Let me be the first to welcome you Martina to the Caedes family.
Enjoy your time here I think you will like it.
There are a lot of great people here to help.
I know I have learned a lot from them.

Sheldon

Welcome to Caedes! Thad

Thank you, both! I learned of this site through a friend of a friend, and am really enjoying looking at all the work on here. There are a lot of talented photographers on here! I look forward to spending some time on here, and hopefully learning some new stuff!

Thanks for stopping by and commenting on squidwerds nose. I did not come up with the name myself, not that clever lol, I am glad you liked it. Welcome to Caedes. You gallery is beautiful, if this is an indication of what is to come I can't wait

Hi Martina

Thanks for the great comments, most welcomed. I am a designer my self, first Degree, Industrial Design followed by Graphic Design. I shot this landscape and opted for the portrait to get closer to the food as the plate is big and also to have some background of interest. The photo has not been touched up at all, and I will be doing post work for press ready when I shoot the finals. I am practising to shoot a whole bunch of food for a recipe book I am publishing. So I am on a crash course in food photography and food presentation. I am doing a four recipes this Sunday and shooting them. I need someone to feed LOL :)

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Thanks for the response. The book is about the food I grew up with, my parents are Lebanese, I learn't to cook from my mother and sister. As I was brought up in West africa there is a little of that in there as well. I will keep you informed. It is exciting and also a little nerve racking, beacuse I so much want to do a good job. Thanks again :)

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Thanks for the comments on Pomergranate, The composition is difficult in this one, I was playing with them for a half an our, proping them up with toothpics. I ate them last night LOL :)

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Thanks for you lovely comments on Kiwi fruit, this one I like as well, the plate comes from Japan which I got as a gift around two weekks ago from my partner. I hope it was the fruit you ate, I believe New Zealanders don't taste so good...LOL. Australians love to pay out on NZ, I think it is because of their funny accents. If you meet one ask them to say six, eggs, capsicum, and chips in one sentence. Cheers

Hi Martina

Thanks for the encouragement and the time to look at my photos. It means alot to me coming fom an experienced photogrpopher like yourself. I am doing four recipes this weekend and will photograph them. I hope they come out good. Thanks again.

Thanks for your comment on "Looking up"! I will try to find more interesting shots in the future. That was my first one ever!

Hi MAtina
Thanks for your comments on Sam Spider, I am very pleased that you like the shot. Thank you for your kind words.

Thanks for taking the time to comment on "Who's a Pretty Bird?". I appreciate the criticism on how to make the pic better. Thanks!

Hi Martina, thanx for the fav of 'FreeDom', it's very much appreciated by me :o)

Hello, Martina! Thank you for the Kind Comment on Chain Leaf... it is Much appreciated!