Brain Fart---Day 6

::Note, there are no images in this post, just random thoughts.::  

Early this morning I got the assignment from Mr. Neel.  Fun part was,  we got to take a break,  in a way.  But we still had to write a food photography story.  My brain froze.  For me,  I cannot start creating till I have my subject in my hands,  till I’m moving the dish around and studying it.  I had to write a story about the main character of my dish.  And without my dish,  I could not think of anything.  I decided to pass on this assignment and wait till day 7.  Going back and looking at the assignment,  I’m wondering if I had my brain fart because I did not understand the assignment the first time around.  But since I have had time to sleep on it a bit,  I think for the “editorial” type of image,  I know who my main subject will be.  

It all started with a book....

A book now out of print, but it sits on my cookbook shelf.  My inspiration for my herb garden, and for a fresh push into my love of cooking.  It’s not by one of my favorite food authors,  Mr. James Beard,  but rather, an unheard of lady, who married an Italian.  She was forced to learn how to cook flavorful food, to understand herbs and seasonings and how they worked in a dish.  Because of her book,  I have been working on an herb garden, with more than 10 herbs,  with more than 20 herbs, but rather with 30 various herbs to help hone and grow my culinary skills.  

My herbs,  my main subject.  But now to narrow down to a few, to star in this image.  That’s where the fun begins...

My subject will be fresh herbs.

I am still working on which of my countless herbs will be the main subject.  For now,  I feel that at least three of them will star.  All herbs are like notes in a song.  When the right notes are placed together they make a wonderful melody.  The three correct pairings will be placed in a natural light setting.  Bundled together like a bouquet garni.  It’s going to have a fresh, simple feeling,  like how I love all my images.  It should convey that.

There, for tonight, my brain fart is over, and this artist can now sleep. :D