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Case Study: Lee Kum Kee - Oyster Sauce

Lee Kum Kee are a 130-year old company and that are known to be the original creators of Oyster Sauce. The sauce packs an umami punch - being found in domestic and commercial kitchens the world over; used in dishes from egg fried rice, to meatballs and beyond.

Wanting to celebrate and communicate the many uses of Oyster Sauce in Western and non-western cooking - they reached out to previous collaborator and production company HeeHaw to produce taste test content for four key regions; UK, DE, and NL.

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Case Study: ManiLife - Almond Butter

With their core range of single-estate peanuts being used for their popular peanut butters, ManiLife responded to popular demands by their own Almond Butter, using carefully sourced Almonds from Portugal.a

Looking to the UK launch in a couple of months, the marketing team reached out to me. The brief was to capture product photography packshots, and food photography pairings of the product with a dish - along with a collection of kitchen style packshots. The product would launch as a smooth and crunchy variety, coming in glass jars and larger serving-size tubs for use in cooking.

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Food Photography Project: Cinema Popcorn

As a food photographer, I have a love for all things food and content - giving me lots of great opportunities to creatively brainstorm on clients’ food photography briefs, and of course, shoot them too.

A big part of applying a creative treatment to a food photography brief, is in immersing yourself in content, both digitally, and online - as well as knowing the best time to set aside an idea, that may be visually strong - but not the right fit for their specific brief.

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Case Study: Spot The Wing

Spot The Wing are a newly opened fast food restaurant in Harlesden, North West London. They specialise in Buffalo-style wings, with a wide offering of menu items, and a range of seven sauces to select for every wing or chicken base, with a selections of sides and desserts also being available.

They reached out to me when looking for a food photographer to capture menu food photography of their core sellers on their menu, including wings, fried chicken, and sides.

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Case Study: ManiLife x Joe & Seph's

Existing client, ManiLife are a well-known B Corp brand that produces amazing peanut butter using single-estate peanuts from a family farm in Argentina. Collaborative at-heart and looking to expand their offering, they teamed up with the equally well known popcorn brand, Joe & Seph’s.

The brand collaboration saw two new products shortly being released; a Salted Caramel peanut butter using Joe & Seph’s Salted Caramel Sauce, and Joe & Seph’s Popcorn, using ManiLife’s Deep Roast peanut butter.

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Case Study: Lee Kum Kee Summer BBQ

Previous client Lee Kum Kee are a well-known brand that is popular with households and chefs alike. Having been operating for over 130-years, they are best known as the original creators of Oyster Sauce. Founded in Hong Kong and operating across Asia, Europe, the UK and the US - they have an ever-growing regional product range.

Just after wrapping a December food photography project, the team contacted me about a January BBQ shoot between myself and food stylist, Jennifer Joyce.

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Case Study: Tomo Pizzeria

Only a stone’s throw from the North London neighborhood of Crouch End, is family-owned restaurant, Tomo Pizzeria.

Owned and run by husband and wife team Ewa and Adam, Tomo is a traditional neighborhood Italian restaurant that has been operating for 16 years. With a large focus on their passion for Italian food, and Chef Adam’s love of true sourdough pizza with bubbly crusts, they’re a staple within the local area.

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Blog: The Importance of Hiring a Professional Restaurant Photographer for your Business.

A professional restaurant photographer can make all the difference in showcasing your restaurant’s unique atmosphere, menu and team. Learn more about the benefits of hiring one here.

In 2023, where social media, your brand narrative and your online presence can make or break a restaurant - having high-quality photos of your restaurant and menu items is crucial.

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Case Study: TRIBE - Choc Orange

TRIBE are an independent performance nutrition brand. They specialise in creating a range of high-quality vegan and natural snacks for athletes and people on the go.

Building on the success of previous food photography shoots over the past 6 years, the team reached out to me to capture fun and vibrant food photography content of their soon-to-be-released, limited edition Choc Orange Flapjack, in partnership with National Parks UK.

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Product Photography Project: Christmas Board Games

As a product photographer, I have a real passion for great products - both new and more traditional.

For me, other than all of the delicious food, a traditional part of Christmas in our home is board games and setting around playing.⁠

After a big Christmas dinner, and with the burden of my indulgent decisions setting in, there is something nostalgic about dusting off the board game boxes, and diving into a board game.⁠

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Case Study: Lee Kum Kee - Content Archive

Lee Kum Kee are a long-term client of mine, having worked on lots of food photography shoots and video productions with agencies over the years. The brand is a popular household name, best known for being the creator of Oyster Sauce, and their wide range of sauces; from soy to XO Sauce, glazes and more.

Their brand team reached out to me as they wanted a complete refresh of their in-house content library - ranging from food photography to recipe and product recipe pairings.

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Case Study: ManiLife

Based in London, ManiLife are a popular peanut butter producer, that was started by founder Stu - with his love for Argentina, and all of the ways that PB can be used in cooking.

Moving on from 2014 and Stu moving to Argentina, and shipping a ton of peanuts back to the UK and his bedroom - the brand has grown from strength to strength - first being taken on by Gusto in 2017 boxes, needing 9,000 mini pots, to Waitrose taking them on in 2020.

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Case Study: Mr Falafel

Mr Falafel are a family-owned restaurant located at the entrance of the New Shepherd's Market. Trading for 25-years, they first started out by selling one type of wrap, and now having moved to a larger unit, have a strong local reputation for great vegan falafel wraps, and bringing authentic Pastastinian flavours to the people of London.

Keeping true to their roots and maintaining a core menu of popular falafel wraps, they’ve expanded their menu with side dishes, and dips over the years, and frequently have a queue running outside of the door during the day.

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