Kyle Dreier | Food Photographer - Nashville, TN » photography http://www.dreier.com/blog Food and Architecture Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:15:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Burning Marshmallow Peeps http://www.dreier.com/blog/burning-marshmallow-peeps/ http://www.dreier.com/blog/burning-marshmallow-peeps/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:13:26 +0000 Kyle Dreier http://www.dreier.com/blog/?p=358 Nothing says springtime like the smell of flowers … er, uh … burning marshmallow Peeps.

I couldn’t resist when Harry Frankenfeld offered up the notion after my recent adventure in burning regular ol’ plain boring marshmallows. (See my March 8th post.)

Well, you see, what you don’t likely know is that Harry and I worked together for almost 10 years, and during that time there sat a small package of Peeps Brand marshmallow chicks on his desk, untouched and unchanged the entire time.

So, in honor of the abnormally long shelf life of the marshmallow Peep, I present to you my photo experiment … burning a marshmallow Peep.

There you have it. All my curiosity is satisfied … at least about what a burning Peep looks like.

What next? Any ideas? Harry?

- Kyle

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A few weeks ago at the Food Network Southern Food & Wine Show I met an industrious and personable gentleman (Eric Rion) who makes a killer shortbread cookie. (The Keylime flavor is my favorite.) As it goes, he hired me to do some food photography for an upcoming Southern Living ad for his product.

I know I’ve many times stated and restated my policy about not eating food off the set. And, I have been faithful to that self-imposed charge. But, when Eric brings extra product which doesn’t even make it to set, then I’ve got to at least give in a bit … and I did. Willa’s Shortbread bites are the ticket!

Below is the shot for his ad. It’s his signature/flagship cookie. Nothing fancy but it sure is good and buttery.

Until next photo shoot … got get ya some Willa’s Shortbread!

- Kyle

]]> http://www.dreier.com/blog/willas-shortbread/feed/ 0 Another New Toy … Walnut Pinhole Camera http://www.dreier.com/blog/another-new-toy-walnut-pinhole-camera/ http://www.dreier.com/blog/another-new-toy-walnut-pinhole-camera/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:40:46 +0000 Kyle Dreier http://www.dreier.com/blog/?p=3 Today I felt a little like Nicéphore Niépce as I shot photos from the top of a building on Main Street in downtown Franklin, Tennessee. My camera? A beautifully crafted 65mm f/130 pinhole camera made of walnut by Dennis Wilder.

This is such a contrast to my “normal” shooting with digital SLRs … and I LOVE the serendipity that this old technique allows. Digital is fast, immediate, highly controlled … where this is slow, clunky and far less control … all good therapy for me.

Polaroid proof.

My first Polaroid pulled from my new pinhole camera. Niépce would be proud.

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One of my favorite Polaroid shots from my afternoon on the roof in 30 degree weather. The exposure time on this was about 6 seconds … as I counted in my head … one Mississippi, two Mississippi. Oh, and the shutter? … my finger.

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What next? Who knows, but one thing’s for sure, I’m having fun.

- Kyle Dreier

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