Photography

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I have recently won the 2nd Australian Eat Drink Blog 2011 Photography Contest. I was the winner of the prestigious IMPACT award that was judged by a panel of photography elites. This was the winning photo. The photo is titled Tomato Mustard Chutney.

Tomato Chutney - IMPACT Photography Eat Drink Blog 2011 Australia Winner - Photographer Sneh Roy

 

 

In July 2011, I embarked on a new photographic journey. My Project 365 that I call A Delicious Life. In this self project and photography experiment, I will shoot a food picture (cooked, raw, cultural) everyday in an effort to document the little delicacies and joys of my everyday life and in doing so, learn something new and flex my inner creativity. You can follow my progress on Flickr – Project 365, A Delicious Life.

 

Day 12 - Red Anjour Day 11 - Lamb Pie Day 10 - Freckles

Day 9 - Rustic Day 8 - Spices Day 7 - Mandarin>

 

 

Day 6 - Night Cherry Day 5 - Thyme Day 4 - Walnut

Day 3 - Eggs Day 2 - Log Cakes Day 1 - Dark Chocolate Sunflower Bundt

 

 

I am a photography enthusiast and hobbyist. Food styling and photography  is a guilty pleasure that I love to indulge in. I find it a perfect channel for expressing my culinary creativity and experiments.

I am a Canon girl. My weapon of choice is the Canon 450D EOS (well I would really like to upgrade to a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, but for now this will suffice!). I recently saved up and bought a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens and am in awe of the light it creates and the amazing clarity it renders to my pictures. I’ll let you in on a little secret of mine.  I have always secretly wondered what a Nikon would feel and photograph like. I think they are both amazing and I would definitely like to get a hands on experience with Nikon as well.

I love prop hunting and see food styling as an evolving art. I love setting up shoots while the food is cooking and adore honest pictures. Food that is not tampered with and absolutely delicious either warm from the oven or hot and simmering from the cooktop. If I wouldn’t eat it and relish it, I wouldn’t shoot it. I try to inject a lot of my quirky, folksy and rustic personality into my pictures. 

 

17 Responses to “Photography”

  1. Phuoc'n Delicious 27. May, 2011 at 1:51 pm #

    Stunning and gorgeous! I love your simplistic approach to food photography, something I am for one day

  2. Anamika 23. Jun, 2011 at 12:53 am #

    Hi Dear, So glad to have come across your blog. It seems like a very happy pleasing blog with some great recipes. Glad to connect with you!!

  3. Meridith 19. Aug, 2011 at 4:17 am #

    Your photography is beautiful! I’m happy that I found your site.
    I like that you see food photography as an art form – I do, too. I’ve only just started but I’m excited because it will be a fun challenge.
    Meridith´s last [type] ..Vinegar & Dill Roasted Baby Potatoes

  4. Nash at Plateful 25. Aug, 2011 at 11:57 pm #

    Sneh! Ha, I’m already in love with your space, especially your gorgeous shots! How come I missed it all this time..? Glad I joined twitter and found you, seriously. Now. lemme browse through your collections to feast my eyes.. :)

  5. Nash at Plateful 26. Aug, 2011 at 12:00 am #

    Gonna stalk you, pronto :)
    Nash at Plateful´s last [type] ..Kaffir lime and chickpeas salad — refreshingly light and clean flavors

  6. Julia 13. Sep, 2011 at 1:17 pm #

    What a great idea! Your photos are STUNNING!
    Julia´s last [type] ..Key Lime Pie Bites

  7. Marynika 14. Sep, 2011 at 6:28 am #

    That’s so exciting. That’s somewhat what I did to get better at photography. The more practice the better the results. Gorgeous photos!
    Marynika´s last [type] ..Bison Stuffed Roasted Peppers

  8. Jonell Galloway 15. Sep, 2011 at 4:13 am #

    I’ve featured your strawberry composition in the Food News Daily. You are the photographer of the day! You can see it at http://www.theramblingepicure.com/archives/13265. I hope you don’t mind my featuring it. This column is read by people all over the world, so I hope it serves as publicity for you!

    Be well.

    Jonell
    Jonell Galloway´s last [type] ..Food News Daily: September 14, 2011

  9. Misty 07. Oct, 2011 at 4:34 pm #

    Beautiful photos! I am a photographer and although I am used to the people side… I would love to build up skill for food. Your blog has inspired me!
    Misty´s last [type] ..Sip…not slurp

  10. Mrs Ergül 11. Oct, 2011 at 7:20 pm #

    these photos are gorgeous! is the 50mm f1.4 the same lens you use for taking photos of your boys? I love all those photos!
    Mrs Ergül´s last [type] ..Passionfruit Cheesecake Pots

  11. Kelly 08. Dec, 2011 at 11:47 am #

    Your photos are absolutely gorgeous! I would love to know the best places to go to look for props and backgrounds, I’m new to the food styling world and am enjoying every second of it! :)

  12. Jacqueline (CakeBoule) 16. Jan, 2012 at 4:42 am #

    The canon 5D mark 2 is a very good piece of kit and is what I have but your images taken with your current camera are fantastic and much better than mine as I need more practise and ideas as food photogrpahy is not something I have done before. I would reccomend the Canon although I do yet use it to it’s full potential and have never understaood the video side but I am using it regulary now I have started blogging so I can only get better (I hope!).
    Jacqueline (CakeBoule)´s last [type] ..Baking Addiction Series (Part 1)

  13. Josephine 01. Feb, 2012 at 6:50 am #

    I completely LOVE your website and your photography’s! I’m a trying photographer as well so all of your pictures give me so much inspiration! I also have a canon but i have a hard time figuring out the settings! What kind of settings do you set in on your camera when you take these kinds of pictures? :D

  14. Radhika 15. Feb, 2012 at 6:36 am #

    Love your photography..and the recipes too. Very inspiring. Glad I found it.

  15. Raj 16. Feb, 2012 at 1:55 am #

    Your recipes are excellent and sp are your photographs. What equipment do you carry around and do you shoot in natural light?

  16. Berlin Lunchbox 18. Feb, 2012 at 7:46 am #

    The most amazing thing about these photos is how totally delicious you make things look.

    This is no easy feat with certain foods, we know!
    Berlin Lunchbox´s last [type] ..Sweet potato & tofu patties with avocado sprout salad and basil salsa

  17. Ines 14. Apr, 2012 at 12:20 am #

    Gorgeous blog!
    Ines´s last [type] ..tarta de coco

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