Food photographer & stylist in Edinburgh
Any food photographer will tell you that taking beautiful photos of food almost always comes with owning A camera, of course A selection of props A selection of backdrop surfaces In this series, I’m going to share some tips and tricks for making your food photography more environmentally conscious. In this post I’m going to […]
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Which of these comes to mind when you think of microwave meals? Processed, unhealthy, unappetising Nutritious, fresh and plant-based I’m assuming you’d pick the first set of words, and I don’t blame you – I did too! That was until I found out about New Norm, a plant-based meal delivery service that makes delicious and […]
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Did you know that cheese is the third largest greenhouse gas emitting food?1 It surprised me too! Cheese ranks just below beef and lamb in the amount of greenhouse gases it produces within the food supply chain, ranking above chicken, pork and fish. As a vegetarian, I assumed that simply cutting out meat would drastically reduce […]
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I created this vegan mushroom soup recipe for my recent collaboration with Merryhill Mushrooms. I wanted to make a simple and quick to make dish that put the mushrooms front and centre, hence this creamy mushroom soup. To add even more umami flavour, I added a crispy oyster mushroom topping to get that added crunchy […]
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Nearly one in five UK children under 15 lives in a home where the parents cannot afford to put food on the table. BMJ 2019;364:l1261 It came as a big surprise to know that the UK struggles with hunger poverty. This sort of statistic isn’t what I associate with a developed country like Britain. In 2020, […]
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In trying to live in a more sustainable and environmentally-conscious way, a topic that always comes up is growing your own produce. Living in a big city like Edinburgh means having a small or non-existent garden, which poses a challenge when trying to grow your own vegetables. So as you might expect I was super […]
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A big part of capturing a beautiful and visually interesting food photography is having strong food styling skills. The main ingredient I wanted to highlight here is these home-grown shiitake mushrooms. To showcase the natural beauty and freshness of the mushrooms, I decided to photograph a simple mushroom spaghetti dish with as little unnecessary extras […]
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I recently completed The Little Plantation’s signature food photography and food styling course and it prompted me to write this blog post about growth as a food photographer. I started my food photography journey back in October 2020, in the middle of lockdown. Earlier that year we bought our own flat, which meant that most of my […]
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The food photographer stereotype There’s a stereotype that when food photographers go out to eat, they always need to snap photos of their food before actually chowing down. You know what I mean, the ones that need to update their instagram stories to let everyone know about their unicorn waffle stack? Getting into food styling, […]
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Taking up food photography has got me thinking about how much food waste is generated from this field. I’m not just talking about commercial food shoots, but down to the shoots by hobbyists like myself or even the Instagram food influencers who review and photograph more meals than they can reasonably consume. I don’t need to preach […]
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