Tag Archives: La Rochelle

Food, France and Photography …in early September

  Early September in France….crowds gone…time for a peaceful holiday…one that involves spending time in a lovely corner of France where you’ll  not only eat excellent food and drink good wine whilst learning a bit about food photography….or about taking any sort … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, French countryside, Markets, Photography, photography course, Photography holiday, swimming pool, Vendee, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

bushel or merkin ?…

My feelings about markets and merkins are synonymous. Dazzled and aroused by the mouthwateringly  sensual display, there is still the nagging suspicion that all is not as it should be. I cannot help but question if it is going to be quite as good as it … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, Art photography, Digital photography, Emotion, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Humour, Markets, Photographic Prints, Photography, Shopping, Sunday, Uncategorized, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Coeur de Lyon

Rather than writing I’ve been laying on the beach in La Rochelle which is the order of things in August. Summer lassitude together with the limitless produce of the season limits the demand on time spent in the kitchen which, … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, Art photography, Digital photography, French countryside, Photographic Prints, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments

Hot chocolate virgin…

This country drips chocolate from every pore. In provincial France,  good chocolatiers are nearly as ubiquitous as shoe shops, which only sell grotesque shoes, opticians and dodgy hair dressers upon which trio the French economy appears to depend. The illusion … Continue reading

Posted in 2013, Apricot jam, Art photography, baking, Baking, Brownies, Digital photography, Dogs, Expectation, food, Food and Photography, Food photographer, France, Hot choclate, Humour, Poodles, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 39 Comments