12V MICROWAVES

KitchenAid KCO222OB Countertop Oven, Onyx Black

The KitchenAid 12-inch Countertop oven offers a spacious capacity which easily accommodates up to two 12-inch pizzas. And to help you prepare for any meal or party, it can fit a 4-lb chicken, four chicken breasts, a variety of bread for toasting, and much more. In addition you will have full-Size Oven Performance on Your Countertop with a Bake and Broil function which grants you consistent heating up to 450°F which will ensure that you can use your countertop oven just like a full-size oven. A 60-minute timer allows you to bake or broil foods that require longer cooking times. You can also use the Warm function to reheat a full plate of leftovers.

A little know fact about me is that I used to be heavy-heavy in the hip hop game back in the 80’s. You could even say that I was one of the baddest in the game at that time. But alas that was ages ago. And although I’m no longer a record spinner I made some life long friends from my days as a battle DJ. And one of those friend is Dj. Rated R. Just tonight I had the pleasure of photographing him behind the scenes and live on the radio, the photos are to be used for his upcoming website. Watching him spin was both exciting and nostalgic as I recall being the one behind the ones and twos. Gosh those were the days! But hey I love my new love… the camera!

Tech tidbits: There was limited room so I couldn't use any lights and being the genius I am I left my speed lights at home so I just used my D300 on manual with the on camera flash and made it do what it do baby!

There are not a lot of things to do when it's raining. That's why I bought a macro lens. I'm not really into product or food photography (read: I'm not good at it), but there are only so many times I can shove a flash into my microwave/oven/toilet before it becomes boring or weird. Or before it fights back. See previous photo for explanation.

At any rate, taking photos of food is a good excuse to make a mess and have a snack. I did this one as a part of a series for my local grocer - every time I go in he practices English with me for about 45 minutes, regardless of how many people are waiting in line. I owe him a few bucks.

Strobist:
SB-80DX @ 1/32 power, high camera right
white card reflector camera left

Rose, a tall, bumbling American woman, travels to New Zealand to re-establish ties with her late mother’s family, navigating the otherworldly tension of traveling in the months after 9/11. Her ill-planned adventure turns her life around, and that of Nora, her New Zealand cousin, whose family problems immediately begin to involve Rose. Nora’s elderly mother, who broke off ties with Rose’s family; Nora’s unemployed husband who confides his dreams to Rose instead of to his wife; and Nora’s brother whose emotional meltdown from losing the family farm all challenge Rose to bring her family’s past full circle. A sudden romance with the farm manager with the mysterious past of his own was not, however, on her original agenda. She is anxious about continuing it lest she repeat mistakes her American father and New Zealand mother made. Armed with old family letters, Rose retraces her mother’s footsteps as a World War II government agricultural worker, or Land Girl. The information Rose learns from the letters is key to preventing a tragedy in Nora’s family.

Rose, a tall, bumbling American woman, travels to New Zealand to re-establish ties with her late mother’s family, navigating the otherworldly tension of traveling in the months after 9/11. Her ill-planned adventure turns her life around, and that of Nora, her New Zealand cousin, whose family problems immediately begin to involve Rose. Nora’s elderly mother, who broke off ties with Rose’s family; Nora’s unemployed husband who confides his dreams to Rose instead of to his wife; and Nora’s brother whose emotional meltdown from losing the family farm all challenge Rose to bring her family’s past full circle. A sudden romance with the farm manager with the mysterious past of his own was not, however, on her original agenda. She is anxious about continuing it lest she repeat mistakes her American father and New Zealand mother made. Armed with old family letters, Rose retraces her mother’s footsteps as a World War II government agricultural worker, or Land Girl. The information Rose learns from the letters is key to preventing a tragedy in Nora’s family.