Well I am one lucky photographer. I also have good news for people that eat out in Perth.

I know this is a photography blog and I am certainly not trying to get into the food critic business, although it was nice!
I was at the Himalayan Nepalese restaurant & café in Vic Park yesterday to take some photos for promotional work they are doing with the local paper.

The food rocks (with a capital R) I mean it, wow!




So I got there, within 30 seconds of sitting down with the boys from the paper to wait for Bhairab (owner & really nice guy), I was instantly hungry, the smell was fantastic, As the time unfolded we got to shooting, not just Bhairab, but some of the other staff as well. Oh, and some plates of food to boot, all at 0 notice **gulp** (this was suppose to be a headshot) that’s cool, I have two lights with me and some diffusers so I can light it well and there were people around to hold the lights (ok time for an aside here… I had stands, umbrellas, extra lights, shapers, light modifiers, the lot just about in my hand to put in the car, but no it’s just a headshot! The moral of this little story? Take it all, pack the lot in the car and not use it at all is better than, well I really could have used that ____ today. Lesson learnt)

Now, I had everyone around to do the group shot, holding plates of the best smelling food right in front of me (I can nearly taste it… sorry), that was a little tricky as Bhairab has glasses and with four people you can get a lot of shadow cast. All in, it was ok, no problems just a quick test shot then a few keepers showing them to the guys to get their nod of approval. Then, to the plates of food. I would have liked the umbrellas at this point but not to be. As they sat the plates down I noticed the down lights reflecting on the table and thought I could use that to add some interest to the shot, quick lighting set up and we were done. Again, showing the shots as I go, to make sure that what I was shooting was what they wanted.

As I was packing up and talking to the guys (light stands) they offered us all a taste of some of the dishes I just shot and Brett was going to write about. All I can say is I will be going back. It was really something special, as for a favourite the Khasiko ko Sekuwa (lamb cutlets) with the Goat curry a very, very close rival.

Cheers Matt