As a child growing up in the Philippines, I got to eat a weird and wonderful variety of snacks that are surprisingly tricky to find in the UK. Cracking open a packet of Chippy (salty-peppery-cheesy crisps) is a tasty and nostalgic experience that takes me way back. This childhood snack photography series is inspired by […]
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Red is a colour that appears a lot in different food. It is also a colour that is associated with various emotions, symbols and themes. Specifically in food photography, the way colour is shown affects how someone reacts to the food subject. Does it make your mouth water or your stomach churn? What sort of […]
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Like all trends, the retro food photography aesthetic is all the rage. I decided to put my own spin on it and took inspiration from the food, culture and aesthetic of the civil rights movement in 1960s America. I hope you enjoy this retro food photography series as much as I did creating them. If […]
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One of the biggest challenges of being a food photographer is tackling food waste. In an effort to reduce my own food waste, I created this budget food photography series using only ingredients from the reduced section in my local shop. It was an interesting experiment that made me think more creatively about how I […]
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The brief Mimi’s Bakehouse started as a single, family bakery in 2010. It has now grown to become an Edinburgh institution famous for its baked goods and family-friendly savouries. I recently did some food photography of Mimi’s Bakehouse’s products for their new refreshed website and to use on their social channels. Cake photography, like any […]
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Edinburgh is a great city to be vegan. From traditional Scottish fare to Italian to pub fare, Edinburgh’s vegan restaurant scene has options for all tastes. Recently I’ve shot for two of Edinburgh’s best vegan restaurants, Hendersons and Harmonium (love a bit of alliteration) and here are some of my favourite shots from them. Harmonium […]
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This year, the Pantone colour of the year is Very Peri. The shade provided the inspiration for my Pantone food photography idea. I created a series of food photographs inspired by this new Pantone colour. Purple is one of those colours that rarely appear in food and so it posed a challenge to create interesting […]
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I recently had the opportunity to do some food photography for The Oven, a wood-fired pizza truck based in Fife, Scotland. You might be thinking – wood-fired pizza? In Scotland? You read that right, friend. The Oven has its wood fired pizza oven right inside its sleek airstream vehicle. They not only make delicious Neapolitan-style […]
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The main reasons I do what I do as a food photographer, is to help ethical and sustainably-minded businesses enhance their marketing strategy with beautiful food photography. So when I had the opportunity to do a photoshoot with Edinburgh-based vegan bakery, The Plant Patisserie – I was so excited! The Plant Patisserie is owned by […]
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As a food photographer working for small business can be tricky. Small businesses don’t necessarily have a designated marketing team or even a marketing budget to spend on food photography. Therefore it can be challenging to justify why they should invest in a professional food photographer at all. That said, I’ve compiled a list of […]
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