Taste

Ok, first thing: I'm so excited I'm back to food photography! It's not like you will see a lot of that on my blog (ok, maybe on my Instagram). But I have to tell you, it's amazing to work with such talented people. I just love it!

Ok, now: Last weekend, I went to a super cool gastronomic event called Taste, As you may know, I have a ridiculous love for food, so, now you imagine how much I loved the event. Well ok, let me tell you how much I liked it.

On Saturday, we had a cooking show with the French/Spanish chef Mikel Alonso, who has a restaurant in Mexico called Biko. He showed us a lot of interesting: from culinary techniques to really interesting theories. Here's one of the plates he cooked, which was amazing.

On Sunday, we had a cooking show with three talented chefs from our country (which I admire, and I'm very lucky to work with) Jacqueline Henriquez, Leandro Díaz and Ana Lebron. Each one of them cooked different recipes in such a great and easy way. Here's what Leandro created:

Ok, you probably saw a picture of that on Insta too. But I just wanted to show you the one I took my camera, you can really appreciate all the details, and it looked (and tasted) wonderful!

After that, Ana got on the stage and cooked a delicious dessert called arroz con leche, which is very popular in my country. She kind of reinvented it, using different ingredients and cooking it in a very modern way. Here's how it turned out, and Jacqueline's creation on the right, which was wonderful as well:

Well, that's all folks! I had such a great time there. But now, this post is already too long, and it also made me a bit hungry. Ok yeah, I'll try not to make a mess in the kitchen now. Bye! xx

The watch

Happy Saturday folks!

Here's a still life shot with my new Daniel Wellington watch. Such a classic piece! isn't it? I'm loving it so far. Mine is a men's Classic Sheffield on Silver. The minimal design of this watch is simply perfect (ahhh, you know me). The face is so thin, which makes it super easy to wear and that's something I just love!

Oh, by the way; The folks at Daniel Wellington were nice enough to create a discount code for you guys! You can use 'victorstonem' to get 15% off of all their products! (valid until October 15)

Friday Stills pt. 5

Hello!

Here's another still life 'story' for Friday. I wanted to do something inspired by Fall for this; but as you can see, it turned out to look more like Winter, don't you think?

Well, I loved the results anyway. Can you believe it took me a whole day to shoot and edit these photographs? So crazy! I know. I mean, it always takes quite a while to organize the set and everything, but I think I broke the record this time, hahah!

To be honest, I've never really been a candle person. It's just not my thing. Until the kind folks at Prospector Co (yes, again. Everything they do is just too good. I can't stop claiming my love) sent me this one, which is just superb. It smells incredibly good (like all their products) and it is just great to have it on your table. Because honestly, the design is just perfect. Just look:

I know, I know... But ok. Anyway, as you can see, the book are kind of beaten. I found them in my grandpa's house, they used to be my mom's. And I thought: hmmm, these could work. And there you have it! That's how I created these Friday Stills. Without mentioning the retouching process (which was a pain, if you ask me). Hope you like it, have a great Friday!

Monday morning

My love/hate relationship with Monday mornings started two months ago. Sometimes I loved the idea of waking up early, you know, a fresh start. And sometimes, it was just impossible for me to get out of bed and I just wanted to stay inside all week day long.

To be honest, I don't have a 'morning routine' if that's how you call it. Sometimes I shave, eat a super good breakfast, do some exercise... And sometimes I just don't. It depends on my mood.

And you know what I find the most difficult sometimes? Shaving. There, I said it. It takes such a looonggg time for me to get a perfect shave. Sometimes it's even boring, you know? That's why I almost always skip a day (or two).

But once I found out about Prospector Co. products, I wanted to die. Seriously, they're just too good!! I really encourage you to try them. They're organic, smell great and just look at that package. They're simply to die for. The shave cream smells sooooo so so so good, it's a weird thing to say, but it reminds me a little bit of the sea. And I love that. Their K.C. Atwood aftershave is also great. GREAT! It smells like citrus and it is just so refreshing!

Oh, and the Acacia shaving brush is incredibly soft. You should try it too!

Well, I have to say, these products have completely changed the way I shave now. They leave my skin just right and clean. Just the way I like it. So yeah, I really think you guys should try them!