's usually a placemat, countertop, or kitchen wall, ugh!). So I tried cropping them up and would love some feedback. I'm contemplating professional pics for my new website, which should be completed next week.

I'd love to hear what you have to say about them! All thoughts are much appreciated.