Based in South West London neighborhood of Balham - Libano is a family-owned Lebanese restaurant that opened in 2020.
Having teamed up on a few other successful restaurant photography projects, their digital marketing team, NextGen Creative reached out to me, wanting a restaurant photographer to capture food content of their offering - to be used across their digital and print touchpoints.
Read MoreDin Tai Fung are a well-known restaurant group - originating from Taiwan, and over the past 60-years, have opened flagship locations in over 10 other countries.
At the heart of their menu, are their world-famous Xiao Long Bao - which are made all-day in their iconic glass-fronted open kitchens. Each Bao features a minimum of 18 exquisite folds and are filled with juicy minced pork, before being cooked and presented in bamboo steamer baskets.
Read MoreFrom lighting to props, these five essential tools will help any food photographer capture eye-catching content that will make your audience's mouths water.
If you're a food photographer, you know that capturing the perfect shot takes more than just a good camera. From lighting to props, there are a few essential tools that can help you create content to draw your audience in. Here are five must-have tools for any food photographer.
Read MoreNina & Dean Coffee is a coffee shop based in the East London neighbourhood of Canary Wharf. Having recently opened within the Sierra Quebec Bravo building of the commercial district, they offer artisan coffee, smoothies, pasteries and more.
Wanting to boost sales via online ordering platforms Deliveroo and Uber Eats, the co-owners reached out to me, wanting menu food photography of their offering.
Read MoreYour food photography portfolio is your chance to showcase your skills and attract new clients. Learn how to create a portfolio that stands out from the crowd.
As a food photographer, your portfolio is your calling card. It's the first thing potential clients will see, and it needs to showcase your skills and style in a way that sets you apart from the competition. In this article, we'll explore some tips and tricks for creating a food photography portfolio that will help you attract new clients and grow your business.
Read MoreBuilding on the success of a recent food photography session with Layalina Piccadilly, the team reached out to me about their Essex branch in the town of Billericay.
Layalina Billericay offers a modern Lebanese menu of updated classics, and paired them with their hand-crafted cocktails and signature wines from Lebanon and the rest of the world.
Read MoreLocated in the busy West End neighbourhood of Piccadilly, and a stones thrown from Leicester Square, Layalina Piccadilly are a family-owed restaurant that has been running for over 20-years.
The team bring their passion for Lebanese street food to London, with specialities such as shawarma, fresh falafel, ultra creamy hummus, and traditional Lebanese mezze.
Read MoreHaving first picked up a camera seven years ago, and working in London as a food photographer for three of them, I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked with some great clients at some really amazing locations. If you’re interested into a bit more about my background as a person and photographer - I did an interview with Digital Marketing Specialist, Holly Pankhurst. Check out the a Q&A on me below:
Read MoreKorean Crunch Hackney is a brand under the Orbit Ltd brand, owned and operated by 3 co-founders. With their new menus completed, they reached out to me with the brief of capturing menu food photography of their Korean menu.
Their menu offers classic dishes like Bimibap, Danburi, Mandu (dumplings), and sides - including Korean BBQ wings, kimchi, and Panko Prawns, as well as dips.
Read MoreOwned and operated by my clients at Elia Greek Street Food, Stilvi Cafe is their sister restaurant brand with venues in Hawley Wharf Camden and Camden Boxpark.
Stilvi specialises in cute desserts, including pancakes, soft-serve, and waffles, as well as hot coffee and iced coffee. Stilvi operates in bustling areas within Camden.
Read MoreYou will often hear the terms ‘editing’ and ‘retouching’ being thrown about a lot in the food photography world. Often though, there’s not a lot clarification on what they mean. So what is the difference between editing and retouching?
Editing makes up for roughly 60% of the food photography post-production work that I carry out. A typical edit will involve cropping, re-cropping to a client’s specified ratio, frame straightening, and a basic grade; which includes, tweaking exposure, colour temperature, tint levels, colour balance levels, contrast, lens adjustments, as well as adjusting highlight and shadow details.
Read MoreBased in Belgravia, London - Kalmar is a lifestyle brand that creates indulgent self-care products. Set up by founder Karen Ruimy, a writer, dancer, and spiritual healer - Kalmar’s range of products are spread across their four Soul States - Joy, Calm, Peace, and Love; each with it’s own unique collection of self-care products.
With the brand ever-growing in popularity and the completion of the soon-to-be-opened Treatment Rooms, the brand was set to re-focus into its core USP of wellbeing, self-care, and spirituality.
Read MoreBased in Belgravia, London - Kalmar is a lifestyle brand that creates indulgent self-care products. Set up by founder Karen Ruimy, a writer, dancer, and spiritual healer - Kalmar’s range of products are spread across their four Soul States - Joy, Calm, Peace, and Love; each with it’s own unique collection of self-care products.
With the brand ever-growing in popularity and the completion of the soon-to-be-opened Treatment Rooms, the brand was set to re-focus into its core USP of wellbeing, self-care, and spirituality.
Read MoreI was contacted by London based health & beauty brand, The Organic Pharmacy. As a long established company, they specialise in producing products that fuse their herbal, homeopathic and cosmetic knowledge to create high-performance beauty products.
Read MoreAfter being in the fortunate position to work as a full-time freelance food photographer for the past four years - I’ve been wanting to return to my roots by shooting more closely with restaurants and to give back a bit; reminiscent of when I was a child, growing up above my parent’s Anglo-French restaurant in East Sussex. This is where my passion for food was first ignited, creating many warm memories of food.
Read MoreWe can all agree to what a strange and interesting times we’re all going through at the moment, from both a social and working angle. Now being five-months along the line into the UK’s lockdown, we are all seeing an ease of the measures and consumer confidence rising across the board; resulting in more people feeling comfortable in expanding their social bubble; going into work once a week for team-wide catch-ups, and going back out to eat, drink and for more experiential-led shopping.
Read MoreI first met Gemma a couple of years ago whilst working as the one-man-marketing-manager at my last agency. Bonding over our love of food and great wine, we kept in touch after I left the agency to pursue a career as a photographer.
Read MoreAfter teaming up with Sam and Damien at Ki Kefir, they kindly introduced me to their friend and graphic designer, Rich Tucker, AKA Ize London.
Read MoreI am very late to the party, but as I’ve just picked myself up a Fuji X Pro 1 - I wanted to part with my thoughts on Fuji’s answer to the prosumer rangefinder.
Read MoreFollowing my past post, ‘Which film lab', I'm now solely scanning my film at home once it's back from the film lab.
Here's my guide on how to scan developed film at home:
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