Dinner With Greeks

TB Brooklyn Wedding Photography — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:48:48 +0000

I realize I’ve strayed from the “travel” part of my blog, but I shall return to form after my South Africa trip in November. Meanwhile, I’ve been practicing my portrait-taking abilities at dinner parties in the neighborhood.

Dinner With Friends in Brooklyn

TB Brooklyn Wedding Photography — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:00:13 +0000

I live for a good dinner party. So when Emily suggested a cookout with our blogging-minded friends, I jumped at the opportunity. But the "North Brooklyn Bloggers Banquet" would not be a spectator event, I was alerted. Each participant would either cook or assist in the preparation of a dish and then publish their experiences in a blog post. So, with my camera and a curried squash soup in tow, I joined the group at Liz and Joe's lovely apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. There, I found a kitchen full of delicious aromas and Sunday conversations. Beans and corn were being shucked, avocados expertly peeled. Breads and tarts came in and out of a very busy oven. Someone plopped a case of PBR into a bucket of ice. All the while, Kenan, inconspicuous sketched portraits on a simple notepad and Jake screwed on his brand new 50mm 1.2 lens to his 5D Mark II (jealous!). I helped myself to some delicious rosé from the fridge and then got down to work. And by "work" I mean snapping tipsy shots, sampling sliced tomatoes from the balcony-garden, refilling my glass one more time. A quick thunderstorm. Some strong sun. Occasionally, we took our drinks to the balcony where a hammock was stretched and looked down at the garden below.

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Dinner With Greeks

Dinner With Friends in Brooklyn