(Photo NOT courtesy of Thierry Jouanneteau)
Thank heavens my husband is a shopper, or I would never even have evolved into the digital camera age. He is always keeping his eye out for the latest practical photography equipment, and manages to get good deals on it to boot.
He bought me my Canon PowerShot S45, which I like for its simplicity of use and the fact that it's easy to carry without being tiny -- I never feel like I'm really taking pictures with those extra-small cameras. I've used it for most of my photos on La France Profonde and have been quite satisfied.
On the other end of the spectrum, Thierry has a huge Pentax whose model number I won't mention because I'm afraid to take it out of its case to check.
He takes a lot of great shots with it, some of which I have featured on FP -- perhaps not enough to his liking, but I suppose he could start his own blog, right?
The problems with the Pentax are 1.) I don't know how to use it and 2.) afore-mentioned husband is never around when it is time to take food shots.
Yet, my Canon just didn't cut it for food close-ups.
Well, to make a long story not quite so long, Thierry recently got a great deal on a SONY Cyber-shot 1080 that I am capable of using AND takes great close-ups.
So now I can take credit for shots like the asparagus above, and this Greek-style feta chicken...
... all with a reasonably lightweight, easy-to-use camera.I took it with me on my recent day trip to Albi with Loulou of Chez Loulou. I'm not sure it was vastly superior to my Canon for normal town photos, but it definitely did better with food, as witnesses this dessert pic from our meal at Restaurant Stéphane Laurens:
(Nems à la banane et au gingembre, ananas, chocolat chaud et glace au nougat)
Bon dimanche!
9 comments:
Great photographs. I really do think a good camra makes a whole world of difference. I use a simple point and click digital camera and to be honest, I think it shows.
Your pictures did turn out very good and the food looks delicious! I looked at digital cameras at Best Buy the other day - have one but it's old now - and I swear, all the options and choices literally made my head swim!
Great close-ups! I remember that market in Albi, which I visited when we stayed with my sister-in-law who lives near Penne. I took a lot of photos there too.
Beautiful! My husband has a Sony Digital Rebel, which I adore, but my little Nikon Coolpix fits in my purse nicely.
I hope to graduate to a different camera in a few years.
Ah les asperges..chez nous, nous avons une petite ville qui est la spécialiste de l'asperge..Tous les ans à cette période, c'est une tradition, nous faisons ce resto..et chose surprenante, elles n'ont pas le même goût partout..Tout dépend de la terre de cultivation, c'est différent..Comme quoi n'est pas asperge qui veut....Merci pour ton message Betty et un grand merci de ta gentillesse..Grosses bises et à bientôt.
Oh, I have such a food photography fetish! I have a Canon Rebel XTI and I cannot get enough close up food shots. My family gives me such a hard time because whenever I am making dinner or desert over at my parents' house for family gatherings, I am photographing everything cooking/baking/barbecuing. :)
These photos you've posted really are great and definitely mouth watering!!!
I love those photos!!! I just got a new camera the other day that takes GREAT close ups. My other camera BROKE in France! The day we went to Foix. Arghh...anyhow, I hope to do some good photos for my blog now.
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How fun! A new toy! You remind me of mon mari et moi- his big camera, my small one, same deal....
Wonderful photos, gorgeous green asparagus - which we rarely see here in the Vendee.
Great pictures! I shall be expecting food picture spam.
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