Red Tomato

  It’s usually about this time during winter that I start dreaming of warm weather and all the bounty of the season that comes with long summer days. This is a photo of a perfectly ripe red tomato to lift us from the cold weather and remind ourselves that spring and summer will be here soon. I have done a series of these images that are based on food and primary colors. I enjoy creating bold colors such as this: a red tomato, a red bowl, and a blue bowl. Design and lighting are critical in photography and learning how to visualize how light will affect your photography can have a profound effect on what can seem to be the most mundane of subjects. Technical Details – Hasselblad 501c, 80mm lens, F 8, 1/250 shutter speed, Fujichrome ASA 100.   www.claypix.com For more photography by Clay McLachlan: Beyond the Bread Basket: Recipes for Appetizers, Main Courses, and Desserts by Eric Kayser, Clay McLachlan, and Yair Yosefi  French Cooking: Classic Recipes and Techniquesby Hubert Delorme, Vincent Boue, Clay McLachlan, and Paul BocuseEric Kayser’s New French Recipes by Eric Kayser, Yair Yosefi, and Clay McLachlan If you’re looking for a camera, voila. If you’re coming to France and want to stress taken out of any and all planning, dynamo Lisa Buros-Hutchins of www.YourParisExperience.com can arrange anything and everything, including planning your honeymoon and/or making dinner reservations. Nothing is beyond her. Say Bonjour Paris referred you and put her to the test of making your stay in France perfect.