I’m always trying to learn and challenge myself. As I get older, I’m trying to hone the skills that I will be able to use forever. For example, one day I decided that I would definitely be drinking wine for the rest of my life and thought that I should learn more about it so I could enjoy the experience that much more. As a result, I enrolled in the International Sommelier Guild classes and became a certified sommelier. The same goes for food. I will definitely be eating for the rest of my life and love to challenge myself everyday with new techniques, recipes, and ingredients. Even though, I have always enjoyed cooking (and thought I was pretty good at it), I did indeed sign up for cooking school a few years ago to take it up a notch. While I eventually dropped out (yep, I’m a cooking school drop out) I learned some new skills and gained a lot more confidence as far as not being afraid to try anything. I use recipes as only a guide; it is so much more fun to play around. A pinch of this, a dash of that…….
I definitely have a passion for food and wine. My other love that ties this all together is travel. I love to explore new places; I spend many hours researching the foods and wines of an area. In addition, I’ve also always been somewhat of a photo freak (I have a bookcase full of photo albums to prove it). Since I plan to be eating, drinking wine, and traveling for many years to come, I need to hone my documentation skills. Yep, time to step up the photography skills. I came across this website this morning and am wondering why my food photos don’t look like this?
Well, now I have a new goal. I hope within the next year we will all see a noticeable difference in my photos. I have the fancy camera, now it is time to get it off “auto” and explore the settings and many possibilities that await.
I am now enrolled in my first photography class and can’t wait!
Cheers!
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