Foodscapes

Take a close look at this dusk scene...the pebbles and rocks are potatoes and soda bread, while the red sky at night and sea are entirely formed of strips of salmon.

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A winter landscape...Parma ham and breadsticks are fashioned into a sled which is pulled across a snow-covered road made from a selection of cold meats.

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This Italian inspired rural scene includes a lasagna cart, fields of pasta, a pine nut wall, mozzarella clouds, trees of peppers and chilies and a parmesan village.

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A forest of greens -- the road is paved with cumin, peas hang from broccoli trees and cauliflower clouds adorn the sky with bread for mountains. Broccoli Forest was one Warner's first creations while experimenting with still life shots.

Today I was shown the most amazing slideshow of images from a British based photographer name Carl Warner. His work captures all forms of food in a series of still life's. And, the coolest part about it is that everything he uses is edible!!! I was completely intrigued with what I saw and did some reading up on him and how he creates these shots. These series apparently require numerous shots. He starts by sketching out a traditional landscape scene. After the scene is completely sketched to his liking, he then introduces the food. He has to capture each scene is separate layers to prevent the food from wilting (since everything he uses is edible and fresh). After all of the scenes are captured, he uses computer technology to combine all of the scene layers into one final print. In order to capture a realistic feeling, each still life is composed on an 8x4 ft table with a foreground that is actually only about 2 ft across! Amazing!!

In his photos, Warner creates a broccoli forest, bread mountains, a cheese village, and smoked salmon seas. The success of the project has motivated Warner to plan for the images to be released in an educational book to encourage kids to eat healthier. His 'foodscapes' were partially inspired by a healthy eating campaign....I must admit...some of those pictures definitely make me hungry for veggies! :)

I have attached some of my favorite pictures above, along with descriptions that I found on the internet of the foods used in each picture. Visit his website for more information and additional photos at http://www.carlwarner.com/