Project 63: a narrative picture essay

In this project we are asked to tell a story in a set of pictures. I have chosen to describe the making of a vegetable pasta dish, as seen below.

1.Mixed vegetable penne

2.Fresh vegetables are essential










3.Ingredients such as garlic, basil and capers add interesting flavours

4.Always use fresh tomatoes for the sauce

5.The ingredients are chopped and ready for cooking

6.Even the discarded parts of the vegetables make an attractive picture!

7.The onions are fried in olive oil until soft

8.The other vegetables are added to the pan and the mixture allowed to cook for 15 minutes

9.The fresh tomato sauce is added to the vegetables and the mixture left to simmer for 20 minutes

10. Serve on a bed of penne and garnish with fresh basil.

Properties

All photographs were taken using a Canon 50DSLR with either Tamron 18 - 270mm lens or Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens. All shots were taken in Raw,using a tripod and ISO 100 with the majority using only natural light. Aperture priority mode was used throughout.

1. f/5.6, shutter speed 1.30 seconds at 27mm focal length. Tamron.

2. f/4, shutter speed 1.30 seconds at 42mm focal length. Tamron.

3. f/4, shutter speed 1 second at 32mm focal length. Tamron.

4. f/5.6, shutter speed 1 second at 70mm focal length. Tamron.

5. f/5.6, shutter speed 1 second at 77mm focal length. Tamron.

6. f/5.6, shutter speed 1.30 seconds at 12mm. Tokina wide-angle.

7. f/5.6, shutter speed 1 second at 21mm. Tamron

8. f/5.6, shutter speed 1.60 seconds at 84mm. Tamron.

9. f/5.6, shutter speed 1 second at 25 mm. Tamron.

10. f/5.6, shutter speed 0.80 seconds at 35 mm. Tamron.