Better Bounce

October 16, 2007

This a response to a post on Opensourcephot.net  

Ditch the Fong!! We use the better bounce and attach with Velcro. I put two strips of the Velcro soft side around the top of the flash and three 1 ½ inch pieces of the hook side on the foam. This makes a very versatile set up and never falls off. I would never own another expensive gizmo for my flash again. This is the best!

And don’t just think that you should attach to the back of your flash; I often put it on the front and throw the majority of the light to a wall or to left or right ceiling. What you get is a very soft directional light.

If you have 5 bucks and a scissors, give it a try. The foam is stinky when it is new and seems to resist the Velcro stick but if you leave it out for a while the Velcro will stick real good. Take a look at any of our weddings in our online store and you will see the results. Our Fong fell off last year and we never got another one.

This is how we set it up for thowing the light toward a wall.


Roasted Potato and Garlic Bread

October 16, 2007

I have enjoyed making some great sourdough breads over the last year so I thought I would share a couple snaps of my breads.

This is from a post I made on the Dan lepard discussion forum.

Here is screen grab of my excel for Roasted Potato and Garlic Bread that I adapted from Hamelman’s book. The dough was very wet and I thought I might have a regrettable bread, but it turned out very light, moist, and delicious.

  • roast both the potatoes and garlic in a pan with a little olive oil.
  • chop the roasted potatoes up with the skin on them and just add the soft garlic in the mix.
  • mix everything except the salt in your Kitchen Aid for 5 minutes
  • let it set for 20 minutes and add the salt and mix for 5 more minutes.
  • DL kneading throughout the next hour then…
  • folded twice in the next two hours.
  • form and raise for 45 minutes
  • bake with steam at 475 for 40 minutes

Pretty amazing flavor and even fussy kids ate it.

These are sourdough breads, the loaf at the front is a raisin whole wheat everyday loaf that I modified from a recipe by Nancy Silverston.  Everyone likes it, ya I put a bunch of real butter in it!