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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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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I recently had the privilege to attend Narroway Studio’s 2-day food photography and styling workshop. It would be an understatement to say I had the best time. So I thought I’d share my thoughts and the highlights from the weekend. Enjoy! Day 1 Intro to the workshop I was nervous on the way to the […]
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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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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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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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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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One of my first attempts at food photography was to shoot these mini Christmas cakes by Nutmeg Bakehouse. In this post I go through the process of my shoot from start to finish. The idea for these Christmas cakes came from meeting with my dear friend Meggie, who owns and runs her own baking business. […]
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