still life photography Feb 2022

Photographer and director Amy Currell was born in East London, where she lives and works. Her still life photography and moving image is shot through a distinctively female lens, and each frame is composed with thoughtfulness and grace – artfully juxtaposing colour and texture, shape and shadow.

Expanding in her role as a director, Amy works with the newest motion control cameras to give any moving image elements of the work an edge, giving the same poise and polish to her film that you’ll find in her photography. Her shoot production is seamless and highly technical, meaning the studio can adapt quickly to an evolving industry, and also turn out a range of deliverables in a single day – never compromising on aesthetic or detail.

Amy works with clients who value beauty, and the context of their products in carefully choreographed composition, and these have included.

Amy is represented by JSR, see her work here and follow the agency on Instagram for the latest projects.

"After working under restrictions and Covid protocols for the last few years, shooting in person in our London studio with a full team feels like a pleasure and a privilege.

Welcoming our diverse client base back into the studio is a delight; and new beauty start-up brand JMG and wellness brand Aguulp are just a few. We also continue to service our well-established jewellery and cosmetic brands.

We have lots of still life, food & drink, models and locations all in the pipeline for 2022 so we’re optimistic - whilst remaining vigilant - but mostly we're excited for the year ahead.

Get in contact to book your next  product photography project."

David Parfitt is a London-based still life photographer and video maker.

Recent projects include commissions for Coty, Bentley Motor Co. and De Beers Diamonds.

With 20 years of experience as a still life photographer, Giorgio Cravero loves to take care of every detail in any project, starting with the creativity. The dedicated post-production team completes and enhances his vision by making sure throughout the whole process that the customers' needs are met, and in the right time.

His personal search for beauty has pushed him to work with the largest agencies and clients over the years, both in Italy and abroad, managing the most demanding productions thanks to the experience and the ability to foresee and solve the problems that inevitably arise on each set.

Romanticism mixed with a technical precision is Jessica Griffiths’ signature approach to image making and visual storytelling. Her work is formed through a desire to translate the narrative and beauty of objects using a combination of texture, colour and light.

Jessica works from a still life studio based in Hackney Wick, East London, but is also more than happy to work abroad or remotely for international clients.

Joe has been an industry leader in product and food & drink photography for more than 20 years. Also an accomplished painter, he has brought his artistic sensibilities to national campaigns for Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Kellogg's, Tyson and Ziploc and for the past 11 years has shot virtually all of Subway’s national and international print and outdoor ads as well as their in-store displays.  

Unflappable, Joe has made a career delivering memorable imagery with the utmost professionalism for products ranging from Scrubbing Bubbles to Jim Beam.  

Shoot days find his studio abuzz with clients snacking on mini candy bars while Joe and his group of top food stylists, special FX and digital technicians descend on every shot with a practiced efficiency and provide proven success.

John Bennett is a London-based photographer specialising in luxury products within jewellery, fashion and beauty still life.

His immaculate lighting techniques and photography skills have won him a prestigious list of commercial clients including high end jewellery clients such as De Beers, publications such as Car Magazine and The Road Rat Magazine, with whom he shoots rare vintage watches and front covers, fashion brand Church’s Footwear, and beauty and perfume brands like Aesop.

He likes to shoot in an authentic style with natural daylight to bring out the beautiful facets of diamonds and to accentuate the graphic forms of objects.

Clientes include De Beers, Church’s, Chanel, Harrod's, and Holland & Holland.

To see more from John, see more here. John is represented by JSR, you can follow the agency on Instagram.

"Simple. Clean. Purely delicious.

I see beauty in everything. This gives me the ability to understand, compose and create engaging images that help my clients’ businesses thrive.

While I’m based in the San Francisco Bay Area, I regularly work with clients across the entire country - in studio or on location.

I work hand-in-hand with my client partners to create compelling, captivating imagery for their packaging, cookbooks, catalogs, social media and advertising. My long-term clients trust me to keep their brands looking delicious, exciting and relevant in today’s chaotic, fractured media environment."

Omer Knaz is best known for his work in the field of luxury goods and still life photography. He shoots jewellery, watches, fragrances and fashion accessories for the world-leading brands and publications.

His strong lighting and compositional skills, drawn from the discipline of film photography, gives his images a sense of reality that is so often compromised these days and is perfect for luxury products.

Clients include Tatler, UK Vogue, GQ, How to Spend It, 1843 Magazine, De Beers, David Morris, McDonald’s, Jo Malone, Aesop, Unilever, Harrod's and Space NK to name a few.

See more from Omer's work here. Omer is represented by JSR; you can follow the agency on Instagram.

Paul Saraceno is a food and product photographer based in Newton, Massachusetts. With over 25 years of experience, Paul has consistently created stunning images through his meticulous craft and deep relationships with creative directors, food stylists and prop/set designers.

Together with top digital, video and retouching teams, he is able to provide outstanding work for his clients. His 5000 sq.ft. studio has a fully equipped kitchen and abundant daylight.

His portfolio can be viewed on his website.

Accomplished still life and food photographer Sara Morris has an eye for beautiful composition and is a master of perfectly crafted lighting. A problem solver, she uses her experience and her technical know-how to realise even the trickiest of briefs.

She shoots from her own fully equipped studio on the canal in Haggerston London N1. Her studio has a kitchen and a separate client area, and at 2000sq foot, plenty of space to shoot safely during these unprecedented times.

Sara is pleased to share some of her recent commercial and personal work including a short moving image film.

You can follow Sara on Instagram here or check out her website here. Sara is represented by Clare Fletcher.