Spinach Pasta with Beets

Spinach Pasta with beets, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

From the TPMG Foodie event, spinach pasta, roasted beets, mushrooms, basil and garlic. SO GOOD. I'm not a huge beet fan but these beets were nice and sweet and rustic at the same time. Going to try to make this dish on my own.

Movember

Movember, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

Being silly again. Check out www.movember.com to join the movement. I think I'm liking the handlebar mustache the best so far :) Where's Tom Selleck when you need him???

Thanks to Chris for shooting it!

Pommies Apple Cider

Pommies Apple Cider, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

So I saw this nifty little trick in a food styling book about faking cold drinks. Simply spray the glass with a white corn syrup/water mixture to create condensation on the glass. I think it turned out pretty well with a few improvements for next time.

Also, strongbow is out, pommies is IN!. YUM! My addiction to ciders continues...

Happy Thanksgiving Colours - Homer Watson Park

Happy Thanksgiving Colours - Homer Watson Park, a photo by martellostudio on Flickr.

When I went up to Algonquin the other week to capture the fall colours I was so excited. Having never been to Algonquin before (ya, I don't know how that happens) I had great images in mind like the one above. However, the clsoer I got to the park, the dark the clouds got and then came the rain. I still enjoyed hiking around the trails and being in the park. Since I didn't quite get the shot I was looking for I'll just amagine that this was what it looked like while I was there. Cudos to Martello Studio for capturing this scene.

A True Visionary

A True Visionary, a photo by Onigun on Flickr.

Such a sad day yesterday. Such a creative, inspiring, interesting man.

Not my phot but thought it truely captured the moment.

LY Designs

LY Designs, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

Last week I was lucky enough to shoot a few pieces from the Louise Yu collection. I really enjoyed this shoot and had a ton of fun. This is my fav shot so far with a few more outfits left to edit. More to come

key light camera right at about 45 degrees, fill light camera left and hair light camera right at the back. On grey seamless

Onion & Walnut Bread

Onion & Walnut Bread, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

I made a recent visit to a new local bakery, Cliffside Hearth. Just off Kingston Rd in Scarborough this neat little place has some amazing finds. Breads, pizzas, cookies and much more. Captured above is their onion walnut bread/loaf. YUM! This bread would be great with soup or stew or just slather on the butter :)

The Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye

Time for a review!

I recently got to test out Nikon's version of the fisheye lens. I'd always thought the idea of them was cool and it was mainly a one trick pony lens. And at $700 new, something that I could probably never justify buying. But now having used it for landscape, portrait and macro, I can say it's much more than a silly lens to make dogs faces look funny. The optics on this lens are great. Really sharp and wonderful color. It did have a bit of a learning curve to it. You really have to get down on the ground, get in close to certain things and make sure you take time to compose in camera. It's all about bending the scene to amplify it's best features. I have yet to try the other versions of this lens but wonder if the quality that Nikon produces is worth the cash. Lets do a comparison...

Nikon $750
Sigma $$799
OPTEKA $349
Tokina $789
Lens Baby $279

I have yet to try any of the other ones. But the lens baby does seem like a viable option money wise. My goal for a lens right now is the Nikon 24-70. But should a Nikon come up used and a good price I might have to think about it. Have you tried any of the above lenses? Leave your recommendations below.

Here are two examples of the Nikon version, including my previous post of Little Cove in Tobermory.

FishEye Little Cove, Tobermory

FishEye Little Cove, Tobermory, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

From the weekend! Thanks to Jordan for letting me use his fisheye lens. I have to get one of these. And such great color too. This was taken at Little Cove in Tobermory

Yellowstone National Park, Bleached Cliffs

Yellowstone National Park, Bleached Cliffs, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

I have been trying to process my images from the trip and think by far this is my favourite! Such a lovely place and a lovely moment to watch in person.

Little Bird Photography v 1.0

So I've been working on a project with my b/f and the end result goes something like this:

Little Bird Photography <<---- CLICK!

!!

I'm very excited. Eventually the goal is to combine the blog and the website and hopefully have people & lovely things to photograph. This has been such a great project and there have been ups and downs for sure..but it means a lot to finally see something up. There is more to come in the coming months as we get the logo and look of the company down pat. But version 1.0 has been born!! Please check it out... I'd love to hear any comments or critiques :)

Jess & Ron

Jess & Ron, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

Another shot from this weekends session! High Park was full of photo ops. There was a tiny waterfall to the right of this image and we tried and tried to get the shot including the couple and it just wasn't working... will have to go back and try again!!!

Jess & Ron

Jess &amp; Ron, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

Engagement Shoot for Jessica and Ron. Taken in High Park Toronto :)

What Maids of Honor Are For..

What Maids of Honor Are For.., a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

Well it's official... I have photographed my first wedding! Horray! I think the shots came out wonderful and I'm really please with the results. I will try to post a few more as I go through all the images I took.

If anyone needs a wedding photographer - I'M AVAILABLE!

No More Sugar Gallery

If you haven't already noticed I've changed the name of my blog. There is a very good but SECRET reason for this! Over the next little while I plan to change the look of my blog and attach it to a website. But more information will come later :)

I've been photographing models and a wedding lately. You can link to my flickr account to see more.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eastyorkphotography/

:)

Ms Kimi at the Park

Ms Kimi at the Park, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

Not a food photo in sight this weekend. The weather was wonderful in Ontario so it was off to the park for a run and a hunt for trillium's. My only good photo's lately are of the dog, so here she is in all her glory :)

Happy Birthday To Me

Happy Birthday To Me, a photo by (Ashley) on Flickr.

I recently celebrated my 28th Birthday and had a lovely day :) Feeling ready to get back into habit of shooting food more often. The weather is starting to turn nice and it's finally stopped raining :)

Teaching Daddy a Lesson

Teaching Daddy a Lesson, a photo by Steve Steinhardt on Flickr.

Isn't this the greatest thing? It really makes me want to get a dog...and then I think of the mess! haha.

I love this image!! This fellow Flickr member has some great stuff in their stream. Click on him to see more :)

Easter and spring are on their way...

Happy April! I decided not to let my gel food coloring sit on the shelf and never be used. I made pink, green and blue cupcakes with white icing. I seem to have lost my egg cup for the moment, not sure where that went. I had this great idea for the little eggs on top of the cupcake inside the egg cup. Hopefully it will look as cute in person as the idea I have in my head! Simple cupcakes to make, white cake mix, gel coloring, icing, chocolate mini eggs. MMMmm.... More pics to come.

Pancakes With Honey

A wise person once said, Thank God for Bees - and I agree.

Shrove Tuesday is coming up and I couldn't resist having "Pancake Tuesday" a little early. Most people enjoy maple syrup or Aunt Jamima but I always go for the honey. You'll find more shots on my flickr!