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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
New York: Freddy Clark
Freddy Clark is a commercial advertising photographer specialising in capturing vibrant photographs that make drinks look so enticing you’ll want to reach in and drink them. His work is highly detailed and has been described as “taken right out of a sexy speakeasy lounge”.
With a passion for studio work and collaborating with clients, he brings a contagious excitement to every project. His mastery of both artificial and natural lighting ensures captivating photography that will elevate your campaign to new heights.
Whether he is creating drinks, splashes and pours or working with AI and UHD panels, photographs will be cutting edge and yet timeless.
Contact Freddy to talk about your needs.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
Chicago: Stephen Hamilton
Stephen Hamilton is an award-winning food and beverage director and photographer whose work has appeared almost everywhere you see images of food - on television, in national magazines and cookbooks, on packaging, and across seven seasons of Top Chef.
Stephen Hamilton Productions combines Stephen’s talents with those of a full-service production company, featuring an expert team of food stylists, prop stylists, lighting technicians, and special effects professionals. Their flexible, generous studio space in Chicago accommodates multiple shoots, offering clients start-to-finish capabilities.
The Stephen Hamilton Productions studio also hosts a 4,000 square foot prop room brimming with surfaces, dishes, flatware, and more in every material, texture, and color imaginable. Their team uses their endless creativity and expert vision to choose just-right pieces to bring any shoot to life, just like in these tone-on-tone, perfectly paired prop collections.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
London: Marc Haydon
Marc Haydon has been working hard making the everyday in food look out of this world.
Some challenging briefs have been thrown his way, but problem solving is a part of the job that makes it so fun.
From sourcing napkins with a consistent pattern in different colours to capturing the beautiful movement of coffee mixing with milk in a range shot, to shooting trifles in the plastic pots that they are sold in: satisfying and exceeding the expectations of the brief is the name of the game.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
London: Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell is a London-based food photographer and director specialising in food and drink.
Colin works from his own 2000 sq ft studio, situated on the canal in Haggerston. The studio is also fully equipped and set up for not only stills but also moving image projects with editing and grading facilities on site.
It’s been a busy start to the year shooting a TVC alongside stills for Domino's as well as some great OOH campaigns for Lu Biscuits, Arla Jord, Sainsbury’s and Lidl.
See more here and follow on Instagram.
Colin is represented by Gill Turner, give her a follow on Instagram.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
Los Angeles: Studio XMI
Studio XMI is a full-service photography studio with a focus on still life commercial food photography.
"We offer in-person and video conference photoshoots for real-time collaboration from anywhere in the world.
Our studio includes a working kitchen, 468 square foot shooting space, and a fully furnished lobby."
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
Paris: Caspar Miskin
Former chef and passionate about photography, it only made sense for Caspar Miskin to become a food photographer. Based in Paris, he produces both stills and motion for clients across the world with a unique, minimalist Scandinavian look.
Food, events, portraits, reels, and more: Caspar covers a lot of culinary ground but what he specialises in are drinks and bottles. Both his technical skills and creativity have made him an expert in shooting liquids and glass, a rigorous task whose complexity is often overlooked.
He always strives for the best result and in good humor, even in difficult conditions. Clients, food stylists, set designers and baristas alike have enjoyed working with Caspar and have commended his professionalism and the quality of his deliverables.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
Bielefeld: Studio Roecken
The Studio Röcken team uses light as their favorite design element, and they specialise in food photography.
Operating from their new studio in Bielefeld, they meticulously stage light to meet various needs. They excel in producing atmospheric recipe and PR photos, as well as high-precision images for packaging using top-notch digital view cameras and advanced equipment and techniques. They capture vibrant colors and textures with clarity.
The goal of food packaging photography is to create images that not only showcase the product in the best possible light, but also resonate with consumers on a deeper level. By combining artistic vision, technical expertise, and creative innovation, the photographers in the team are able to produce compelling images that capture the essence of the food and inspire consumers to make a purchase.
Collaborating with skilled food stylists, Studio Roecken ensures each photo captures food perfectly, delivering impeccable results tailored to clients' needs.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
Chicago: Brian Wright
Brian Wright is a Chicago-based food, beverage, and lifestyle photographer/director. He has worked with a diverse group of clients, including major CPG companies, international fast-food chains, and ad agencies.
Brian has been shooting entire brand redesigns, OLV, POS, menu boards, and national ads in his 4000-square-foot studio in the West Loop, and on location.
Brian is known for his ability to select the best crew for each assignment and his collaborative working style with clients. This creative synergy allows his studio to create beautiful and impactful images.
Visit Brian's website or follow him on Instagram to see more of his portfolio. If you would like to ask about upcoming projects, you can contact Brian's agent, Emily Inman, at +1 312-343-9165 or email her.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
Munich: Katrin Winner
Katrin Winner is a specialist in food and product stills. She works on photo shoots for publishing houses, magazines and agencies.
Katrin runs her own photo studio in Munich, which has a fully equipped kitchen that enables perfectly professional work as well as the close collaboration with an experienced team of freelance food stylists and prop stylists. The equipped kitchen includes an extensive selection of props and background that allow her work on individual and versatile projects.
Katrin is a passionate story teller, and she creates unique image styles with natural light and creative light settings. Additionally, she has expanded her traditional photography skills to include videography.
Katrin has recently worked with well known clients such as Schrot & Korn, Vorwerk Deutschland Stiftung & Co. KG, Dean & David as well as Paulaner.
Follow her on Instagram to see her latest work.
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spotlight magazine Apr 2024 food & drink photography & motion
London: Sigourney Whitesel
Sigourney Whitesel Studio is the go-to creative powerhouse celebrated for bringing brands to life through colour and creativity.
Sigourney and the team have recently collaborated on some super inspiring projects like Bubble T’s partnership with Kellogg's and crafting assets for Halo Top's latest flavours. With a proven track record in food and drink advertising, Sigourney has executed campaigns for Dunkin' Donuts, Funkin' Cocktails, and Rheal Superfoods.
Their sets are infused with playfulness, utilising a delightful mix of cues, ingredients, and colours to tell compelling stories with the products.
Whether you seek striking photography, enchanting stop-motion animations, videos, or crave-worthy user-generated content for social media, the team will go above and beyond to deliver that for you.