Best Friends Forever

Me, my BFF and her daughter.

This was a fun shoot and was taken on an air mattress that was hard to get into position for prior to the camera's self timer release. Also, it was a challenge to get a shot where we were all looking at the camera at the same time, eyes open, with matching arms, legs and feet.

This was the last photo of the bunch and turned out pretty good ... uh, except the look on my face. Soooo, I cut and pasted my face from one of the out take pictures. It actually looked natural and would look more natural still, had I not removed the slight bags from my eyes. Once I realized I wanted my bags back (they added gleam to my smile, LOL), it was too late to bring them back without having to restart the editing process. Oh well; it never hurts to take years off the face either :)

Raw results

I can't help but to grin and chuckle when I think of all it took to not only make this raw rarity, but to get it photogenic. Although I eat a high raw food diet, my girlfriend does not, but she felt inspired to try a recipe on my behalf and to determine if it would be a do-able path for her. If she were to base her decision on this sole experience, I'd have to say "uh, no."

But I think it would be unfair to base it on this experience alone since the recipe we followed was vague by most standards.

This "carrot cake" contained figs, carrots, dates, nuts and seasonings. When I asked hubby what he thought of my picture, fully expecting praise, he said several heartbeats later "it looks like vomit," LOL! I asked him if it at least looked like a pretty picture of vomit, and he said "yes." So I guess I'll take that :)

Anyway, we surmised that should we ever attempt to create this "cake" again, we'd do things alot differently -- Starting with trashing the recipe, replacing some of the ingredients and fine-tuning the blending and textures required for each ingredient.

The photo above is the first shot of the bunch, and although it wasn't the best, I liked the lighting (no flash) and the presentation.

These shots are favored because they represent a united bond with a friend I hadn't seen in years and because it reminds me of the fun labor of love that we created together (although she did most of the work, since I'm, for the most part, inept in the kitchen) while I visited her.

Here's another shot, but this time I used a flash. It came out crisper, but I still decided to soften the sharpness and colors: