There were many things that I thought I might do while I was staying at my sisters place in Wagga, but one thing I never thought I would get up to was make a light box!
Seems Amy hasn’t been happy with her food photography after seeing so many of Megan’s great photos. She figured that getting a light box might help, but those things cost heaps, up to a couple of hundred bucks.
Seems that for about $35 (which includes a lamp & daylight strength light bulb) we can make our own!
This is what it looks like.
It’s a little small, but that is OK. We’re thinking of making another one tomorrow!
Meanwhile, we had a chance to take some pics while we made dinner tonight. It certainly makes the photos look a little nicer… I really like the dessert one.
Enjoy…
Always nice to have a beer before dinner. This one is a “dark & strong” beer. It was lovely! I picked it up at a bottle shop in Melbourne that had roughly 600 beers on offer!
Bolognese for dinner. First time that I have cooked dinner at Amy’s house. I do love the Basil!
This is a fantastic little dessert called “Budino Di Cioccolato.” In essence, a decadent dark chocolate mousse. Man was it rich & lovely.
Of course, it would be wrong of me to post without having a picture of the wife & child, so without further ado.
Down at the Beach at St. Kilda
So, I am not the most regular of individuals.
I think Tricia’s words resonated with me when she said words to the effect “when you miss a couple of days it becomes easier to miss some more.” It’s not that I don’t think of things to write, it is just that I never get around to it. I really ought to be more disciplined.
So, I have no excuse now, as I sit here in my big sister’s house on a rainy day. Amy is so much better at blogging, and she has a swanky new computer, so I really ought to make the most of this opportunity.
Of course, it means that there wont be any photos, because I don’t have the stuff to upload from my camera here, but that is OK.
The last week & a bit have been HOLIDAYS!!! Yeah baby! It has been a long time coming! I spent a week hanging out with my little bro & his wife & kid (I would link his blog, but he certainly beats me at not blogging…. I think his last blog entry was over a year and a half ago) down in the lovely city of Melbourne. We shopped, we walked, we ate, we shopped some more (looking for things for Shona, finding things for me! Score!) and most importantly, we ate all kinds of chocolate from some pretty impressive stores. I think Amy has already mentioned it, but I bought some chocolate that has bacon & Chipotole in it! Oh man, it blows the mind!!!!
I have also been enjoying doing a little more reading. I put my Fantasy novels away for two weeks & have been reading fiction purely for the pleasure. Last week was “High Fidelity” and this week has been Capote’s “In Cold Blood.” Very good…
Anyway, I am sure I will blog a couple of more times while I am here.
Meanwhile, here is a photobooth pic of me & JTB….
