Last Updated on 01/24/2010 by Chris Gampat
Continuing my work to improve my food photography, I bring you Tandoori Chicken with Green Beans.
This was shot while my sister and I were cooking (I was cooking stove top Ziti alongside) with my 5D Mk II and 50mm F1.8 II at F4. I brightened it in photoshop and added two soft light gradients.
It made me think about the caption of this picture a lot. We’re Indian (partially) living in America. American culture has changed fairly rapidly since I was growing up. The place that was so central to the American family used to be the living room. Then the internet changed all that.
These days, I feel it’s the kitchen. It’s basically the family meeting room. It somehow or another brings us all together. We get food here, we cook together here and lots more. It’s the central hub of lots of happenings. The kitchen is family.