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every week here in the friday fish report we try to come up with a (hopefully) interesting article accompanied by a nice recipe along with a photo of the featured dish. i am very fortunate to have a pro\u00a0 photographer on staff\u2014my wife, lisa monahan<\/a>. lisa studied graphic arts and photography at the u of m and later\u2014to our great advantage\u2014went on to study food photography at washtenaw community college. every week lisa shoots for the fish report\u2014sometimes the shot takes place at the market and it’s often taken on our dining room table at home. most times she puts me to work as a stylist or sometimes i even get to hold up reflectors or props. it’s always interesting to watch her work, even as dinner is getting colder by the minute.<\/p>\n a lot of planning and skill goes into good food photography. the moment a dish is prepared it starts losing its luster by the second. there are lots of tricks used by the pros, such as spraying with oil, microwaving water-soaked cotton balls for steam, paint, blowtorches even the use of fake props are commonly used. i notice when watching lisa that her success is in her preparation. setting up the shot, focus, lighting, background etc. are all ready to go before the star of the show is even out of the oven. her skills make our fish look exciting and delicious.<\/p>\n lately we’ve been getting some emails with photos from customers who send in great shots of some of the amazing dishes that they’ve prepared at home with our fish or shellfish. i got to thinking that we maybe we should have a little photo contest.<\/p>\n i know that it might be a little difficult to judge because not everybody has the same equipment to work with but i think it will be fun. since some of you are great cooks but not great photographers we’ll have another prize for the best recipe in an upcoming contest (to be announced).<\/p>\n the rules…<\/strong> the prizes<\/strong>…
\nphotos should be of anything from monahan’s, on a platter, a pot , an individual entree, anything!<\/p>\n
\nnow you’re probably wondering what the prizes are…well, we’re gonna pull out the stops!<\/p>\n