Case Study: Din Tai Fung

Din 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.

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Case Study: Meat & Wine Co.

Located in the heart of Mayfair, London - the Meat & Wine Co. has aptly opened its doors to the meat and wine lovers of the city.

Originally from Australia, and now one of 10 plus other restaurants in the Meat & Wine Co. worldwide group - the restaurant ethos is based around the owner’s African heritage - to create a standout dining experience with a moody, yet contemporary décor,

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Case Study: TRIBE

Based in Borough, TRIBE are a performance nutrition brand that produce products that use high-quality natural ingredients. After a massive crowdfunding campaign, and backed by their active community of dedicated followers, TRIBE have rapidly expanded their range - additionally offering new ranges of indulgent protein bars and muesli blends that are 100% vegan.

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Blog: 5 Steps For Beginner Food Photographers

As a food photographer - I’m passionate about all things food, and telling stories through my photography. You can use these tips to kick-start your food photography journey.

Food photography is a creative way to share delicious recipes, promote restaurants, and showcase food-based products to the world. Using the right starter tools, lighting, and composition techniques, you can capture great food photography – even with a 10-year old camera! Learn how to become a food photographer in this quick guide for beginners.

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Case Study: Jeru Mayfair

Located in the exclusive Berkeley Street in Mayfair, London - Jeru has recently opened its doors to welcome the city’s lovers of high concept dining.

Led by Chef Roy Ner, an award-winning Australian celebrity chef - he brings his Cordon Bleu background and wealth of experience to the restaurant to create something unique and fresh to Mayfair.

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Case Study: VITHIT Seasonal

I was approached by my the team at VITHIT - a Dublin-based health focussed brand, spanning drinks and supplements..

Building on the success of our previous product photography shoots in over the past three years - the team reached back out to me to produce then capture seasonal content of their entire range, to use used over the next 12-months of social marketing to their global market.

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Case Study: Fork Lewes

I was approached by the owner and co-founder of soon to be opened restaurant, Fork.

Based in the centre of the historic county town of Lewes, East Sussex - the local area has a vibrant creative scene and many great food producers in the surrounding countryside. With surprisingly short-few amazing places to dine in the area - most of which being chains, the restaurant team saw a gap in the market that needed filling.⁠

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Case Study: Medeau

Based 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.

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Case Study: Doisy & Dam

Doisy & Dam is a London-based brand that produces delicious chocolate that is both fun and ethical.

Their brand is built on making a difference by creating chocolate that is free of e-numbers, completely vegan, and palm-oil free; actively pushing back on unsustainable farming practices and leading causes of deforestation. They are also one of a few companies to be B-Corp for their efforts in being a company that actively balances efficacy with profits.

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Case Study: VITHIT

Based in Dublin, Ireland - VITHIT is a health-focused drinks company, with each bottle or can containing 100% of your RDA of 8 vitamins, plus a blend of health-giving teas and herbs for an overall wellbeing boost. Having seen a massive uptick since launching and continued rise in popularity in 2020, their drinks are now available in 14 counties and counting.

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Case Study: Kalmar Lifestyle

Based 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.

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Case Study: Sunny Beast

As a long-time collaborator of mine, and potentially one of my first clients around the early 2010’s - Natasha Durley is a multi-media illustrator living and working from her home studio in Bournemouth, UK.

All of her work is created from her love of colour and texture - creating vibrant images inspired by the natural world.

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Project: Our Table - Matt at Hot Wood Pizza

Continuing from my first personal restaurant photography project shoot for Our Table with Dean Parker at Darby’s - this shoot is further afield than the usual reaches of the project, but keeps to the essence of it; capturing places that I’ve loved eating at, and for the passion that goes into the process.

Just as I was finishing up the brief for my ‘Our Table’ project at the end of May, I booked a last-min staycation to the East Coast town of Westgate-on-Sea for a bit of seaside R&R with my partner. We found a really lovely Airbnb called Hot Wood House that was both right next to the sea, and also had an unbelievable attention to detail put into the interior design.

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Project: Food Stylist Test Shoot with Evie Harbury

I originally met Evie a couple of years ago when capturing a food photography commission with Sam of Ki Kefir, and creatively hitting it off about our love for all things food. Evie works as a talented chef, food stylist, recipe developer and home economist - spanning film and stills for advertising and publications.

As a food photographer, and Evie a food stylist, we really enjoyed our first experience working together so decided to meet up a couple of times a year (schedules permitting) to try out new ideas and test some creative food photography concepts that we don’t always get to explore when on the job.

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Case Study: TRIBE - Muesli

With an ever-popular range of protein-rich, vegan bars and their newly developed muesli range with one Great Taste Star - TRIBE were in the process of re-designing their muesli packaging for better shelf impact in stores.

Having been happy with our previous shoots over nearly 6-years, the co-founder reached out to me to develop and capture a fresh series fun and vibrant product photography - that builds on top of our already laid content foundations.

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