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Sharing with you, a couple of my photographs in November/December 2011's issue of Clean Eating Magazine.









First off, I'm delighted to have made it onto Clean Eating's Contributor page once again.  Next to me is Food Stylist Marianne Wren who styled the food for the photo's I shot in this issue, and she did a great job!








Clean Eating Magazine, Nov/Dec 2011 Issue
Photography by Joanne Tsakos
Food Styling by Marianne Wren

A little twist on Ice Cream? I'll say!  I never did get to try this tasty treat, but from the sounds of the recipe and the smell of the ice cream on set at the studio, I think I missed out!  This recipe does seem simple enough and I do happen to have a sweet potato sitting in my veggie basket, so  I might give this a try myself!

If you're wondering, no, this isn't shellacked or fake ice cream or styrofoam or whatever other things people ask me about.  This is the real deal, Marianne made it from the real ingredients.  It was frozen, and we had to work fast to get the shot as we watched the ice cream slowly melting on set.  We did however use one little trick of the trade to keep the ice cream from melting extra quickly.  I won't tell you what it was but I will say, it involved something cold :)  


Clean Eating Magazine, Nov/Dec 2011 Issue
Photography by Joanne Tsakos
Food Styling by Marianne Wren

I love to photograph seafood, the little tiny details on the sea creatures are amazing! This Calamari dish was a tricky one!  With this shoot, as with most photoshoot's, Clean Eating had given me a layout to follow. I can usually accommodate the layouts, but sometimes the food tells me otherwise and I have to improvise.  It's sometimes difficult to know exactly what camera angle to use, what colours or even what dish to use until you see what the food is going to look like.  This was an interesting piece of Calamari and in order to make it look appetizing, we had to play around a little.  Marianne and I put our heads together, and moved the little guy around until we (and Clean Eating) were happy. I was pretty pleased with the end result and if I actually ate calamari, I'd definitely give this one a try!  Hey, I said I loved to photograph seafood, not eat it!  Maybe one day I'll be adventurous!


You can find the recipe's for the above shots along with a few more of my photograph's in November/December 2011 issue of Clean Eating Magazine!