Sylvia

Schiff

Spices, spices and spices. A World of colors, scents, flavors and travel. Where are these taking you to ? For me, in my kitchen pantry ! Natural day Backlight.

The first rays of sun, the coffee already smells good and we cut some Khorasan bread for breakfast in the calm of the morning. Although this photo was taken as the sun was fading, creating a sereine morning atmosphere as the day breaks. Natural day light.

Miss America. At the beginning there were beautiful white peonies called Miss America. These needed to be photographed so I staged a coffee break to immortalize these beauties forever. Natural light.

Norman Apple Pie, a tasty tart made in Normandy. Tender apples and creamy texture, impossible to resist a capture in the fading daylight. Natural light.

Reinventing my own style of a Dutch Golden age painting from the 17th century with a basket full on Lemons and Mimosas.

When a real Tomato looks like Porcelain, it has to be captured, in a simple setting with the most magic light. Natural day light.

Corn kitchen still-life. Corn season is a real joy. On the cob. Just butter and salt. Natural light.

Strawberries in a vintage porcelain basket bowl. I like to create this kind of dark mood "like a painting" style. Natural light.

Sourdough and Baguettes still-life, telling a silent story. Shadows and Dark mood styling,

I love the color Grey, I love the Grey shades on the sea when it rains. I love the shades of Grey on Black & White pictures. I Love the Grey and Silver tone on fish. Anchovies are beautiful to capture. Natural light.

This is the best puffy brioche I ever tasted. So beautiful, I wanted to enhance this masterpiece by giving a quiet story in a minimal setting. Natural light.

The Authentic. This is the name of this sourdough bread. I eat this most of the time with cheese or jam for breakfast. I found it so photogenic that I had to capture this moment before I sliced it.
I liked the colors of my setting that my eyes could see, the depth and contrast that the natural light gave.

The Scent of Autumn with a warm meal as the days are getting colder and rainy. Natural light.

When Autumn brings you beautiful fruits. I always start my composition from the color of the subject. A quiet mood and just natural light.

When tomatoes are beautiful, you just need to set your scene around them ! I like quiet moods like this one. Natural light.

My little apple pies. When I set this composition, I turned the table into a backlight because it felt perfect for the harmonious tones matching the pies. Focus just on the front subject seemed perfect to me.

The messy bunch of radishes. When I came back from the market, I dropped the bunch in this basket. Grabbed my camera, turned back and looked at the table, I said to myself "There's nothing to do ! It's great like that !" It didn't need more settings. The daylight was lovely and gave this wonderful mood.

When the Mimosas are in bloom it's time to take a picture. What's best than lemons to illustrate the end of winter. Natural light.

I asked my husband to pose for this picture. Natural light.

When I got this huge piece of Parmeggiano I wanted to create quiet and minimal setting. Just natural light