tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post5764949497044970117..comments2024-03-17T15:44:09.282-07:00Comments on In Erika's Kitchen: Biscuits with mushroom beef gravy - the photoErika Kerekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-56669849745216998292010-05-20T06:53:33.445-07:002010-05-20T06:53:33.445-07:00I think the picture is excellent. Nothing you can ...I think the picture is excellent. Nothing you can do about the color of the mushroom gravy. I bet it tastes delicious! MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-73656238505129398112010-05-19T12:15:18.646-07:002010-05-19T12:15:18.646-07:00Thanks @LentilBreakdown! I bought one of those hug...Thanks @LentilBreakdown! I bought one of those huge flap-top envelope portfolios and about a dozen pieces of posterboard and foam core in different colors. It now lives in the kitchen near my desk. The nice thing about posterboard is that if I accidentally spill something on it, I can go to the store and get a brand new one for a dollar!Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-58941666424041790672010-05-19T12:08:12.452-07:002010-05-19T12:08:12.452-07:00Wow, that is a nice shot! I am planning to buy som...Wow, that is a nice shot! I am planning to buy some foam core board and a portfolio of backdrops. Thanks for the reminder!Lentil Breakdownhttp://lentilbreakdown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-36827493679834619442010-05-19T06:31:43.735-07:002010-05-19T06:31:43.735-07:00@Kim - likewise, I was so glad to meet you in pers...@Kim - likewise, I was so glad to meet you in person! Cannot wait to come see your garden. I'll DM you to find a date. The end of the school year is tough so it may be a few weeks or even a month....Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-43549193704079783552010-05-18T22:36:47.694-07:002010-05-18T22:36:47.694-07:00Agreed, you nailed this one! Way to directly a les...Agreed, you nailed this one! Way to directly a lesson or two.<br /><br />As an aside, it was lovely to meet you this weekend. Let me know when your calendar is free for a dinner get-together! [K]Kim at Rustic Garden Bistrohttp://rusticgardenbistro.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-27972312395772664182010-05-18T20:50:15.623-07:002010-05-18T20:50:15.623-07:00@Smith Oh please come to Camp Blogaway next year! ...@Smith Oh please come to Camp Blogaway next year! It was fantastic and you will love it!<br /><br />@Patti Photographing cat foor = only one of the amazing things I learned at Camp Blogaway. I am so grateful and can't wait for next year.<br /><br />@Craig I forgot to mention that as I will be writing about this dish for The Mushroom Channel blog, I didn't want to focus the photo on the Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-12244080595690431542010-05-18T18:39:26.607-07:002010-05-18T18:39:26.607-07:00Yes I can see you were listening to the folks at c...Yes I can see you were listening to the folks at camp. This is an elegant plate and cat food or no, I'd gobble these shrooms up. GREGSippity Suphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09087073817681067448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-87715861362138249852010-05-18T17:35:11.755-07:002010-05-18T17:35:11.755-07:00Erika, so wonderful to spend time with you this we...Erika, so wonderful to spend time with you this weekend at Camp! Great job working with your new photo tools. I need to get some foam core asap. xomarla {family fresh cooking}http://www.familyfreshcooking.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-80480076149076034932010-05-18T12:06:35.336-07:002010-05-18T12:06:35.336-07:00Hi Erika
WOO HOO!!! Nice photo!! I'm not much...Hi Erika<br /><br />WOO HOO!!! Nice photo!! I'm not much of a food stylist - had a little training in Culinary school but that's about it. This is a great dish to work on because it's a toughy - not lot's of color. I think your idea of the mushrooms would work well - give the shot some movement. Can't wait to see what you do next!!!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454526248778921376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-12019440584466285302010-05-18T10:46:41.523-07:002010-05-18T10:46:41.523-07:00Craig - well, it IS chipped beef, more or less. Th...Craig - well, it IS chipped beef, more or less. That said, I have more biscuits and gravy at home and will try it again tomorrow morning in sandwich mode, if I can get it to play nicely and stay upright. <br /><br />If I were really a food stylist (as clearly I am not), I would have sauteed some mushrooms separately and scattered them atop the gravy. Too late. All mushrooms in sauce.Erika Kerekeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634307142866395851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-43061473832270010932010-05-18T10:42:09.074-07:002010-05-18T10:42:09.074-07:00not so sure. still looks like chipped beef. I woul...not so sure. still looks like chipped beef. I would have shot from an angle with a narrow depth of field that highlighted the biscuit and part of the gravy. also, making it more of like a neat sandwich would have given some order to the amorphous mess that is said mushroom gunk.craig gellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07670735807685808796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-15642660261995827972010-05-18T08:10:57.702-07:002010-05-18T08:10:57.702-07:00OMG - you totally NAILED it. I agree, shooting a ...OMG - you totally NAILED it. I agree, shooting a chopped meat food is soooo hard, (no matter how absolutely yummy it is in real life). The lessons you applied to this shot really WORKED. Congrats, excellent job!Patti at Worth The Whiskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097479223330230447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1957782103763272580.post-46067763479551425042010-05-18T07:58:19.666-07:002010-05-18T07:58:19.666-07:00Great job! I have yet to master a decent shot of ...Great job! I have yet to master a decent shot of pasta or egg dishes - will try some of these suggestions and see what happens. Want to attend Camp Blogaway next year as I had a traveling conflict this year.SMITH BITEShttp://smithbites.comnoreply@blogger.com