It seems like lately I’ve been stuck on dark and moody shots. Well today not so much. Today I’m going the opposite way with these brightly shot and brightly flavored lemon meringue macarons. Sandwiched between the macaron cookies and at the center of the toasted meringue is a burst of lemon curd to give the ensemble a sweet and tart flavoring.
Let’s go random chat style and discuss the latest trend in food styling. Have you heard? It’s smash food. It’s true, smash food is way in. Okay, I lie. There is no such trend. I’m just trying to sell you on my latest styling kick. And let’s not get all analytical and “heady” about this. I happen to like messy shots and I like photographing the messiness of smashed food even more. For me it’s like finding beauty in the undone.
