FOOD & DRINK PHOTOGRAPHY Oct 2012

Al MacDonald is a food and advertising photographer conveniently located near Chicago's O'Hare airport. For over 35 years, he has been commissioned by leading food companies and restaurants from a number of countries. Al and his current business partner, Renee, have created an impressive body of work for the food industry. They have extensive experience in producing photos for frozen food retail packaging as well as B2B advertising, recipe illustration and foodservice applications.

The 5400 sq. ft. studio facility has a comfortable client lounge and an extensive prop room. The large, fully equipped kitchen has KitchenAid Pro series appliances along with additional commercial refrigeration and freezers. Al uses a large format Sinar digital system which produces files capable of enlargement for point-of-sale posters as well as trade show booth displays and outdoor boards.

Visit the website for more information.

Andy Lewis specialises in food, drink and still life photography for advertising, packaging and editorial clients.

Based out of his studio in St Leonard’s, Sydney, Andy’s recent clients include some of the biggest brand names in Australia and Asia. Woolworths, Goulburn Valley, V Iced Coffee, Kingdom Beer, Masterfoods, Strongbow, Donna Hay Magazine, Women's Weekly Magazine and Delicious Magazine are just a few of his regular clients.

His fastidious approach and highly technical photographic skills, combined with advanced retouching experience, create world-class results.

Andy has been creating stellar images for some of the best agencies, award-winning art directors and respected manufacturers in the country.

His passion for finding and highlighting the key features of his clients' product has led him on a lifetime's journey to specialise in food and beverage photography where he found an unlimited source of textures and colours and a subject that is core to our existence.

For Andy, every food photograph invokes a memory of meals shared with family and friends. It is this story aspect of food that has led him into films as well, where that story can be revealed.

Andy is known for his delicate and sensitive lighting that customers describe as "real, comforting and very appetising". Whether he is on location or in his natural light studio, Andy works in a relaxed, collaborative and ego-free environment.

Axel Waldecker is known for his natural, fresh food and still life imagery with over 20 years experience combining refined sensibility with masterful lightning to provide clients with beautifully produced images.

His studio near Stuttgart comes digitally equipped and has a fully working kitchen suitable for all types of food assignments. Axel shoots digitally in the studio or out on location worldwide.

Bernd Grundmann is based in Hamburg and Zurich. He has produced several books and recently worked with Andreas Caminada, Andreas Döllerer, Nils Henkel, Johannes King, Johann Lafer,  Harrald Rüssel, Wolfram Siebeck and Markus Wareing, among many others.

He shoots regularly for gourmet magazine Der Feinschmecker.The images featured in this Spotlight are from a shoot in Bernd's Kitchen in Hamburg. Together with Susanne Walter Foodstyling, Bernd created a 'Bookazine' with Wolfram Siebeck's ideas of traditional German cuisine.

Visit website for further projects.

Brent Ward is a US-based product photographer specialising in packshots, still life, advertising, catalogue and brochure photography.

An experienced photographer, he maintains a clean, crisp, up-scale style, whether using digital film, medium or large format. With former experience as an art director, Brent communicates with other creatives to achieve the image his clients need. He also maintains detailed lighting diagrams, meaning any look in his book can easily be reproduced.

His studio is located in a 100-year-old firehouse five minutes from downtown Denver in the high lands. Visit Brent's website for a full client list.

Chris Schmauch is an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area photographer, specialising in on-location food/drink and restaurant photography. With over a decade of experience working with top Bay Area chefs, Chris has an intimate understanding of connecting their vision to the final, polished product.

Most of Chris’ clients are either well-known restaurants (Morton’s Steakhouse, Pasta Pomodoro, Espetus) or luxury hotels (The Fairmont, Four Seasons, Westin). Because Chris is highly skilled in multiple types of photography, these establishments take advantage of his consistent style for all photography needs - food, corporate portraits, architectural interiors and events.

Look no further than Chris and GoodEye Photography for the convenience of an on-location photographer who is as easy to work with as he is technically proficient.

Frank Adam is a well-established London-based food photographer who works with a wide variety of editorial, packaging and advertising clients.

2012 has seen Frank move to a more central London location and direct a series of television advertisements for one of his clients.

Frank has built a great team of food and prop stylists to ensure a highly professional approach to every job.

Check out his website for more work.
 

Gareth Morgans has had another busy year working within editorial, book publishing, design and advertising. Clients have included M&S, Sainsbury, Tesco, Morrisons, Heinz, Upper Crust, Atkins and Co-Op. Editorial titles include Jamie Magazine, Olive, Sainsbury’s and Good Food.

He is has just completed photography for Jo Pratt’s ‘Mad House Cook Book’ published by Duncan Baird Publishers and due to be released in March 2013.

Gareth’s work has a beautiful light graphic quality and he endeavours to make every shoot a wonderful experience for the client in order to achieve the best possible results. Visit his website for a range of testimonials from past and present clients.

Gareth shoots from his studio in Shoreditch, East London as well as on location. He is now represented by Vue.

Another busy summer for the super talented Gareth Sambidge. Shooting advertising, packaging and editorial, Gareth continues to hone his reputation as a hardworking, easygoing photographer with an immaculate and creative approach to his work.

Relaxed and fun to shoot with, his regular clients include Waitrose, McDonald's, KFC, Costa Coffee and Sainsbury’s.

Hungry for a food photographer who puts his soul into it? Amazing pack shots created in a Hamburg studio with professional kitchen by a real master - reserve your slot with Hendrik Kossmann.

His secret recipe is founded on 25 years of success, his distinctive, intuitive “appetite creation” and high-end digital equipment.

Clients include Coppenrath & Wiese, Sarotti, Beef Jerky, Edeka, Ferrero, Follow Fish, Joey's Pizzaservice (Germany’s number 1), Austria REWE Quality First, Maggi Nestlé Ghana and Kenya.

Hendrik's Fruitbank is a special service producing top packaging stock photos of fruit, flowers and leaves, available on demand.

Ilva Beretta is a Swedish freelance photographer based in Tuscany. She specialises in food and still life photography with a predilection for shooting in daylight.

Ilva shoots both commercial and editorial photography and has worked with clients including Esselunga, Four Seasons Hotels, Domain Wines, QA International Sale & Pepe, Alice Cucuina, Myself/Condé Nast and D-La Repubblica delle Donne. She works on location and in her own studio.

Ilva is represented by DVmilano photography.

Visit her website for more information.

Jason Lowe is an award-winning food and travel photographer who has collected two Glenfiddich awards for his stunning work. He also works alongside some of the finest food producers and has his own restaurant, The Toe Path located in east London.

Jason illustrates for the most inspirational cookery writers, such as Mark Hix and Simon Hopkinson, and has a regular column in The Independent on Saturday.

Jason’s photography also appears in many books and magazines worldwide, including Bon Appetit, Food and Travel, Food Illustrated, Grazia and Saveur. His recent advertising clients include Sainsburys, McDonalds, Le Creuset and Welsh Lamb.

His photography often holds a rustic yet elegant appeal, with colours and detail that allow the audience to vividly imagine smell and flavour - and even taste!

Jennifer Marx is a food and still life photographer whose understanding and manipulation of light and composition not only captures a beautiful image, but also tells a story.

She has shot both editorial and commercial projects for various clients, including Kraft Foods, Tyson Foods, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, American Egg Board, Chili’s, Wallmart and The Land of Nod.

Contact the studio for more information.

Jignesh Jhaveri loves shooting food and drink. Since 1997, he has been creating mouth-watering images for a range of clients including advertising agencies, beverage manufacturers, cookery books, hotels, individual foodies, food manufacturers, magazines and restaurants. With a versatile and flexible style he creates a wide range of imagery for clients across various segments.

Jignesh shoots in the studio with natural and simulated daylight as well as on location around the world. He also uses video to express himself and is available for commissions across advertising, packaging and editorial.

With a dedicated food studio, kitchen and prop shop as well as an accomplished in-house post production and 3D/CGI team, turnaround times are quick and quality is of the highest level.

Clients include Britannia, Cadbury, Condé Nast Traveler, Elle Magazine, Elle Decor, Godrej Tyson, GQ Magazine, MTR Foods, McCain Foods, PepsiCo., Real, Switz, Tasty Bite, Unilever and Vogue Magazine.

Drawing on his years of experience and with a passion for the finer details, Jörk Hettmann has been photographing food in his studio located south of Dusseldorf since 1990.

Many renowned food companies shoot their advertising materials, packaging and billboards at the 400 m² studio, which features a fully equipped kitchen, a luxuriant stock of props, and everything necessary for successful food photography and corresponding special effects.

The studio equipment was recently expanded to include film gear. An extensive photo archive supplements the studio's services, as well as in-house post production that covers all areas of electronic image processing, from simple retouching to ready-to-print approved compositions.

Kai Schwabe appreciates good food and drink. A passion for painting and drawing fits perfectly alongside his current photography work, and he has spent a number of years successfully shooting for leading food manufacturers and advertising agencies. His clients include Mondelez, Philadelphia, Jacobs, Milka, Alberto, nordsee, Subway, etc., who all appreciate his professional approach to layout and briefs along with his technical expertise.

Kai’s freelance work is also in regular demand when it comes to new picture concepts. Working alongside a team of talented stylists, food stylists and assistants he develops high quality images that appeal to the appetite every time.

Kai’s 500 m² daylight studio is located in the centre of Bremen, but he has also completed numerous jobs in Hamburg. A master of different lighting techniques, he can quickly create a range of subtle moods according to the individual needs of each client.

Kai is currently looking for representation. Visit his website for more information.

Raised in Swaziland, Libby Edwards lives between London and South Africa and prides herself on being an early adopter of the medium format digital revolution.

Libby specialised in food photography some 15 years ago, which makes her a popular choice amongst leading brands. She recently shot a widely distributed Coca-Cola campaign that was used on billboard and poster media throughout Africa.

Work has included an ice cream shoot for Nestlé, berry shoot for KFC, and action coffee shots for McDonald’s.

Cutting-edge photography is the goal and together with JWT she won a One Show Award, New York, for a Nestlé ice cream promotion.

Matthew Klein wants to make you hungry for his clients' products.

He doesn't care about anything else.

Hamburg-based photographer Roland Liedke focuses his professional work on the essence of the material in front of him, and as a result his images captivate attention through their clear product related language. His style abides to the 'less is more' principle, an attitude that allows him to express his belief that "photography is full of joy".

His studio beside Hamburg port is not only a place for the daily work routine, but also for experimenting with new ideas. His clients appreciate both his experience and ability to 'go for a walk' inside the minds of creative executives.

He works for renowned advertising and design agencies like Kolle Rebbe, BrawandRiecken, Peter Schmidt Group, Landor and Stern Magazine.

Shirish Sen is a New Delhi-based photographer specialising in food and beverage photography. Shirish has been working independently since 2004, shooting on location as well as in his 2200 sq. ft. studio in Gurgaon, a suburb of New Delhi.   

The studio offers full-service production with a complete in-house workflow from pre-production to photography and post production.  

Awards include: June 2012 'Silver' at Prix De La Photographie (PX3), Paris, for the series 'World Rice' (Advertising); September 2012 'Honorable Mention' at International Photography Awards (IPA), Los Angeles, for the series 'World Rice' (Advertising).

Visit his website for more information.

The Marmalade produces complete high-end special effects focusing mainly on food and tabletop photography. The groundbreaking Motion Control System SPIKE brings the creative freedom of a moving camera to the world of high speed filming, enabling the company to create shots that would otherwise be impossible to achieve.

Directors, DOPs, model-makers, mechanical engineers, food stylists, fluids specialists, matte painters, 3D animators and compositing professionals work in close collaboration to conceive and perform all that is necessary to yield the highest quality output in the most cost-effective manner.

No matter what the subject - burger, chocolate or beer - the finely tuned interplay of hand-made and computer-based production methods allows The Marmalade to solve tasks of high complexity and to achieve excellent and homogenous results.

"I have been working on some large packaging projects this year including baby food, Italian pastas with sauces, soups and ice cream! I'm still shooting from a studio in Old Street and also on location across the UK!"

Visit Tim's website for more information.