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Mexicans celebrate death, we mock it, poke fun of it, write songs and poems to it. We grow up appreciating day of the death as a joyful colorful celebration when we get to remember our loved ones that have passed away.

I love all the traditions surrounding this. The food, the arts and crafts, and also the deep respect that it means to keep this traditions alive.

Sugar skulls are such an art, families pass this technique of creating them and decorating them all by hand. If you think of it each single one of them is unique, just like people.

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Día de Mu***os has a very unique food element: Pan de Mu**to.

First registered back in 1907 and appeared in a recipe book in 1938.

But it’s origins can be tracked to pre Hispanic Mexico with a bread made of amaranth and corn decorated with a butterfly shape on top: Papalotlaxcalli

The Pan de mu**to has evolved with many colors and flavors but the original one has orange blossom, orange and anis.

Will you be having Pan de Mu**to today?

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“La Catrina” created by Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe Posada 1910 as a critique to the upper class and all the people that imitate them.
By dressing a skeleton In elegant dress, feathers and hat he transmits the message “sooner or later no matter your life status you end in the grave”

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Why am I just finding out it’s !
One of the best experiences ever is learning to make fresh handmade pasta in Florence. Thank you Carmela 😃

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What will you be making today?

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Where’s the food?
It’s behind all this gear and equipment used to create it.

Rarely we talk about everything that goes into taking that yummy image.

There’s an army of C-stands, soft boxes, reflectors, diffusers, strobes, cables, grip, tape, tripods and sometimes more without mentioning the camera and what goes along with that one. And we have not even mentioned the set or the actual food.

Definitely a lot goes into creating commercial photography !

Honey, I’m comb!

Happy Monday!
What’s your week looking like ?
I’m prepping for a shoot and happy to share this image. knot, a new pastry from that BTW is amazing!

Gelatina de Rompope
What is this Jello made with?

Discover this month’s recipe’s very Mexican ingredient and how to make this delicious dessert.

Visit my website under “con mucho cariño”

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Bring me some coffee!!

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Closing September “🇲🇽mes patrio” with the second image of the “milagritos” projects.

Image created to celebrate

Mixes my love for food, Mexican culture and tradition.

Most Mexican arts and crafts combine perfectly a mix of pagan and religion, passion and color.

This little tin figures called “milagritos” (little miracles) are pinned to the clothes of Saints in churches with the hope of asking for a miracle.

“Milagritos” used to be made by the person asking for the favor to show their devotion to a Saint.

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Hard Apple Cider Fritter. rocks this one, made with freshly shredded granny smith , , and . The mix is folded into their signature dough, and then formed and fried to perfection. Finally, while it’s still hot it’s dipped into their special gooey glaze made with real hard apple cider.

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Image for Vine & Walnut, seasonal blend.

for all my Jewish friends.
Food is always the center of celebrations and holidays. It helps create common memories and experiences, makes us part of our community.

What’s your favorite holiday food?

Muy Salsa!
my mom’s sesame salsa recipe is up in my website, check it out and give it a try.

Borrachita de tequila
Llevo siempre el alma mía
Para ver si se mejora
De esta cruel melancolía
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“Colgándole sus milagritos.”

Image created to celebrate

Mixes my love for food, Mexican culture and tradition.

Most Mexican arts and crafts combine perfectly a mix of pagan and religion, passion and color.

This little tin figures called “milagritos” (little miracles) are pinned to the clothes of Saints in churches with the hope of asking for a miracle.

“Milagritos” used to be made by the person asking for the favor to show their devotion to a Saint.

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All lighting done on camera, light painting and timing is everything. Working with strobes to get the bottle to show and long exposure to get those spirals around the bottle was so much fun!

Aguachile negro 🐟
Mahi Mahi, cucumber, onion, zesty broth over a corn tostada.
showing off those culinary talents!

Team Caramel Apple 🍎
This delicious Iced Caramel Apple Latte tastes fresh from the orchard and is topped with a signature caramel swirl.

The illustrations added by the team are *chef kiss
Giving the photo all the fall vibes.

All the photos were shot with this goal in mind, I was mindful of leaving enough negative space so they could design around the main image.

Collaborating to push the photos into a marketing space and how they will work in design applications is my specialty. I’m fluent in design, marketing and print!

Let me help you take your photos further.

New editorial - published in

“Chicharrón en salsa verde” One of my mom’s recipes from my ongoing project “Con Mucho Cariño”

If you’re in the Bay Area pick up a free copy this month, you can also check the recipe on my website.

Tan Mexicano como el chile! 🌶🇲🇽
(As Mexican as chile)

It’s Hispanic heritage month in the US. And I’m about to go full blown Mexican on you hahaha

New work! 🍁🍂🎃

Pumpkin Cold Brew Oat Latte with Jelly! Creamy oat milk and our classic pumpkin pie syrup whipped together, poured over ice with a scoop of Brown Sugar Jelly, all topped with a float of Baridi Cold Brew concentrate and a dusting of baking spice.

E-commerce photo tip!
☑️ visual consistency in your shopping site is key.

Define a visual style for your product images and stick to it.
You can make all products the same or make each category the same style.
Size, placement, lighting, props. All can help in achieving this consistency.

It doesn’t need to be a white background!

Need help getting there? Drop a comment with your questions.