Was busy last week shooting lots of images for packaging for ASDA own brands. It’s not quite my usual style – it’s sharper and a bit brighter – it has to work printed quite small on a plastic pack where the printing may not be wonderful so it’s no place for subtlety. Nevertheless I like this shot and specially cropped a little as here.

I have been playing with the new Lightroom 4 Beta and liking it very much. Most images seem to be pretty close to right, straight from the camera but the new tone correction sliders are so sensitive and effective that it’s really easy to gmake everythig look even better. I love what Lightroom 4 has done to this pic of Conker lying on a floor that matched his fur tones beautifully!

Next week’s client has specified a ‘blue and white mediterranean style bowl’ for one of the shots and I am turning my cupboards out trying to find something suitable! The top two are French!

2011 has been a year of ups and downs for many of us – perhaps 2012 will be better – or maybe not – but in the meantime I wish you a very merry and peaceful Christmas with good company, food and cheer.

And here’s to a New Year full of good things!

With very best wishes
Marielou

http://www.marielouiseavery.com

Here are a few of the images I have shot for Christmas ads and features this year.Clients have ranged from Morrisons to the WI.
We’re now busy shooting for next spring and summer!

To see more of my work see http://www.marielouiseavery.com
And http://thepicturekitchen.photoshelter.com/

Prawns, stir fried vegetables and brown rice

I don’t know what time it was left there, but clearly the delivery man had thought it appropriate to leave a parcel containing a £300+ camera in full view of anyone passing in the lane, not asking for a signature, and not providing a waterproof covering. It could easily have stayed there until tomorrow morning. Bizarre. And of course I’ll complain. The battery is now being charged – I’ll report on the camera when I’ve had a play. .

I was delighted to find these goodies among all the, no doubt delicious but predictable, chutneys and biscuits in the food tent at the South of England Show at Ardingly, West Sussex.
These salamis from Starnash Artisan Foods were I think the best I have ever tasted – and as I love salamis and air dried sausages in general and buy the best I can find, that is high praise! Made from local free range meat with no unnecessary ingredients (including no rusk or cereal so safe for the gluten intolerant), the flavours in the four varieties of sausage they make are all perfectly balanced, and totally delicious. Andro and I have been enjoying precious slices of them with out evening drink and will have to order more when we finish them! Unfortunately I can’t find a website for them, but I do have telephone numbers from their leaflet – 01323 442041/07710 172523.
They also sold the beautiful smoked garlic – and I bought the lovely little hand turned bowl I photographed it in from James Pumfrey 01444 892657.

Marie-Louise Avery
Food & Lifestyle Photography
07860 436668
www.marielouiseavery.com
www.thepicturekitchen.co.uk
http://thepicturekitchen.photoshelter.com/

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