Greek Yogurt with Warm Berry Sauce

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I haven't done much food photography lately, but as soon as I saw this recipe for Greek Yogurt with Warm Berry Sauce, I knew I would want to photograph it! (Recipe Below)

I've been trying to eat a little healthier lately, and sweets has been a hard thing for me to give up.  This perfectly satisfies my sweet tooth for either dessert or even for breakfast with a little granola thrown in.

I threw in a few extra fresh berries on top too! I used blackberries and blueberries for this, but you could use any berry really.

I made this in the evening after work and by the time I was done I was quickly loosing light and ended up setting this up on my balcony trying to utilize the last tiny bits of sunset light!

 

You can see in this shot that I'm outside!

 

I really love the way shooting these in the "golden hour" added a nice warmth to the gooey sauce.

Greek Yogurt with Warm Berry Sauce-2/3 Cup Blackberries (fresh or frozen--I used fresh)-2/3 Cup Blueberries-1/2 Cup Water-1/4 Cup Sugar-2 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice-1 Tablespoon Butter-Greek Yogurt (or ice cream!)
Combine first 5 ingredients in a sauce pan and bring to a boil.  Reduce hit and simmer for 10 minutes, until sauce begins to thicken.  Smash berries up a bit with a fork.  Stir in butter. Pour over yogurt!
(recipe originally found on My Recipes)

Pull Back ShotHere is a cell phone pic of my set-up.  The sun was coming from behind and to the right of the set-up, and reflected back with my reflector on the left.  I simply set up a cutting board on the edge of my balcony and covered it with some fabric I had and added a few paper napkins. 
. (please try to ignore the Christmas lights on my balcony!)