I am really excited to introduce my newest online venture… NOIR.
Its a food photoblog that doubles as my online photo portfolio. The aim is really simple: to present the best things to eat in the city in really really nice light; think LondonEater with no words and the visuals taken to the max. Noir is an extension of the whole restaurant blogging shebang and its also a way for me to sink my teeth into photography – I really want to learn more about it, and I suppose the best way to do it, is to really do it.
SO, please go and visit Noir at http://photography.londoneater.com . If you love food, visit Noir, if you love London, visit Noir, if you love photography visit Noir. Visit Noir and leave some comments on any of the photos. Finally tell all your mates about Noir and do spread the linklove to Noir.
Looks great so far, though I’m confused about the name. You mention yourself that photography is all about the light and, indeed, in the dark, or noir, one can see (and photograph) so little… is it a pun?
Great images there, looking forward to seeing more!
Kavey – so glad you asked the question
First of all, Noir is a homage to my favourite wine varietal ‘Pinot Noir’, I’ve always wanted to incorporate my love for food & wine into my projects, I couldnt really fit it into LondonEater, so I thought this project would be best for it.
Secondly, Noir is indeed abit of a pun, or rather its paradoxical to gathering light and I somehow see Noir as a shadow of this blog. The darkness to the light sort of thing, plus it makes for an interesting contrast with the all white background of the site design.
Finally, I usually shoot flash-free, handheld and use only available light, especially in restaurants – so I am indeed gathering light in the dark, where there is little light, and black is only black because it absorbs all light. Noir kind of signifies the camera – the single point which gathers light.
Hope that explains the name abit, Noir indeed is all about light.
Wow Kang – that looks amazing! The LondonEater empire continues to grow!
Hey Kang I blogged about Noir over at Metrotwin – http://blog.metrotwin.com/?p=1244
Candice – As usual, thanks so much for the support