Friday, December 31, 2010
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Senior Portrait Session: Rachel, Part II
A second installment of photos from a super fun senior portrait session with Rachel. View the whole shoot at www.sarahwarda.com
Monday, December 13, 2010
Senior Portrait Session: Rachel
A sneak peek of an incredibly fun senior portrait session on stage at Stuarts Opera House. Thanks to T-bone and Flo for help with lighting and location.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Maternity Session: Ali + Jordan
I couldn't have asked for a more perfect fall day for my first maternity session. This wonderful couple, Ali Stein and Jordan Davis are expecting their first child in a month.
Looking for an interesting rural location with great texture, we shot some images in a corn field -- just in time. While we were shooting, the farmer came through on his combine, one day later and the field would have been gone!
Hope you enjoy this sneak peek of their session!
Looking for an interesting rural location with great texture, we shot some images in a corn field -- just in time. While we were shooting, the farmer came through on his combine, one day later and the field would have been gone!
Hope you enjoy this sneak peek of their session!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
A little bit of history..
We're installing the wood flooring in our new home, which we salvaged from a barn silo on the land Piper grew up on. After coming home from the house site, I got a little nostalgic and looked back through some photos I took the day it fell.
Visit my other blog, House Made of Straw to see the construction of our house through my camera lens and a short silent flick I made last year of the silo coming down.
Monday, November 15, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Q is for Quince
Quince is fruit that, before today, I was quite unfamiliar with. I was so excited this morning to come across them at the Farmers Market from Cherry Orchards. It’s appearance resembles something like a cross between a pear and an apple, with a flavor quite similar, though more fragrant and beautiful. Though inedible raw due to high tannin levels and a hard texture, these lovely fruits turn a soft ruby color and develop a divine texture when cooked over time. Often made into jellies or pastes, quince is a popular fruit in Britain but is found quite often in traditional cookbooks.
I made the recipe below this afternoon and I can attest that it is simply delicious. Best served with vanilla ice cream and good friends.
Quince and Almond Crumble
Topping (you will probably have some leftover, which you can keep in the freezer until next time)
• ¾ cup plain flour
• ½ cup almonds with skin
• 3 tbs brown sugar
• Pinch salt
• 4tbs unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Filling
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 quinces
I made the recipe below this afternoon and I can attest that it is simply delicious. Best served with vanilla ice cream and good friends.
Quince and Almond Crumble
Topping (you will probably have some leftover, which you can keep in the freezer until next time)
• ¾ cup plain flour
• ½ cup almonds with skin
• 3 tbs brown sugar
• Pinch salt
• 4tbs unsalted butter, melted and cooled
Filling
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 quinces
- For the topping, place flour, almonds and brown sugar in a food processor and pulse until nuts are finely chopped. Add butter and pulse until just blended. Coarsely crumble in a shallow baking tray and chill for 1 hour.
- For the filling, place the sugar, water, vanilla seeds and bean, bay leaf and lemon juice into a saucepan and bring to the boil over very low heat. Let the syrup boil for 2 minutes and then start to prepare the quinces.
- Peel and core the quince, cut into 1cm cubes and place into the hot syrup. Half cover the saucepan with the lid, allowing the steam to escape. Slowly poach the quinces over low heat so that they retain their shape but cook at the same time. Once the quinces are tender, turn off the heat and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and place 4 ramekins on a baking tray. Spoon the quince mixture evenly into the cups. Sprinkle with crumble topping. Bake for 15-20 minutes, rotate tray and bake for another 10 minutes or until topping is golden brown and filling is bubbling. Cool to warm or room temperature and serve with ice cream or custard.Garnish with a sugared vanilla bean if you'd like to be fancy.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
PHOTO CONTEST: Old School
PHOTO CONTEST: Got a favorite kiddo? Cute as pie? Well post a photo of your little dumpling on www.facebook.com/sarahwardaphotography for a chance to win a FREE vintage styled photo session with Athens Ohio Photographer Sarah Warda!
HOW IT WORKS: Post a photo on the Facebook page and get all your friends to “Like” your photo. (Hey- have em’ like Sarah Warda Photography while their at it!) The photo with the most “Likes” at the end of the month wins.
OLD SCHOOL: The winner will receive a vintage school days photo session custom styled and shot by Sarah. The session includes wardrobe consultation, styled on-location photo shoot with vintage props and a DVD of professionally edited high resolution images. (No prints) Photos from the session will be featured online.
CONTEST RULES: Contest is open to children age 3-10 in the Athens, Ohio or Rochester, NY areas (or be willing to pay for travel costs). Contest ends October 31, 2010 at midnight. The winner will be announced November 1, 2010.
Labels:
childrens portraits,
contest,
old school,
styled photo session,
vintage
Country Living Fair
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
So Ex(cider)ed
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Way down yonder in the paw paw patch...
Piper and I went hunting for paw paws and found the most amazing patch. With our bag bursting with ripe fruits, we headed back to the house to process the delicious native treats. I spent a few hours de-seeding the fruits and froze two quarts of pulp. We made paw paw lassies for lunch and have another big pile that are ripening up. Oldboy didn't know what to think of all the strange green fruits, she was quite curious. We're headed down to the Paw Paw Festival for the afternoon to enjoy some atlatl competition and Paw Paw beer.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
On Location with Broken Ring
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