v-day...

i'm not the biggest fan of valentine's day, but i must admit, this year was the best yet. matt and i had a great day lounging around and eating a ridiculously large amount of food. of course, i documented the whole thing...

aren't they pretty?

no celebration starts off right without some ballin' egg sandwiches...

matt really likes these funfetti cupcakes, so they were my valentine's present to him... i had a blast making and photographing them...

matt makes the best seafood bisque, and this was no exception. it was delicious!

even the bread was heart shaped...

so we really went all-out and made filet mignon wrapped in bacon and twice baked potatoes with cheddar cheese. it was sooooo good, and so filling...

and if that wasn't enough, we decided to throw in some lobster too...

r-o-m-a-n-c-e

food photography...

i don't know what it is, but i've always loved photographing food. maybe it's the colors, maybe it's the textures, or maybe it's just because i get to eat the goods when i'm finished shooting them, i never seem to tire of taking pictures of food.

i became really interested in food photography when i studied Edward Weston my junior year of college. he would photograph fruits and vegetables (his most famous being his pepper series), and said that it was such a fulfilling experience because he was filling both his artistic, and hunger cravings. he enjoyed eating the things he photographed.

here's my ode to all things delicious.

garlic...

homemade hummus and pitas...

muffins made by ashley downey...

delicious clams at my linh restaurant...

strawberry shortcake...

champagne in a plastic cup...

chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting and chocolate sprinkles....