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SnackShots #1: Potato
By Michelle | January 7, 2008
A brand new food blog photo event for a brand new year. The theme this month is the humble Potato.
Can you prepare fabulous french fries or make the world’s greatest gratin? How do you like your potato? Baked, roasted, sautéed, fried, steamed, boiled? What’s your favourite potato dish? Aloo gobi, Bubble and Squeak, Moussaka or Shepherd’s Pie?
Your photo doesn’t need to be of a recipe you made; it can be abstract too. Maybe you went to your local farmer’s market and couldn’t resist taking a photo of a mountain of freshly dug up tubers. Maybe you planted your own and want to show off your harvest. Have you come across those funny looking purple potatoes? The possibilities are endless.
Write about your unpretentious potato dish or experience if it takes your fancy.
Please note: We are only interested in plain potatoes. Sweet potatoes or other tubers like cassava won’t be accepted.
Give it your best shot! 
What Must I Do?
Take a photo of anything potato.
Pictures should be no more than 400px in length or width.
Only one photo per person or blog is allowed.
The deadline is on 4 February 2007.
Please send an email to michelleATgreedygourmetDOTcom and include the following:
- Your name
- The name and URL of your blog
- The name of your dish OR a descriptive title of your photo
- Which camera and lens you used
- The permalink to your entry posting with a link to Snackshots’ entry details, i.e. this page.
If you don’t have a blog, you can still participate; just email us your entry with a photo attached.
Potato should be the main (50% or more) ingredient in your dish/photo.
What Happens After That?
A roundup of all entries will be posted a few days later. Readers will be able to vote for their favourite entry. A panel of judges will judge all entries and the winners will be announced soon after.
P.S. Thanks to Andrew for posting this event on Is My Blog Burning.
Topics: SnackShots |
January 7th, 2008 at 22:33
sounds fun Michelle:) wish you all the best!
January 7th, 2008 at 23:04
Good event! I almost posted a potato recipe last week…glad I waited!
January 7th, 2008 at 23:47
This is the first time I have heard of this event. Is the deadline the last day of the month? Just to clarify…you don’t need a recipe at all? You can submit just a photo? Thanks in advance, Susan.
January 8th, 2008 at 00:13
Mansi: Hope to get your submission soon!
Lalaine: Good timing, huh?
Susan: Thanks for pointing out the missing deadline. I’m a bit of a newbie at these things. Details have been updated. You can submit just a photo, no recipe needs to be linked to it. A little story would be nice though.
January 9th, 2008 at 11:06
Many thanks for including a little linkie to me at the bottom there - a little problem in that they are not quite right…
Good luck with the event am off to buy some potatoes right now!
January 18th, 2008 at 03:36
I’ve sent mine!! Good event to learn good food photography. Thanks for organizing this!
January 29th, 2008 at 17:33
Yum! How to choose which potato to cook? Thanks for organizing this!
February 3rd, 2008 at 19:28
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