On Saturday, I attended a photography
workshop led by acclaimed New York Times' food photographer, Andrew Scrivani.
I thoroughly enjoyed the class, and left enthused to show off my new skills.
That was until I remembered my next post was a mussels recipe.
So what? Well, during the class intro, Andrew
did a slide show to illustrate various keys concepts and strategies, and the
bowl of mussels you see below was used to demonstrate how a simple,
eye-catching prop, like a vintage fork, could help draw the viewer’s attention
away from less-than-attractive shellfish.
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| Andrew Scrivani/NYT |
A brilliant ploy, and one I would have
implemented, except that my silverware drawer contains exactly zero fancy
shellfish forks. So, I decided instead to use the inside of a mussel shell, as
an attempt at some nacreous misdirection. Did it work? You be the judge.
Anyway, I’d like to extend a big thanks to
Andrew and the other attendees for a very enjoyable afternoon. Also to Contigo, a wonderful Spanish joint here in San Francisco, for being such great hosts.