tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post1358795356136340851..comments2024-03-16T14:03:19.116+00:00Comments on Above the River: How not to photograph mince piesCJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-1192678707048592422018-12-16T21:58:46.114+00:002018-12-16T21:58:46.114+00:00Well if it makes you feel better I was swearing at...Well if it makes you feel better I was swearing at my oldest yesterday, I mean actually swearing at him. I think it is sometimes needed as it is all they respond to, but yours are much to young for that. I applaud you fro the fit of giggles, it was probably the thing that made it all okay. No giggles for me, I am still swearing in my head!Mereknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596140300034854370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-22980697066776712932018-12-16T20:13:08.427+00:002018-12-16T20:13:08.427+00:00I have to admit to smiling at your post - it all s...I have to admit to smiling at your post - it all sounds very stressful but with a fit of the giggles it sounds like you got through it. So a burning question? did you eat the mince pies and will he get a job with the M&S marketing team? Jo xxJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668713514058875484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-36316397591515373922018-12-16T18:23:43.227+00:002018-12-16T18:23:43.227+00:00Please excuse my hysterical laughter as I picture ...Please excuse my hysterical laughter as I picture the entire scenario... having been there and done it with various school projects I can reassure you that he will definitely forgive you. We did this with cheesecakes one year... endless blimin' cheesecakes!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689402000429710324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-51867482281819286562018-12-16T15:23:13.435+00:002018-12-16T15:23:13.435+00:00Oh yes! I well remember trying to help with homewo...Oh yes! I well remember trying to help with homework projects and the ensuing frustration when things didn't go according to plan! Hold tight and hang on in there! Well done littlest boy for all those awards. anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414143391795492586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-56861925022288305662018-12-16T13:58:38.013+00:002018-12-16T13:58:38.013+00:00"discard ninety nine of them""discard ninety nine of them"Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-69579692320417493762018-12-16T13:57:22.610+00:002018-12-16T13:57:22.610+00:00Clearly you have the patience of a saint - with a ...Clearly you have the patience of a saint - with a sense of humour. In this digital age we are lucky that we can take a hundred pictures and discard of them just to get the winning shot. Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169050358049841998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-87285768561031560432018-12-15T08:04:39.990+00:002018-12-15T08:04:39.990+00:00You're absolutely right – food photography is ...You're absolutely right – food photography is an art and good photographers can name their price. Being on a shoot for a food book is fascinating. There are people for lighting, props, styling (faffing) and the actual photographer. So a huge well done for managing what you did in the time you did in winter when it gets dark at 4pm!! I hope you had some of that wine :-) We bung food on the plate and scoff it down here, too. I'd win no prizes for presentation. Sam xxA coastal plothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212023381295784867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-18864137876805455972018-12-14T10:01:59.688+00:002018-12-14T10:01:59.688+00:00I think food photographers have a few cheats up th...I think food photographers have a few cheats up their sleeves.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-66148302621911070742018-12-13T15:43:37.493+00:002018-12-13T15:43:37.493+00:00You crack me up. I wish I was a fly on the wall! W...You crack me up. I wish I was a fly on the wall! We are very much a slam it down, stuff it in family too. I've tried to arrange meals prettily but everyone looks at it suspiciously and wonders if I'm about to poison them. Well done to littlest boy. xx Susandaydream in colourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06292841288986490762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-1946045808973665782018-12-13T11:09:48.917+00:002018-12-13T11:09:48.917+00:00I think the third photo in your post (mince pies, ...I think the third photo in your post (mince pies, naturally) is really lovely. It reminds me of the food images in the Waitrose mag. Jolly good show all round - and also congrats to the Littles Boy, long may his boundless enthusiasm continue. Wishing you all a very happy christmas. xCarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11317388242574705433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-14631023901032919852018-12-13T09:44:55.706+00:002018-12-13T09:44:55.706+00:00He would not want pictures of the mince pies I mak...He would not want pictures of the mince pies I make , mine usually look like I have dropped them , tidied not stop hubby eating them though .Sewing mamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740102593148905237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-57279365909645106932018-12-13T04:33:17.088+00:002018-12-13T04:33:17.088+00:00I think you did very well with the food photos! M...I think you did very well with the food photos! My favorite is the fruit one.. and it probably was the easiest to prepare for. Your boys sound very sweet, all of them. You're a good momma. ((hugs)), Teresa :-) <br />****************************************<br /> *M*E*R*R*Y* * *C*H*R*I*S*T*M*A*S*!*<br />**************************************** <br />Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-72977039639161988552018-12-12T16:37:46.947+00:002018-12-12T16:37:46.947+00:00Isn't it a rule of childhood that the more eno...Isn't it a rule of childhood that the more enormous and complicated the homework, the less notice for preparation parents are given? We subscribed to that rule here for years. Well done you, a brilliant job done and a very funny narrative got out of it too. Win win! xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-84942045152340215762018-12-12T15:19:43.029+00:002018-12-12T15:19:43.029+00:00I slam it down, they stuff it in, bam, job done. T...I slam it down, they stuff it in, bam, job done. That's us, totally. I don't really see the point in taking beautiful food photos, much prefer scoffing it down. Well done for keeping your cool (almost) and being generally patient with your biggest boy. The mince pies look delicious, I wonder if we have any in our cupboards. Your littlest is a superstar! Have a good few days xxChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779814767836758618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-5064069507775708142018-12-12T15:00:16.117+00:002018-12-12T15:00:16.117+00:00I think they look really good! The pies and the ph...I think they look really good! The pies and the photos. I especially like the last one. You're a very patient woman, CJ. :)Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-76350124867616289632018-12-12T13:22:07.202+00:002018-12-12T13:22:07.202+00:00I'm sure it was all worthwhile in the end, and...I'm sure it was all worthwhile in the end, and that they tasted as good as they look. <br />Well done to the littlest boy on his achievements and win. <br />All's good here thankfully. xxFlightyhttps://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-80759528406296684672018-12-12T13:01:52.691+00:002018-12-12T13:01:52.691+00:00Just what I needed to read after yet another round...Just what I needed to read after yet another round at the shops. Thank goodness littlest boy is balancing out the Karma and that at least you could eat the fruits of your exceedingly hard labours. You have stirred memories of mother and son arguments about photo shoots in the past. The things we do for our children :) B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-4800147168381810582018-12-12T12:10:33.561+00:002018-12-12T12:10:33.561+00:00Thanks for asking CJ, all is well at our place. A...Thanks for asking CJ, all is well at our place. Also like the writers of the previous comments I had a good giggle about you "slamming it down, and they stuffing it in". The whole photography thing sounded like something totally out of control, and reminded me of our house when our kids were younger. School projects.......oh dear, I do remember some very memorable ones. I could just envisage you manourvering the end of the hoover and the mince pies disappearing down the nozzle if you weren't quick enough controlling it all. I do hope that your eldest doesn't read these comments or he will really be enraged at our mirth..... At least you did have lots of food to consume over tne weekend. Thanks for the laugh. Regards, RobynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-81520777621397792772018-12-12T10:33:39.951+00:002018-12-12T10:33:39.951+00:00CJ - I felt I was there ! And I would have been gi...CJ - I felt I was there ! And I would have been giggling with hysteria and rank despair too.School projects can really knock the stuffing -sometimes quite literally- out of parents who clearly fail to make the grade for their high-aspiring offspring. Not for want of effort, or trying, but I certainly never seemed to get points for just Trying. In our house it was generally art work, (told about at around 10pm the night before). Or else there was a musical composition to conjure up, and record, with themes such as 'Passage' (?), in a fun-packed afternoon, or risk ruining my daughter's ENTIRE life. <br />At least you got to eat the mince pies, and ordeals which do not kill you, make you stronger, apparently. I'm a veritable Pansy Potter, aka the Strong Man's daughter, (Beano comic), me. I suspect that you are, too. And diabolos, dogs, and the presence of a large bottle of wine cannot fail to add a bit of colour to the proceedings too. Respect !Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6235841642149423068.post-91485982016197827402018-12-12T10:10:46.498+00:002018-12-12T10:10:46.498+00:00You had me chortling as you contemplated vacuuming...You had me chortling as you contemplated vacuuming the mince pies. I also love the image of you slamming food down and your family stuffing it in - sounds a bit like mealtimes round here. I think I'd have given up and risked plagiarism by taking a photo of something in a food magazine! Enjoy your very well dusted pies. xxVeggieMummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467026136649574350noreply@blogger.com