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Restaurant Food Photography and Natural Light

Restaurant Food Photography and Natural Light

Restaurant Food Photography and Natural Light While high quality writing is important to any blog, so is the quality of the photography.  In my eyes a picture really does say a thousand words and a great photo of a dish can outshine any menu description. I find that a bit of planning, some straight forward camera [...]

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Food Photography 101: Understanding Natural Lighting

Food Photography 101: Understanding Natural Lighting

My friends at FBC, Melissa, Mardi, and Ethan have kindly asked me to write an article on lighting + food photography. Although I’m a food blogger by night, by day I work in design…more specifically interior + lighting design. Given my background along with my love for photography, they thought I’d be able to offer [...]

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Choosing a Web Host For Your Self-Hosted WordPress Site

Choosing a Web Host For Your Self-Hosted WordPress Site

With so many web hosting options out there, choosing a web host for your self-hosted WordPress website or blog can be an overwhelming task. Fortunately, there are a few things you can consider to help guide you through what can seem like a maze of hosting options.    Let’s start with the basics: Do they support [...]

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Decorating 101 – How to Ice a Cupcake with a Classic Swirl

There’s something so whimsical, so pretty, about the classic cupcake swirl. I don’t know if it’s that it reminds me of a Dairy Queen sundae, or brings back nostalgic memories of childhood birthday parties, but there’s some kind of wow factor to that swirl. Before I fell head over heels with making and decorating desserts [...]

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5 Ways to be a Better Twitter Citizen

5 Ways to be a Better Twitter Citizen

There are no set “rules” on Twitter. However, there are certainly some unspoken truths that the majority of us try to abide by. This post is a reminder to some and a plea to others…Don’t be a Twitter Whale Fail! When I’m not tweeting from the Food Bloggers of Canada account (FoodBloggersCA), you’ll probably find [...]

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