Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Serendipity

Scene 1 : One day I was in one of my favorite local shops (cue red velvet cookies and vintage charm) , My Dough Girl, and just happened to have a conversation with the guy in front of me. He was picking up cookies for a photo shoot with one of Salt Lake's very best food photographers, (cue trumpet "ta-da")Quinn Curtis of Limelight Food Photography. I told him that in my past I was a food stylist and blah, blah, blah . . .

Scene 2: Shoot ahead to a photo class being held in SLC downtown library. Together with several other food bloggers (cue rowdy group of know-nothing-about-photo-but-all-about-food people) we sort of crashed in 30 minutes late (unintended) and sat at the back. At the end we gathered around the teacher and that's where I happened to drop my name and (cue serendipity) Quinn said something like "I've been looking for you and here you are, I'm so glad I've found you!" (cue cheesy smiles, handshakes and heads nodding up and down).

It was this serendipitous moment that lead Quinn and I to our first gig together--with Wasatch Woman magazine. Being there got me thinking about by days styling food for Borge Andersen. Check out Valentine's Day Treats, P.S. I Love You in WW's latest issue. I'm so honored to share the deliciously looking food credit with Quinn. And the recipes by Kim Warren are wonderful!

17 comments:

  1. How great! I didn't know you were a celeb! Congrats!

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  2. How fun!!! I wish I had a food stylin' friend like you around here. Sighh...

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  3. That's cool! The way you present food in your photos is always so fabulous! Now I know why! Thanks for sharing with us!

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  4. Congrats! I'm so glad for visiting a celeb blog! :)

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  5. A big congratulations to you! You are famous now, how fun!

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  6. Congratulations! I am glad the two of you met up :) Everything looks lovely!

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  7. Congratulations! The photos and the food styling are beautiful. Where would the photographer be with the stylist?

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  8. That explains why everything you make is always so beautiful! All this time, and I didn't know. Congratulations!

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  9. Wow! Congratulations! I'll have to go pick up that magazine! I had no idea!

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  10. Wow this is so cool! I never realized you were a food stylist. I will be definitely picking up that magazine to accompany me on a four hour trip to Vermont I'm taking this weekend...and I'll the while I'll be thinking "hey, i know that girl!"

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  11. You guys are all so kind, I actually struggled with putting this up-- and you've been so nice. Thanks for your kind words. I loved working with Quinn- what a professional and Kim was also so easy to get along with. Who knows, maybe after being out after raising my kids, I can get back into the game.

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  12. I am very proud of my famous mom!

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  13. Woohoo! Congratulations! Serendipity is such a great word, did you like the movie?

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  14. cue loud whistles and lots of clapping

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  15. Woo Hoo...you're famous! I'm not surprised!

    I have something for you on my blog(It might be anti-climactic considering). :)

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  16. Wow! You are amazing! You make beautiful food and think beautiful thoughts. Thanks!

    Cyndi

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