The Foodbuzz Festival last weekend started out as any foodie festival should – with loads of wine and gastronomic delights. Delights I can’t taunt you with because I accidentally deleted all of the photos that same night. Typical.
Session 1
On the heels of that disaster, it was appropriate that my first “breakout” session Day 2, was “It’s a Snap: Hands-on Photography Workshop.” The session was led by Laura of The Cooking Photographer and Marc of No Recipes. They started the session off by showing a clear, colorful, TasteSpotting worthy photo – taken with an iPod. The point? You don’t need a fancy camera to take good photos (but it doesn’t hurt).
Laura’s composition tips were huge for me:
- To create tension: Pouring, dripping and other frozen movement.
- To create movement: diagonals and spirals are your friends.
- Photos benefit from shading.
Laura and Marc also talked angles, macro mode, lighting and shooting RAW. Then we whipped out our cameras and started practicing.
Session 2: Great Catch!
Session 2 put me face to face with one of my favorite chefs – Mary Sue Milliken.
I’ve been eating at Mary Sue and Susan’s Border Grill and Ciudad for years, so watching her cook live was a dream I didn’t know I had come true. She discussed sustainable seafood use and made two types of fish tacos showcasing Alaskan halibut and salmon. YUM.
Session 3
The last session of the day was “Food Blogger’s Guide to Success (Whatever That Means).” Hmmmmm . . .
On to the Tasting Pavillion
After the breakout sessions, I rendezvoused with my sister and friend Julie and we headed off to the Tasting Pavillion where we ate Mary Sue’s fish tacos and this:
And this:
And drank this:
It was shocking and relieving to see an established, high-end, tasty winery at a tasting event.
I also snagged a shot with Mary Sue Milliken:
And attempted to get on Food Network by stuffing my face with way too many mini cupcakes – yes, I am shameless.
We wrapped the event by making a 7 second video that was turned into a flip book courtesy of Buitoni. I’m contacting the company who made the book and seeing if I can snag their video for you all, but if not, at least there’s this:
There’s no way this weekend can top last weekend’s Foodbuzz Festival but that just makes going back next year all the more appealing 😉
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