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Flounder Fillet Sandwiches and How to Edit Your Food Photos

Jan 24, 2018 · 31 Comments

I recommend Fotor for all my photo editing needs. All opinions expressed below are my own.

Today we’re sharing these crispy, fresh Flounder Fillet Sandwiches and giving you a little behind-the-scenes look at photo editing at Living the Gourmet.

This New Year, I’ve decided to make a project of recreating a lot of old recipes here on the site. Like most other bloggers can probably relate, sometimes I scroll through my earlier posts and shake my head. Other times, I laugh. Living the Gourmet has certainly come a long way throughout the years and I am proud of those old recipes because they got me to where I am today.

It’s hard to believe, I’ve been at this for almost 10 years come October. A lot of what I have learned is from my own trial and error, and of course hours upon hours of research. With today’s technology, you can teach yourself just about anything.

Over the years, many of you have wondered and asked about our photography and we’ve never really had the chance to address it, so today I wanted to show you how we take and edit our photos.

To start we shoot on a Nikon D3300 with the basic 18-55mm lens. Often times, beginners ask about the camera we shoot on and at times get discouraged if they don’t have the DSLR. Here’s a fun fact- up until about 3 years ago, I shot only with my iPhone 4S. So, if you feel like you can’t take good pictures without a DSLR, think again and check out this post and this one– two of my favorites that were shot with that really old smartphone 😉

My number one rule when it comes to food photography is to ALWAYS shoot under natural light and I can not stress that point enough. Shooting under artificial light is something I’m still struggling to master myself. Naturally, during the winter months when the days are shorter and the schedules are busy, it is not always easy, but 9/10 times try and get as much natural light into your shots as possible.

Now onto the fun part of photo editing – filters.

It’s not a rule, but in my book it should be. Filters are key to setting a mood, personalizing your own look, and highlighting the best aspects of your shots.

Over the years, I’ve played around with a lot of different photo editors and one of the best photo editors that I have discovered recently is Fotor. I cannot stress enough how much easier Fotor has made my life and the photo editing process. Furthermore, they are FREE. You can upgrade if you like and even if you did they are very resonably priced.

Fotor offers a variety of templates, filters, stickers, and fonts. They also offer poster designs which I know many of you crafty artists will enjoy, as well as, collages which make creating pinnable images a breeze.

Today, I’m showing you how we not only edit our photos in three easy steps but also how we use Fotor to create Pinterest collages in just two easy steps. (*NOTE: click on each image to enlarge if the text is difficult to read. I’ve outlined the descriptions below each shot, however).

Depending on what time of day you shoot, you may not always have to adjust the brightness and contrast. Usually, I shoot early to mid-afternoon so I only need to adjust the contrast of my shots. I’ll up it by about 10 – 15.

If you shoot later in the day you may have to bring the brightness and sharpness up a tad bit and if you shoot earlier you may have to lower the brightness and up the saturation. For me, early morning light tends to dull out my photos.

Everyone is different and has their own personal preference so adjust as needed.

I always enjoy scrolling through the filters on Fotor and play around with the different effects.

Usually, I tend to use SCENES. This collection has the best filters for the majority of my shots. I tend to go for either the Portrait filter or Food filter.

The best part is that the SCENES collection is included in their FREE membership, so go on and give it a try today!

Finally, we come to adding the watermark. Fotor so far has the largest variety of fonts and they are so easy to apply and adjust.

Pinnable collages were always a mystery to me until another food blogger wrote a great, informative piece on why they are important.

I’ve found a way to make this an effortless task through Fotor.

When you go to Fotor, select ‘collages’ rather than ‘edit’. You’ll open up to a page as shown above, that offers different choices for your collage.

Stay with the classic layouts and choose the double-sided option. You will want to edit the dimensions of your collage to get that long, pinnable image. Before your adjust the size, be sure to ‘unlock’ it so you can customize the size to 735 x 2000.

Finally, upload your selected images, then simply drag and drop. Choose from their fonts to add your post title and watermark. Voila! Two easy steps and you’re all done. Save your creation and download it to your desktop.

**Note if you want your pinnable collage to appear ‘hidden’ in your post, check out this post for an easy way to do so.

There you have it folks! A quick run-down on how we edit our photos for each post. Now who’s hungry?! In the mood for a crispy Flounder Filet Sandwich with a zesty tartar sauce on a toasted pretzel bun? Yeah, me too. ;D

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Flounder Fillet Sandwiches and How to Edit Your Food Photos

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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. of flounder fillets
  • 2 cups of flour
  • 4 eggs – beaten
  • 2 cups of bread crumbs – plain or Italian style
  • Canola oil – for frying
  • For the Sandwich:
  • Pretzel Buns or bread of your choice
  • Tartar Sauce
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • Thin sliced red onion
  • Slice of fresh Mozzarella
  • Lettuce leaves
  • Pickles

Instructions

  1. Dredge the flounder first in the flour then in the egg wash and finally in the bread crumbs.
  2. For a thicker coating you can dip the flounder again in the egg and then again in the bread crumbs.
  3. Heat a large cast iron frying pan with about ½ inch of Canola oil. Carefully place the flounder in the heated oil. (about 2 pieces at a time) you do not want to overcrowd the pan!
  4. When one side becomes a beautiful golden color carefully turn the slice over, and finish cooking on the other side. The fish takes about 2 - 3 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the fish. The fish should be a beautiful white flaky texture.
  5. Prepare a plate with paper towels to place the cooked fish on when it is done.
  6. To Build the Sandwich:
  7. Slice the roll and place the tartar sauce on each side of the bread, followed by the slice of fresh mozzarella, sliced red onion, lettuce leaves, fresh basil leaves and pickles if you like.
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Enjoy with Love!

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Comments

  1. [email protected]'s Recipes says

    24/01/2018 at 7:01 pm

    Now that's a sandwich! Wish I could have a bite too!
    Reply
  2. Claudia Lamascolo says

    24/01/2018 at 11:59 pm

    I just now sent an email to them to find out how to make these longer pins for pinterest I kid you not! Then I found this and can't believe it. I am going to go try it out. I am not quite sure how to turn that photo collage but I am going to their site right now! Thank you so much for this info! I love this sandwich it makes me want to dive into the photo and eat it right now! Fabulous work of art!
    Reply
  3. Big Daddy Dave says

    25/01/2018 at 1:32 am

    Catherine, If I can't improve my photos by changing the lighting, straightening or cropping it, then I just drop the photo. Of course my blog is just a hobby...nothing serious. As for the flounder filet sandwich on a pretzel bun, it sounds really good! Being the pain that my wife tells me I am, I'd leave off the onions and tartar sauce and add a little mayonnaise and wasabi or Tabasco. Love a good fish sandwich though... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
    Reply
  4. lAUREN says

    26/01/2018 at 5:51 pm

    This sandwich looks perfect! Yum!
    Reply
  5. Elaine @ Dishes Delish says

    26/01/2018 at 5:52 pm

    That was a fun post to read. I love seeing how other food bloggers do their thang!! My hubby loves to use fotor but I use LR, hmmm. Looks easy! Could save me money every month!! Now for the food! That flounder sandwich looks so delicious!! I love the drippy sauce!!
    Reply
  6. Luci says

    26/01/2018 at 6:30 pm

    This looks so delicious. I love fish sandwiches but they never come out right, it is right. What tops it off is the pretzel bun.
    Reply
  7. Sandi says

    26/01/2018 at 6:35 pm

    I love all of the step by step pictures to show us how to use this editor :-)
    Reply
  8. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife says

    26/01/2018 at 7:00 pm

    What a fun post! I completely understand: I have had my blog for 14 years this fall, and to see where my food photography started...;) Thanks for sharing your process. This fish fillet sandwich sounds SO good right now!
    Reply
  9. Dannii says

    26/01/2018 at 7:51 pm

    Now that is what I call a sandwich. That would make some awesome game day food.
    Reply
  10. Veena Azmanov says

    26/01/2018 at 8:01 pm

    Such a fun post to read Catherine. I love fish sandwiches and this sound incredible. Thanks for the tutorial.
    Reply
  11. Rae says

    26/01/2018 at 8:10 pm

    I've never been much of a flounder fan, but you've put together a sandwich that looks quite yummy. So yummy in fact I might have to re-think this whole flounder thing.
    Reply
  12. Adriana Lopez Martin says

    27/01/2018 at 5:26 am

    Flounder is one of my favorite white fishes to cook at home. Have never do it breaded seems a good idea. And the pairing with the pretzel bun is lovely, yummy!
    Reply
  13. Emma says

    27/01/2018 at 8:29 am

    Great article, off to check it all out to make my food photos better. First though a sandwich!
    Reply
  14. Gloria @ Homemade & Yummy says

    27/01/2018 at 3:48 pm

    Thanks for the photo editing tips. Editing is my least favourite part of the whole photo process. That sandwich looks totally delicious.
    Reply
  15. April says

    27/01/2018 at 5:25 pm

    The sandwich looks amazing! I just checked out Fotor and it looks pretty great. I usually use Canva but I'm going to try out Fotor. It looks like they have nice fonts.
    Reply
  16. Pavani says

    28/01/2018 at 2:12 am

    Wow, what a lovely looking sandwich that is.
    Reply
  17. Karyl | Karyl's Kulinary Krusade says

    28/01/2018 at 4:12 pm

    I've never heard of Fotor. I currently use LR and PicMonkey for my editing. This sandwich looks absolutely amazing! Loving the golden crunch on that fish
    Reply
  18. Kylee from Kylee Cooks says

    28/01/2018 at 4:19 pm

    What a delicious looking sandwich! that bread is to die for. Thanks for the pic-tips, too!
    Reply
  19. Chiara says

    28/01/2018 at 5:35 pm

    This sandwich looks delicious Catherine, thanks for sharing! Un abbraccio
    Reply
  20. Uma Srinivas says

    28/01/2018 at 6:23 pm

    This sandwich looks so delicious. Thank you for sharing your pictures editing tips. They are so useful!
    Reply
  21. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

    28/01/2018 at 8:05 pm

    My tummy was growling as I was looking at the photos and reading. I never heard of that photo editing software. I use Lightroom but I like the sample of the filters and adjustments. Very nice.
    Reply
  22. Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says

    29/01/2018 at 1:58 am

    Wow, this looks amazing! I love reading and learning even more photo editing tips! I use Photoshop to edit all of my photos.
    Reply
  23. Molly Kumar says

    29/01/2018 at 2:04 am

    The sandwich sounds amazing and so crisp!!! I so agree with you regarding shooting pictures in natural light. I've heard of Fotor but never used them till now however you explained it so well. I'll be checking them soon.
    Reply
  24. swathi says

    29/01/2018 at 4:02 am

    Delicious crispy flounder fillet sandwiches, I can eat every day. You make best sandwiches . I will check it out Fotor app.
    Reply
  25. Mirlene |Savory THoughts says

    29/01/2018 at 9:50 am

    I have to check out Fotor. I am always looking for ways to better edit my pictures. Your sandwich looks great.
    Reply
  26. Calleigh says

    29/01/2018 at 1:47 pm

    Now, I'm hungry!! I love fillet fish sandwich and your photos made me craved for one right now. Never heard of Fotor app as I normally use Photoshop but I would definitely check this out.
    Reply
  27. Soniya says

    29/01/2018 at 2:14 pm

    I had such a good time reading your post!! The sandwich looks so delicious and inviting! Thanks foe explaining so well about making pin image .
    Reply
  28. Sarah says

    29/01/2018 at 7:28 pm

    This sounds delicious! I wouldn't have thought to put mozzarella on a fish sandwich!
    Reply
  29. Georgia Brooks says

    05/03/2018 at 10:46 am

    Hi, It’s always great to see such an informative post about photo editing. I really appreciate your wonderful explanation. In my humble opinion, I also like to recommend Fotor for everyone. This editor is a surprisingly powerful photo editing tool. It is so user-friendly and well laid out that I can't imagine it isn't holding the monopoly on its competition. Thanks a lot.
    Reply

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