food & drink photography Apr 2014

8183 is a collaborative commercial studio that aims to make the process of creating powerful images of products and people a pleasure. With a keen eye, attention to detail, precision lighting and retouching techniques the studio helps stir emotions, tell stories and drive sales.

At 8183 Studio, the staff's ethos is as much a promise as a command. To deliver such undeniably captivating images requires not only the right focus and talents, but also the Midwest ethics of hard work and humble approachability. These elements combined make the team very easy to work with, just ask some of their clients who include: Lee Jeans, Dark Horse Distillery, Ball Jar, Parisi Coffee, Wingstop and McDonalds.

Andy Lewis is an accomplished food and beverage photographer whose work encompasses packaging, advertising and editorial briefs.

Andy works from his studio in Sydney but also regularly on location around Australia and the world. Working closely with his clients, Andy methodically creates beautifully composed and unique results.

His extensive photographic, lighting and retouching skills allows him to produce internationally recognised work.

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it”, Ghandi.

Annette Slade not only has the ability to see beauty in all things, but is able to capture it with her camera and share it with her audience. With over 20 years' experience as a commercial and editorial photographer, Annette has a true passion and eye for creating unique, emotionally charged images. She approaches each project and each client with her undivided attention. No detail is too small.

Annette is a great collaborator and prides herself on giving her clients exactly what they need, and more. She is known for her warm and inviting images and the comforting and affective quality she incorporates into her photos. Her creative specialties are food, editorial, florals, product and still life. Annette is available for assignments in her Denver studio, or on location.
 

Bluestudios: "alive" food shoot.

Dieter Sieg of Bluestudios is busy photographing a personal food series. Renate Neetix, who took charge of the food styling, says about Dieter: "It is great to work with him. Dieter is one of the few food photographers who takes the camera off the tripod." The results are vivid, exciting and inviting photos.

Carsten Eichner specialises in still and food photography and has his own fully equipped digital daylight studio in Hamburg. He has international experience working for agencies and editorial magazines, both in the studio and on location.

Recent clients include Billa/Austria, Dr.Oetker, EDEKA, Hilcona, Unilever, Weight Watchers, Burda, BEEF, Brigitte, Der Feinschmecker and G&U Verlag.

Visit his website for more information.

Hilary Moore is enjoying the new year shooting from her fabulous new studio in Battersea, London. New clients include cover shots for The Wall Street Journal ‘Off Duty’ Magazine, and the complete new packaging range for Green’s.

Don’t miss the big global roll out of the new Carte D’Or packaging, just in time for summer!

Jemma Watts is an independent food and lifestyle photographer based in East London, where she has a natural daylight studio.

Jemma receives commissions from all areas of the industry, including design, editorial, PR and publishing, as well as from individuals for private work. Recent clients include Jamie Oliver Magazine, Kyle Books, 3M and Helio’s Kitchen.

Visit her website for more information.

John Athimaritis is based in Athens and works as a professional photographer specialised in still life, food, portraiture and kids fashion. John's studio is a ground-floor loft located in the artistic neighbourhood of Gazi in the centre of Athens. The studio enjoys plenty of daylight and features a fully equipped kitchen. A food stylist is available upon request.

Ideal for portraiture, fashion, food, still life or art events, clientele includes fashion designers, gourmet and fashion magazines.

In co-operation with a trusted network of professionals, John provides worldwide services and photo retouching.

Bremen and Hamburg-based photographer Kai Schwabe has a passion for food photography. In his 500m² daylight loftstudio, located in the centre of Bremen, Kai is able to promptly create a range of different environments with his experience in diverse lighting techniques, all in accordance with clients' wishes.

Working alongside a team of talented stylists, food stylists and assistants he develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite every time. He is currently working on several projects and the results will be presented in his next Spotlight and Showcase features.

For more than two decades Kai has been serving clients who appreciate his experience and ease, including Kraft Foods Europe, Mars, Philadelphia, Oreo, Jacobs, Milka, Tassimo, Dr. Oetker, nordsee, Aldi USA, BelVita and Edeka. Recently he produced a series of stills for Mondelez International.

Visit his website for more information.

M17 has the right ingredients for convincing food photography that creates a visual appetite. Its specialised food crew focuses on products tastefully, in a highly professional studio designed to meet the needs of food photography.

In the company's new, large studios it comes close to making the impossible possible. Food photography is at the top of its menu: catalogues, cookbooks, packaging, magazines or web. M17 is optimally equipped, especially for high volume orders and offer quick order processing as well as a highly efficient workflow.

The company's specialised and experienced food photographers are supported by a professional team including food-stylists, assistants, graphic designers and the all-round-carefree-logistics include a special food studio, a 20 m long professional kitchen, an 8 m² cold store for sensitive ‘photo models’ and also a wide variety of props– from tasty, country life and lifestyle to meet all demands.

March saw the publication of ''Olives Lemons & Zatar'' by the renowned Brooklyn restauranteur Rawia Bishara.

This month sees the publication of ''Dirty Food'' by Ryland Peters & Small, a collection of delicious recipes for hipsters to get stuck in their beards.

After working on ''Pork'' with Phil Vickery and Simon Boddy, which won a Gourmand Award this year, Peter is turning his hand to shooting ''Game'', due to be published on the Glorious Twelfth by Kyle Books.

Visit Peter's website for more information and to see his portfolio.

Photographer Russ Capps has had a passion for photography going back to an early age. Following in a long family tradition in image making, Russ has become a specialist food and lifestyle photographer, shooting for advertising, design and editorial clients across the country. With his hands on approach, together with his creative flare, makes him "a true pleasure to work with".

His understanding of commercial demands, combined with his creative vision produces something a little less ordinary. Russ specialises in food (including packaging, advertising & editorial) lifestyle and still life.

Rick Souders, owner of Souders Studios, has one of the largest food photography studios in the Rocky Mountains West. Rick is an honours graduate of the Art Center College of Design and is known as the “Mile High Food and Beverage Guy”.

The Souders Studios facilities include a commercial kitchen, two studios, five client lounges and balconies, three prop storage areas including a prop pantry, prop garage and a prop barn. The Souders Studios team has won many prestigious awards around the world.

Souders Studios has many fast food, restaurant chains, national beverage and liquor clients, health food clients, cookbooks and editorial clients. Square Pixels, its sister company, is also an awarding-winning retouching and digital compositing studio.

The team offers several styles of photography and a vast array of equipment. The studio is known internationally for its creativity with food and beverage photography, while the team also specialises in flame and splash photography.

2014 sees Stephen Conroy transfer his style and experience in shooting food to directing films. Specialising in advertising, PR, packaging and editorial photography Stephen’s food photography has been featured worldwide.

His food and drink photography clients enjoy working in his professional but relaxed and friendly studios near London's Oval cricket ground - where Stephen and his team can organise all aspects of a shoot.

His two London studios have a new purpose-built editing and production suite as well as fully equipped kitchens.

Terry Benson is a well established photographer specialising in food, lifestyle and still life. Based in a large studio in the heart of Farringdon, London, EC1, Terry also shoots on location and regularly works across editorial, packaging, advertising and PR.

Visit his website for more information.

Tony Briscoe is a highly experienced food and drink photographer and his work has a clean, natural, graphic quality. He has a reputation amongst all of his clients for solving problems, not creating them, whilst working in a relaxed environment.

He’s been shooting from his current studio in central London for more than 14 years, and some of his clients include Delicious, Tesco, Weight Watchers, Pan Macmillan, Kingsmill, British Summer Fruits and Philadelphia.

Visit his website for more information.