Glorious Food!

At work last week, Chris Harvey http://www.iamharvey.co.uk and myself we practised our skills in doing food photography.

After doing a bit of shopping for food product and props bought from some charity shops in Leeds, we then set the scene for every kind of product.

We used some ready meal from some supermarket to then makes them look very appetising by using a combination of added products.

We're both very please with the results, thank you to Chris for all the guidance and help along the shoot!

It was fun but we also learned that taking photographs of food is not that simple!

Au Revoir Didier!

On Thursday last week I was browsing my images in my hard drive, and I was going back as far as 10 years ago. Then I came across this portrait of my cousin Didier which was taken in July 2010 and decided to convert it in B/W and do a little retouching. 
On the Saturday of the same week my brother rings me to tell me that Didier has past away, now I'm not superstitious or anything but this image for me is now symbolic, I'm looking at his smile and the expression of his eyes and you see happiness and joy; the image translate exactly how I remember Didier when we were together, always happy and smily, this is something that everybody can relate to when someone dear to them passes away 

             "Enjoy life to the full as you never know what's around the corner"

I'm publishing this image now to pay my respect to my cousin Didier.

Au revoir.

Manu.

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Jeudi dernier je regardais toutes mes images

à la recherche de portrait pour publier dans mon blog, je remontais à plus de 10 ans. Puis je suis tombé sur ce portrait de mon cousin Didier que j'avais pris en Juillet 2010 lors de notre  visite en France que j'ai tout de suite décidé de la convertir en noir et blanc et de faire un peut de retouche.
Le samedi de la même semaine je reçois un appel téléphonique de mon frère m'annonçant le décès de Didier, je ne suis pas superstitieux ou quoi que se soit, mais cette image est maintenant symbolique, je regarde à sont sourire et ses yeux et je vois joie de vivre, et cette image me rappel des bon temps passés avec Didier et sa famille en leurs compagnie.
Cette image aussi nous rappel cette fameuse expression à laquelle tous le monde se rapporte.

            "profitez pleinement de la vie car ont ne sait jamais se qui peut arrivé"

Avec la permission de Sandra, je publie mon image en l'honneur de Didier pour lui payer mon respect.

Au revoir.

Manu.

Studley Royal

STUDLEY ROYAL

I had a week off last week for Easter, one of the highlight of it was this walk we had as a family at Studley Royal, I really like the portrait of my wife and Son.

Our Chilling Sunday!

Nice family Sunday, we did a workout of 20min following the Bodycoach's video on "youtube" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q20pLhdoEoY

We followed our day by going for a nice family breakfast at "Christian's Cafe" http://www.christianscafe.co.uk 

In the afternoon I did some baking, I made the very healthy "Breakfast bar" by "Nigella Lawson" so yummy.

Here's the photos of my Chilling Sunday!

BTS of Marble wallpaper background!

Chris Harvey and I got the background ready for his Novo shoot next week, it wasn't without any incidents and problems along the way, but we manage to do it, the background looks awesome and the marble effect is so realistic!

Take a look at the BTS below.

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Happy Pancake Day!

It's not Pancake day without any pancakes!

As soon as I picked my son from school, we got into the kitchen to make the batter, once done I made 2 type of pancakes!

A savoury pancake dish with ham and cheese with a tomato and oregano sauce served with steamed broccoli, and for dessert guess what....? Yes a Grand Marnier pancake with condiment of choice!

It was well nice!