FOOD & DRINK PHOTOGRAPHY Jan 2014

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 has 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 and Max have a life-long relationship with photography - it is their passion that inspires their ideas and moulds their styles.

Simplicity and elegance are the two most important attributes of their photography. Axel started his own studio in 1985 and his love for photography also inspired his son Max.

Studio Waldecker guarantees high quality and creativity in food, liquids, still life and transportation photography. Their continuous investment in their work and modern technology enables them to always deliver the best possible image to their clients.

Beaugureau Studios is an award-winning advertising photography studio in the Chicago area, working for 20 years. The studio has a knack for taking clients' visual ideas and turning them into reality.

Beaugureau Studio's strong sense of design, colour and technical expertise enables it to simplify and customise the approach to every project.

Beaugureau Studios also has a very spacious shooting area, which comfortably accommodates three-to-four sets. The shooting area houses a full commercial kitchen, and the openness allows for an easy workflow when moving in and out of each set.

Bluestudios' clients are easily convinced by its fresh, almost nimble art of composing photos.

The company also provides complex post-production across food and drink.

Volker Warning and Dieter Sieg take "delicious" photos and work to achieve perfect implementation.

"There is a true art to capturing the pure essence of food in still imagery. In order to convey the texture, imply the aroma and impart the taste, a photographer must embody a keen eye for the slightest of detail and maintain a thorough knowledge of lighting, styling and colour.

"Enter award-winning photographer Calvin Lockwood. His food images are amazing still-lifes, works of art and editorial genius. For the last 25-years he has been thrilling clients with his unparalleled imagery in his downtown Atlanta studio and on the road across the country."

Born in Liverpool England in 1963, Carl now lives in Kent and works from his London-based studio near to London Bridge’s colourful food emporium of Borough Market.

Having worked as a photographer in the advertising business for 25 years, Carl stumbled on the idea of making landscapes out of food just over ten years ago and these ‘Foodscapes’ have now brought him worldwide acclaim for his very own unique and individual art form.

This has led not only to many commissions for international clients such as Nestle, Unilever and General Mills, but also to a publishing deal with Abrams books which saw the launch of his first book ‘Carl Warner’s Food Landscapes’ in November 2010.

Ellen Silverman has a passion for food photography and pursues shoots in a variety of enviornments, with or without people, and both in the United States and around the world. 

With an elegant and organised eye, Ellen works in a collaborative manner with a high degree of professionalism and patience.

Currently, Ellen is working on a cookbook project that tells the story of Cuban food through interviews and recipes both recovered and reinterpreted with home cooks in Cuba, Miami and NY. "The Cuban Table" will be published in the Fall 2014 by St. Martins Press.

Along with her many cookbooks, a sampling of Ellen's clients include: Chobani, Campbells, Lean Cuisine, Fancy Feast, LaCucina Italia, Sweet Paul and Villeroy & Boch.

Ellen is currently working on a Master's degree in video at The School of Visual Arts.

Her specialties include: food, still life, interior and travel photography.
 

Francesco and Nataly Majo are internationally acclaimed food and lifestyle photographers. They are married and work together as a team, having met in Italy where they both studied at the European Institute of Design in Milan.

Francesco studied photography and also later received a degree in travel journalism in London. Nataly moved from Colombia to Italy to study art direction and graphic design.

Clients include House & Garden, Condé Nast Traveler UK, Elle, GQ, Sale & Pepe, Saveurs, Vogue Gioiello, Bertolli, Buitoni, Carrefour, Knorr, Kraft Foods, McDonald's, Galaxy, Giovanni Rana, Nescafé, Old el Paso, Perugina, Philip Morris, Sony PlayStation, Tyson, Unilever, BBDO, Leo Burnett, JWT, McCann Erickson, Saatchi&Saatchi, TWBA and Young & Rubicam.

They share their lives between Paris, London and New York City. Francesco and Nataly love to travel and explore the flavours and cuisines the world has to offer.
They are represented in the USA, the UK, Mexico, France and Italy.

James and James Productions is a full service still and motion photography studio located in Los Angeles, California. Bruce and Jennifer James, a husband and wife team, are both photographers specialising in shooting imagery for high-end food and beverage clientele.

With Bruce's exclusive training in New York and San Francisco where he worked beside many well-known photographers, combined with Jennifer's in-depth training at Brooks Institute of Photography where she received a BA in Advertising/Illustration Photography, the couple has worked in the photographic industry for over 25 years.

Backed by an amazing crew of talented individuals, James and James Productions welcomes client collaboration from pre- to post-production. Shooting for many leaders in the food and beverage industry, Bruce and Jennifer continue to provide their clients with cutting-edge visuals for food packaging, promotion, and advertising.

Janyon discovered his affinity for food photography through shooting for food magazines in the mid 1990's. From that he developed an appreciation for the beautiful interaction between light and food detail, and the natural human response to quality food imagery.

His love of directional, purposeful lighting and the nuances in between help to set his style apart from the profusion of flatly lit aesthetic that floods the food photography genre.

Janyon's vast experience in QSR and food packaging photography comes through a decade of shooting for the world's biggest food brands. His long term clients include Sara Lee, Hungry Jacks Australia and KFC South Africa, to name a few.

Jean Cazals has over 20 years' international experience and is well respected across food and travel photography. His styling and approach have gained him many awards and he is equally at home in his fully equipped Notting Hill daylight studio with a large choice of props and backgrounds on-hand or on location.

His work is easily recognisable through his fine mix of creative styles and food presentation. Always searching and creating, Jean always looks to bring character and a strong identity into his photography to elevate the final result for his clients.

Jean shoots for advertising, packaging, editorial clients and especially for publishers. With over 80 books to his name he has worked with some of the world's top restaurants and chefs. He likes to style as well and acts as a consultant on cookery books. His experience in this field will brings you an invaluable insight for project  you may have.

His first book as an author ‘Teatime’ received Gourmand Award 'Best Dessert Book UK 2013'. ‘Eat Me!’ an exhibition of macarons and chocolate did follow with success at the ‘FrenchArtStudio’ gallery where limited prints are available for sale. He just received with ’Four’ the Best Magazine in the UK at the World Gourmand food Awards with his photography.

Ending up the year 2013 with ‘The SohoHouse’ book, Jean just got back from Paris shooting for a Dubai client and he will start shooting for the Roka/Zuma group in London before starting on his first book of the year, ‘Sketch’ followed by others which will take him to Japan, America, and Marrakech.

Visit his website and previous Production Paradise publications for more of his work.

Food is beautiful and something that everyone can relate to. Food also involves a process - gathering or creating, and often some transformation - food subjects have an inherent structure for storytelling.

Jody Horton has focused on food for the past four years.

"It allows me to spend time with people who are passionate about what they do. This is my favorite part of the work. My hope and goal in any photo - be it one recorded in a documentary style, or one that is highly crafted and produced - is for it to feel natural and genuine."

Clients include: Bon Appetite, Food & Wine, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Southern Living, Texas Monthly, Garden & Gun, Whole Foods, Jack Daniel’s, Whataburger, Rizzoli, Chronicle Books, and Welcome Books.

Joe Pellegrini has been wow'ing Chicago with his food and product photography for over 20 years. From Subway to Coca-Cola and Kellogg’s, he has never met a client he doesn't like. Whether it's a cookbook, a challenging pour shot, or just something fun, Joe loves working in the studio where on any given day you could find anything from a kitchen set to a bottle of whiskey. Also an accomplished painter, Joe brings his artistic sensibilities to all parts of his life.

Kai Schwabe is a seasoned food photographer working for various agencies in the food industry. It's important for him to be faced with new challenges and different perceptions.

The stock photo agency Westend61 now offers completely new smartphone photos for the web and small print applications produced by Kai. He edited them with Hipster, Instagram, and other analogue-based picture editing software.

The big digital backs in his 500 sq m light-filled studio in the center of Bremen don't go unused. Photographing "egg yolk" was a lot of fun and food stylist Clarence Brown IV provided support.

”I can also make perfect fried eggs," said Clarence.

"But I would like to see true ones," responded Kai.

Karen finished 2013 shooting beautiful store posters for Waitrose. A selection of these images are featured here in this months Spotlight.

Karen is a London-based food and still life photographer. She is known for the welcoming atmosphere of her big and beautiful loft studio in Hoxton, where she shoots both daylight and flash for a wide range of high-end clients. From editorial to advertising, Karen has worked for some of the biggest names in food during her 14-year career.

Katie Wilson has over 20 years of international experience as a food, portrait, travel and lifestyle photographer and has worked with some leading names in publishing and advertising globally such as Marks & Spencer, Jensen’s Gin, Pizza Express, Dove, Eurostar, British Airways High Life and Business Life Magazines, Qantas Inflight Magazine, Gulf Air Inflight Magazine, The Times Newspaper, Vogue Living and Elle Magazine.

Based in London, Katie works regularly in-studio and on location to capture delicious food and the chefs behind London’s leading restaurants including Fergus Henderson, Ruth Rogers, Mark Hix, Florence Knight, Raymond Blanc, Antonio Carluccio, Marco Pierre White, Harry Lester, Peter Gordon, St. John’s, The River Café, 40 Maltby Street, Hakkasan, The Ivy, The Petersham Nurseries, J Sheekeys, Providores, Yauatcha, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, Auberge de Chassignolles, The Cinnamon Club, Arnold Circus Canteen, and Bistrotheque.

Matt Russell is a London-based photographer working in food, travel, lifestyle and portraiture. He has a diverse client portfolio, including Jamie Magazine, The River Café, EAT and Tropicana. With a strong reputation for his natural style and ability to capture life, food and people of a variety of cultures, Matt has established himself as a trusted, reputable photographer both at home and abroad.

“I absolutely love my job and the places that it takes me, not to mention the incredibly talented and passionate people that I get to work with everyday. I feel incredibly privileged.”

Matt has an inherent ability to work closely with clients to achieve their vision for both editorial and advertising. He is passionate about travelling all over the world and loves nothing more than meeting people and trying the local specialties in food and drink.

Since the early 90s, Michael Meisen has been devoted to food photography. Working out of his own studio, he enjoys creating pictures and now also videos for leading advertising agencies such as Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather, Publicis and international companies in the field of food and beverages, such as Lufthansa Sky Chefs, Nestlé, etc. Michael is also the preferred photographer of the renowned German cookbook publisher Christian Verlag.

Both his professional work along with his own personal projects showcase Michael’s joy and skill in creative and experimental photography, while his explicit attention to detail and enthusiasm for the perfect light gives him a true photographer’s eye.

Michael shoots in his own studio or on-location with close cooperation from a well-rehearsed team of stylists and food-stylists. He is also member of Germany’s professional organisation for photographers and DOPs, BFF.

Beyond Frankfurt, Michael is very well connected with rental studios in Munich, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin.

Photographers Tim Schober, Philipp Schneider and Markus Dominitzki have been working successfully in the medium of still life for many years. In February 2008 they opened their high-performance NORDSTERN Studio to handle still life and product photography for major clients.

Comparing NORDSTERN to the composition of a band, the three photographers work together for major clients as well as separately on their own solo projects, all from the new Hamburg-based digital studio.

"The NORDSTERN is a triple star system; in that way it reflects the constellation of the three photographers. Three stars become one to form the brightest star in the northern sky."

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, our sister company, is also an awarding-winning retouching and digital compositing Studio.

Our team offers several styles of photography and vast array of equipment.  The Studio is known internationally for its creativity with food and beverage photography. The Team also specialises in flame and splash photography.

E-mail Rick for more information.

Stephen Conroy's approach is to produce creative, fresh and natural imagery with daylight or a daylight photography feel.

His client list includes major supermarkets, advertising and design agencies worldwide as well as in the UK.

Stephen's two studios are fully digital - each with their own kitchen -  and have a professional but relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

Following a very busy year, 2014 sees the introduction of a new purpose built editing & production suite.

Whether they are the largest of global brands or a small local business, all of Stephen’s clients enjoy the same level of service and attention to detail.

From her studio in central London’s Fitzrovia, Sue Atkinson has been shooting delicious and natural looking food for 15 years.

Last year her daringly epic close-up shots for McDonald’s through TBWA\Paris received much acclaim, while her images for McCain were selected by Campaign magazine as one of the Top 10 Outdoor ads of the year.

Recent clients include: McDonald’s, Marks & Spencer, Ginsters, Harvester, Krispy Kreme, McCain and Moy Park with agencies such as RKCR/Y&R, BMB, and TBWA\Paris.

Tony Briscoe had a busy year working with a number of design agencies on the new Tesco Finest Food packaging, including their sandwiches and home baking ranges. He also shot a series of images with Petersham Nurseries Café for The Sunday Times supplement, celebrating British Cherries.

2014 is set to be another busy year as he continues to work with a number of editorial titles such as Jamie Magazine, Delicious, Co-operative Food and Tesco magazines and he is looking forward to new exciting projects with his publishing, advertising and design clients.

Tony has a reputation amongst all of his clients for solving problems, not creating them, whilst working in a relaxed environment.

Take a look at his website or feel free to contact him to see his folio.

Tyllie Barbosa is a Chicago-based food and lifestyle photographer. Whether shooting a product, interior space or ingredients for a recipe, her aim is to make the viewer want to be in that place or taste that food.

A photographer for more than a decade now, her work has evolved with the times. Whether the final image will ultimately be seen on an oversize poster in a retail store or the screen of an electronic tablet as part of an app, she takes the same care to create that transformative image.

Shooting primarily in her West-side neighborhood, light-filled studio, she thrives at the challenge of setting up different scenarios and environments.

Her clients have included McDonald’s, SC Johnson, Huggies, Quaker, Kellogg’s, Crate and Barrel, Food Network, Elle Decor, and Hyatt Hotels.

She has a talented crew and provides full production service in a relaxing, creative environment.

Wolfgang Kowall is a still life and food photographer with a strong passion for the profession.

His studio is located in the center of Hamburg and works for agencies, food packaging and editorial magazines. He also creates cooking books with his creative team.

Clients include Alaska Seafood, Cavendish & Harvey, Miele "Zu Tisch“, Guhl, Unilever, Tchibo, Weight Watchers, and Umschau Verlag.