This story is about family, about spending time together, about life being short and other good feelings. My dad used to love fishing and skiing. In the winter, he would go fishing on frozen lakes. It was so relaxing for him, and I will never understand how he could stay in -20 degrees Celsius, dressed… Continue reading Fish and memories
Author: Gabriela Lupu
Make time for your food photography
Food photography has become more and more important through the years. Food photography is considered as one of the most difficult genres of photography but has more commercial value than wedding or portrait photography. Many people asked me why is so hard to take good food photos? I will answer that everything in life is… Continue reading Make time for your food photography
Craciun Fericit!
Craciun Fericit! is Merry Christmas in Romanian
White balance in Food Photography
White balance is a way to “measure” the temperature of light. The goal of a conventional photograph is to attain an ideal White Balance where the white color is as close to true, neutral white as possible and all of the colors in your image are in real life. The white balance that you shoot… Continue reading White balance in Food Photography
Christmas cooking tips
I start counting the days till Christmas. Yuppy!!! So close! Christmas is a time of celebration and sharing quality time with family and friends. Time spent in the kitchen preparing food for family and friends is one of the great pleasures in life, especially if you do it all together. - Plan the menus for… Continue reading Christmas cooking tips
Traditional wine making process
Wine making has been around for thousands of years and is a natural process that requires very little human intervention. My father used to do it in the traditional way. He died a few days ago, but I have lots of memories with him. Making wine is one of them. It was a family gathering.… Continue reading Traditional wine making process
Depth of field for food photography
A great food photography should make you so hungry that you want to eat the photo in front of you. Depth of field is the distance from the closest point to your eye that appears in focus to the farthest point away from your eye that still seems to be in focus. Photographers tends to use… Continue reading Depth of field for food photography
Baked fennel bulb with tomato sauce
As I promised I am writing here the recipe for fennel. I picked the fennel from the market and I never even read about it, but I passed so many times near fennel and it got me so very curios. It looks so amazing, and all I could think was about fennel in front of… Continue reading Baked fennel bulb with tomato sauce
10 o’clock nuts and seeds
When I decided to start eating healthier than usually, one of the meals was the nuts. It was a difficult choice to make, because we have so many types of nuts, all full of nutrients and health benefits. On the other hand too much nuts could be bad for you, so I had to search… Continue reading 10 o’clock nuts and seeds
Fennel bulb
Fennel bulb is something you like or you don't. There is no middle way. Fennel is crunchy and slightly sweet, adding a refreshing contribution to the ever popular Mediterranean cuisine. Most often associated with Italian cooking, be sure to add this to your selection of fresh vegetables from the autumn through early spring when it… Continue reading Fennel bulb
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