Comments on: Classic Spiced Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

By: wallflourgirl

wallflourgirl — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 06:23:22 +0000

In reply to Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes. Aw, thanks Jess! I don't know how many more of these I'll be doing, but it certainly was fun not having to depend on the sun to do my photography ;) I bet you can imagine what a relief that was. Have an awesome weekend, girl!

By: wallflourgirl

wallflourgirl — Sat, 28 Jun 2014 06:20:21 +0000

In reply to shelley @ Bacon Egg & Cheese{cake}. Hahaha we are totally in the same boat--the darkness line used to haunt me everywhere when I was a swimmer with the darkest of dark skin! And I know what you mean when you talk about not having time for that cooking/baking/photographing (though your photos are amazing, so hah!). I'll let you know if I ever do find the secret ;) you share, too, yeah?

By: Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes

Jessica @ Jessiker Bakes — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:36:20 +0000

Cool interesting concept “Playing with light” as you said produces some stellar contrasts with light and dark. I would love to see some more.

By: shelley @ Bacon Egg & Cheese{cake}

shelley @ Bacon Egg & Cheese{cake} — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 19:23:24 +0000

Haha! I get the “you don’t look chinese” line all the time, followed by the “you’re so dark though!” (I’m pretty darned dark) and the “you kind of look more filipino than chinese.” A couple of people also asked me if I were half indian…………….. XD
The cookies look pretty great! I’m trying to take darker photos too, but they seem so much harder to manage. A pity because one obviously has more time to cook/bake at night when school/work is all out of the way. If you hit upon the secret, you should definitely write a blog post on how to do it heh ;D

By: wallflourgirl

wallflourgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:35:00 +0000

In reply to Nancy @ gottagetbaked.

Fail-stalker, fail! Just kidding–crazy week for you too, huh? Lordie and gracious, I’m almost embarrassed to have posted this post but I was at a conference and had all of ten minutes to edit photos + write the post + post it. Ergh! It was totally worth it just for your comment, though–suuuuch good material that you’ve articulated way better than I have (unsurprisingly)! These boys need to step up to their A game, that’s for sure. And thanks for being so nice about the photos, though (as other nice folks have pointed out) they’re pretty soft and blurry. Ah, well! Ten minutes this time, more the next. Thanks, missy!

By: wallflourgirl

wallflourgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:23:48 +0000

In reply to Tifa.

haha! I’m so glad we agree–I can stay amused for about an hour or so, but I think that’s my limit with cute-but-nonsensical people in general. Speaking of random encounters though, I met another guy just this weekend and we followed up, and it was a total blast! So that just goes to say that these things do go in funny directions. And YES, thank you for pointing out the photo thing (as one other kind reader did)–as a non-excuse, I photo edited these but worked on these photos for about a total of one minute because I was SWAMPED at a recent conference…so I basically knew they were crappy quality and posted them anyway. Ugh. Still, it was a fun project and I finally decided to share them with y’all, though it’s probably a one-off for me. So glad you are honest about it though, it’s so refreshing to hear that honesty from folks! Cheers, Tifa!

By: wallflourgirl

wallflourgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:19:58 +0000

In reply to Liz.

Oh, I inhaled plenty of dough–but I’m glad I’m getting affirmation about my weird risk-taking habits. Such weird conversations though, you wouldn’t believe it, Liz! Thanks so much for your kind comment, as always 🙂

By: wallflourgirl

wallflourgirl — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 06:19:03 +0000

In reply to Zainab.

Yeahh, I forget how disappointing it can be when a cute face spouts that nonsense–too bad! And thanks for your generous comment about the pictures–too generous though, as these are totally experimental (and, as folks have pointed out, a bit blurry!). But yes, I’m so glad we can empathize with one another, hah!

By: Tifa

Tifa — Wed, 25 Jun 2014 01:29:44 +0000

These cookies look great (excellent texture) and I really like the fact that they’re egg free.
Do you have a photo editing program like GIMP or PhotoShop? You might want to play with the contrast & sharpness on some of those photos to bring out that texture I mentioned a little more. They’d probably look awesome. No offense intended, of course. Your light and spacing are great. I always like your food photos. ^_^
I am amazed at some of the things guys have said to me with a tone and/or expression that clearly shows they expect me to be impressed or charmed. Most of the time, I’m actually thinking they’re odd or idiotic. Still, as you said, at least they’re entertaining while you wait in line or for a bus, whatever. And once in a while, someone will surprise you and you make a new friend.

By: Nancy @ gottagetbaked

Nancy @ gottagetbaked — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 23:12:19 +0000

How did I miss this post?! I thought I was being a sufficiently competent internet stalker by checking your blog every day but I totally dropped the ball this week. Ahhhh, the good ol’ “but you don’t look Chinese” line (I’ve gotten that before). Well, as long as I look human and female, I’d say I’m winning. Or the ol’ “What ethnicity is that last name?” What does it matter? I figure those guys don’t have too many interesting things to say and just fell back on talking about race. And I guess China & Japan are in Asia, therefore you totally have the whole ASIAN thing in common. I shouldn’t be so snarky. So long as they were friendly and you didn’t feel any ill-will from them, I guess it’s harmless…although they need to work on their game better. Good on ya for taking a risk and talking to them. As for “painting” with light, what a cool idea! These photos look fab and they truly spotlight how delicious your cookies look.