So for the longest time I was always a natural light girl for food photography. But the reality is that I just don't live in a region that gets much light in the Winter and it was becoming a drag. Plus I keep such odd hours, often baking at one or two in the morning. I don't want to wait around until the next day to shoot, and sometimes I can't wait depending what it is. I had seen a great review over at Steamy Kitchen about Lowel EGO lights. I decided to put those on my Christmas list. Santa was nice and brought them to me. I must say they have changed my life. It's so wonderful to know that I can bake whenever I want because I can shoot whenever I want. I got into a discussion on a food photography thread about using the lights. Most people were opposed to using any lights of any sorts. Said it made a huge difference and didn't look right. So as a experiment I took pictures of my tarts using both natural light and my EGO lights and if you would like to play along, go ahead and … [Read more...]