The Opinionated Diner Food Review 2

When I find a restaurant that far exceeds or fails to meet my expectations, I feel compelled to share my experience in a restaurant review.  In this installment of THE OPIniONATED DINER I visited the Wine Cave at Ventura Wine Company.  

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Take a BIG First Bite

My photography has taken me in many directions over the years but has always been about the stuff I love. My latest project has been working with artificial light on location with both large and small strobes. This is a chance for me to photograph one of my favorite things, FOOD. I have worked a bit with food in the past but I am always up for a good challenge. I worked with a restaurant in Ventura, CA for my project. Shannon Rice at The Watermark on Main hooked me up with a few sexy plates and some space to shoot. One of the plates was a light summery and delicious salad. The second and more challenging plate was a rack of lamb. We shot a smaller plate and it turned out looking , mmmmmmm. I was stoked with the lighting but would like to fine tune some of the food styling elements and dial in some go to compositions and backgrounds. Look for more to come, we will take a glance back at a few images from earlier this year as well as creating skate, music, food and beverage images, with snowboarding images to come with the snow.





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