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This winter, I had the pleasure to visit Grenada an island country located in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. It is known as the “Island of Spice” because of its production and exportation of nutmeg and mace. The capital is St. George located at the water’s edge with boats of all shapes and sizes engaged in a variety of activities. Although working primarily as a family portrait photographer I had the opportunity to focus my lenses on different subject matter. It’s refreshing to study how the light falls whether it’s a storm coming through, a group of children playing or houses on a hillside.

Travel To Grenada
A Storm Moves in off the Grenadian Island of Carriacou

Travel to GrenadaThe view from my hotel, The Flamboyant.

Travel To GrenadaThe capital city, St. George with harbor boats and hillside homes.

Travel To GrenadaA Colorful Life in Grenada

Travel To GrenadaString Fishing

Travel To GrenadaMy Travel Companions

Travel To GrenadaThe Nutmeg Factory in the little town of Gouyave.

Travel To GrenadaSailing Regatta on the island of Carriacou

Travel To GrenadaThe snack shack on Paradise Beach, Carriacou.

Travel To GrenadaRum from the rum factory. Food at the deli with EC [eastern Caribbean] pricing.

$1 US Dollar : $2.70 EC

Travel To GrenadaStorms, Cruise Ships and Yachts come and go.

 I hope you enjoyed the photographs! If you get a chance, go visit Grenada!
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I just finished teaching a Family Beach Photography photo session for The Palm Beach Photographic Center FotoFusion 2014. It was a wonderful opportunity to share with my students much of the information I have gleaned from thousands of hours photographing families at the beach.

Family Beach Photography

I thought about titling this blog: All Dressed Up With No Place To Go,  What Can Go Wrong, Will or Three Strikes And You Are Out.. At the location secured three weeks before the class, we had permission to photograph but had to pay for parking. It turned out the day of, we received free parking passes but were not allowed to photograph. My two families with their young children were incredibly patient as we moved to a second location. Since we were not going to be able to photograph at the beach, I figured we could create the same type of portraits, with similar lighting techniques and students could learn from the experience.

Family Beach Photography

After going through two very useful lighting setups, again we were asked to leave the location. The gate was going to be locked and we needed to be on the other side of it. No worries, next to that site was a place I thought I could finish up with more candid family photographs and give the students the final part of the workshop. Mom and Dad are in position, the background is good, the light is perfect. About to shoot, once again we are asked to leave. No worries. I resorted to begging. It worked with the promise of being quiet.

Family Beach Photography

The students appreciated the experience. Lesson learned, you can make plans but when reality takes over, go with the flow and do the best you can!!
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As a family portrait photographer, I am used to subjects that wiggle,sometimes run, climb, dance, swim and are in perpetual motion. Choosing which fleeting moment to memorialize is always a challenge.

I had the pleasure yesterday to photograph the delicacies of Cuisinier and Chocolatier Kristofer Kalas. Many of the ingredients were grown locally- well maybe not “New Zealand Cockles” or the “Alaskan Sockeye Salmon”…but all was as fresh as possible. So instead of my subject giggling  and moving out of the range of my lens, my subject was melting every extra minute I took to frame and expose.

So, for some “Summer Lovin”, feast your eyes on the photographs below starting with some homemade ricotta, sunflowers, espelette, thyme, sungold tomatoes, honey pate de fruit:

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Rorschach?

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, agretti (look it up!), white beets and green apple foam

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Spring radishes, baby beet greens, baby leeks

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Kougin Amann...Need I say more?

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Nooks and Crannies-Homemade English muffin, cherry and thyme confits and whipped butter

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Yellowfin tuna, rubbed with olive oil and sea salt, baby leeks, preserved lemon and corn

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Carrots, curry, ramp greens and spring onion

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Scallops a la Bras, scallop and celeriac emulsion, yellow carrot puree and lambs quarters

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
All About the Sea-New Zealand cockles, oyster mushrooms, baby lima beans, romanesco, white mussel foam —
Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Dragees-Freddy Guys Hazelnuts, caramelized and coated in Madagascar chocolate and cocoa powder

 

One of the benefits of being a food photographer is sampling the goods at the end of the session. I have probably put on five pounds sampling the vegetables, fish, pastries and chocolates. If you would like some for yourself Kristofer can be reached at: Kristofer@Cuisinier-Fr.com.

 

 

 

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