Ariel

Rozenbaum

This print was a wedding gift for some good friends; she likes bagels and cream cheese, and he loves ketchup. 8 photo composite.

Taking inspiration from cosmetics photography–specifically nail polish drips–I attempted this style with one of my favorite snacks as the "Snacks" title page for my cookbook, "Eat Like Ariel".

Thanks to @aduadus and @javiferagu for helping me with the splashes so I could stay dry and @d00dlebugg9 for joining my slogging editing sessions.

Using this textured plastic from @tapplastics I was hoping to create the sense of gloopy syrup as the background for this oh so gloopy syrup!

Thanks to @aduadus, @juliatomacheski, and @organize_edesign for ice cream, milkshake, and Kahlua wrangling. Shot for National Coffee Milkshake Day.

My first composite with a stock splash shot. Other than the splash, the tin itself is a 4 or 5 photo composite to use different reflections and highlights.

I bought this bottle for the shape and the color. I liked the large punt and how it looked through the thick glass, and the contrast of the golden whiskey, and white and blue label. I tried to complement the colors with a similar background: shining two gelled lights (orange and blue) through a textured piece of plastic. I'm happy with it, though next time I'll try adding some black card to give the glass some shape since it almost disappears into the background.

This past August 25th, National Banana Split Day, I managed to obtain a special kind of banana. They aren't available at just any grocery store and are more often than not found in your photo manipulation program of choice.

This was a collaboration between me (the photographer), my mami Andrea (the ceramist, @andrea.pottery) and Martin Hoellrigl of @capitolagardenfeast (the chef). This was one of my favorite shots of the collab; everything fell into place so well it almost feels like all I did was press the shutter!

I bought this bottle on a whim because I likes the shape of the label and the embossed accent. I tried to highlight them both in this photo. Originally I wanted a classic circular glow behind the bottle, but due to limited lights, I got this happy accident line: the top scrim casting a sharp line on the background quickly softening as it gets farther from the light.

This was a spec shoot for LifeAid, throwing cans into a shallow black tub with water. Their marketing was mostly bright and white and I wanted to see about providing a different look that was still desireable and refreshing.

I was apprehensive about this shot but I guess I shouldn't have been worried; at the end of the day, I always knew it Woodwork. Anyway, the great part about shooting drinks is that if it turns out, you drink to celebrate; and if it doesn't, you drink to forget.

This was shot for the first day, Rosh Hashanah, of the Jewish new year (2020); traditionally celebrated with a honey-dipped apple to usher in sweetness in the new year–especially on such a bitter year. But fear not, my Jewish sisters and brothers, for I have found a divine pre-honeyed apple! A Rosh Hashanah miracle! Chag Sameach!

Not my first burger drop composite, but the first I'm really happy with and that doesn't look like a jellyfish! Ingredient wrangling by @aduadus.

When you make empanadas, you make a lot. So many, that for the next few days, any time you need a snack (and any time you don't) you swing by the fridge for an empanada break. This empanada was provided by @fondafelix.sc.

On my first solo, I'm-an-adult trip internationally, I went to Munich's legendary Oktoberfest. While the liter steins are a bit much for me, being wimpy and all, I settled for a half-liter stein from the Englisher Gardens–though it often gets topped off more than once!

To (poorly) paraphrase Cardi B: This is certified sweet // seven days a week. Wet and gloopy // make that non-composite shot weak!
This is a multi-shot composite, putting the right side drips, three flying nuts shots, center drips, the handle, the handle drip, and some other gloops all together can be one of the most frustrating and satisfying processes. Overall, I am most happy about my masking since not all sections were over a uniform background. Can you guess where I cut the background?

One of my favorite types of shots are the kind that come together in post: this is a five shot composite. I could have chosen any one shot as the hero, but for my taste, there wasn't enough movement and overall messiness. Also, I like milk in my espresso; so sue me!