behind the scenes: faking it

If everything could be shot on distressed wood, I think it would make everything THAT much more appealing! I'm not sure what it is, but it just texturally makes us happy. We photograph a brand that calls for a wooden dock "like" background, so seeing that we don't have a studio on the water and one can't magically appear, we fake it! Nothing a few old boards, some blue fabric and strategic lighting can't help.

{Kev setting up our dock} 

{Love the distressed wood} 

{Lighting through double-paned glass for a scattered natural light effect} 

{Hints of blue}

{An older shot we have of a product from the brand, so you can see the final result!}

behind the scenes: Oh GelatO!

We had a two day shoot a couple weeks ago that consisted of Gelato and Sorbet. I'm sure it comes as no surprise that we were all drooling after the 80 tubs of all flavors arrived. Yes, I said 80....We had to rent THREE freezers to fit it all in the studio! But as usual, all the hard work planning payed off and we had a very enjoyable and smooth shoot. 

{Stand-in scoop...But wanted to show everyone the cuteness of all the garnishes that were used!} 

{Another of the stand-in...You can tell by the melting on the bottom}

{Mmm chocolate shavings!} 

{A shot of CaptureOne with a few of the final options} 

{Options oh my!}

Shapes in Food

It's no secret that we do a lot of food photography. On most days, we stare at food for 8 hours a day and only naturally, we start seeing things. Similarly to staring up at the clouds and pointing out shapes, animals, faces, places, etc. Us here at Sierra see these things in plated food. We have so many instances that we can actually start sharing our great little treasures that we find! So Tuesday is now our official "Shapes in Food" day. Feel free to join in and share with us the shapes that you find. 

Shapes in Food - Day 1

Case in point - Vanilla Gelato with wafer and vanilla bean garnish

By the end of the day - Toboggan going down an icy slope! { I know you see it too! } 

Congratulations

 Sierra would like to congratulate our Urszula and her husband Konrad on their
newest addition...Meet Sebastian!

Photo of the Week

{A delectable sashimi shot from our portfolio day!}

Thirsty Thursday

Pink Lemonade Margarita - 5 servings 1 cup each

Original recipe from Kraft Foods.

Ingredients:

1 tub CRYSTAL LIGHT Pink Lemonade Flavor Low Calorie Soft Drink Mix

1-1/2 cups cold water

1/2 cup cold orange juice

2 Tbsp. tequila

1 Tbsp. lime juice

5 cups crushed ice

PLACE drink mix, water, orange juice, tequila and lime juice in blender container; cover.

BLEND on high speed until drink mix is dissolved.

ADD ice; cover. Blend on high speed until thickened and smooth. Serve immediately.

Photo of the Week

{California Roll & a wasabi trail}