Exotic Food Photography

Checking out some Windsor cuisine

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For the family theme this week I decided that I would photograph a dish that tends to remind us of time spent with family. By that I mean a turkey dinner of course, and hot dang was it ever delicious! 

This special is offered every day at the Michigan Diner on Manning Road. The restaurant was completely packed tonight and business there was flourishing. This made it difficult to find a lot of photo opportunities without patrons getting in the frame. However, I think I managed to pull it off. 

I used a higher ISO setting to compensate for the low lighting in some of the shots and I think they turned out well. 

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For the event theme this week I decided to visit Craft Heads Brewing Company on University Ave. 

This evening they were holding an event called “Foodie Pop-Up” where they were selling $5 tacos. It was awesome... 

The two employees let me photograph them and the guy on the right side had a particularly awesome moustache. Craft Heads has 30 taps which all feature beers that are brewed in-house, and the selection of beers changes every single day. They also have a mini espresso bar open for coffee lovers during morning hours! 

Overall I enjoyed shooting photography at this event and the tacos were quite delicious, and cheap! I will be keeping my eyes peeled for future events here after attending this one. 

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For the black and white theme this week I decided to try something a little less exotic than in the past. 

TOAST on Erie Street had the perfect waffle to photograph. However, I had to sift through quite a few shots to pick the one with the best lighting before doing some editing. I also think that the drawing above the flowers worked well for black and white. 

The gloomy rainy day combined with black and white paintings in the restaurant made this the ideal spot. These photos were also taken on Halloween, and all the waitresses were wearing spooky contacts in their eyes. 

I would definitely recommend checking this place out for breakfast at a reasonable price. Pretty much every table was occupied and business appears to be flourishing there. 

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This week I thoroughly enjoyed tackling some Italian cuisine at Wineology in Walkerville. I spent a long time searching online trying to find the best restaurant in Windsor for the architecture building theme. After much searching I decided Wineology was the spot. I think my photos make that quite self explanatory. 

My favourite photo is the shot of the front of the restaurant from across the street, in the rain, under an umbrella, which added an aesthetic quality that you could not get any night of the week. I also really like the way the wine rack looks in the shot of the glass of cola and the overhead lights. 

The pizza was excellent and I would highly reccomend dining here. They have locations in Walkerville, Tecumseh and Kingsville. The owner of the restaurant is also opening a new location in Kitchener soon.

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This week I decided to tackle one of my favourites, Hot Star. It is hard to put into words how delicious this Taiwanese fried chicken is. Im not sure why god decided to put an amazing fried chicken restaurant across the street from my house, but I am thankful at the same time. 

When I am stressed at the end of the day sometimes I like to walk from my house near the University to this Rotary Club monument on the riverside path. The idea came to me that I should set up a tripod there and photograph a piece of fried chicken with Detroit in the background during magic hour. I am happy with the results and like the depth of field.

If you have never tried Hot Star I would highly recommend it. It is a little on the expensive side but well worth the price. My personal favourite is the original large fried chicken with curry flavouring. 

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I enjoyed snapping some photographs at the Thai Palace in Tecumseh:) 

I used the SnapBridge App from Nikon on my smartphone to remotely activate the shutter on my DSLR and a small Joby tripod on the table. 

I feel my shot of the bamboo hats worked well with the lighting from the window at that particular angle. The hats are Vietnamese though (like my last post), not Thai. You can tell because the hats have “Saigon” written on them, which is another common name for Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam. 

The chicken Pad Thai was exquisite, and one of the main reasons I came here is because it is one my all time favourite dishes. 

Overall a great exotic dining experience!

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I enjoyed snapping some photographs of some bomb Vietnamese food:) 

I experimented with different angles, flash and no flash, close up mode, effects on my DSLR, different composition and lighting and then finally chowed down on my subjects. 

The reason I chose to photograph this food is because Vietnamese food is delicious and I visited Vietnam once and developed an appreciation for the culture there. Veggie spring roll vermicelli has also been one of my favourite dishes for years. 

I feel that this is a great introduction to my food themed photo blog and I am looking forward to producing more work in this area of photography. I'm particularly looking forward to experimenting with different lighting. 

Pho Nguyen Hoang (however you pronounce that properly) on Wyandotte street is the best Vietnamese food in Windsor in my opinion.