food & drink photography + motion Apr 2017

For over 15 years Lieke Heijn and Pim Janswaard have been working as Cameron Studio, completing numerous books and productions for commercial and editorial clients.

In addition they also shoot portraits, lifestyle and stills for magazines in the Netherlands. In collaboration with best-selling author Rens Kroes, their books are now also being sold in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia.

Food and still life photographer Carsten Eichner is based in Hamburg, Germany and for the last two year has also been available to shoot in Tel Aviv, Israel.

His own fully equipped digital daylight studio in Hamburg offers quality professional photography linked with creativity and teamwork in collaboration with some of the best food and prop stylists. In addition to his photography, he is closely linked to an in-house graphic design and production assistance agency as well as an ad writer.

Carsten works for a large range of PR, editorial and advertising clients across food, still life and interior photography. He has international experience working for agencies and magazines, both on location and in the studio.

Featured in this Spotlight are photos of Carsten's recent shoots for Beef! and a customer magazine for LIDL. His clients include Burda, Der Feinschmecker, Billa/Austria, Dr.Oetker, EDEKA, Hilcona, Lidl, Unilever and WeightWatchers.

Catalin Hladi is a well known food and drink photographer who shoots on location and from his studio. A signature element of his food work is his dark style.

Catalin is based in Romania and currently works in Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca. His clientele includes food magazines, advertising agencies, food and drink manufacturers. Catalin also photographs travel and industrial clients.

Visit his website for more information.

Ex-chef Charlie Bard’s love of food has turned his hobby into a profession. Specialising in food and beverage photography, Charlie has been commissioned by leading restaurants in and around London as well as marketing campaigns and cookery books - and his unique portfolio should speak for itself.

The latest project 'The Surfers Cookbook' features Charlie’s food and lifestyle images and is due for release in 2017.

Whether it be advertising, editorial or product shots, Charlie brings expertise and his professional eye to every aspect of the job. His goal is always to make the viewer hungry!

Charlie has been shortlisted for The Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year 2017.

After finishing his photography studies Christian Lohfink moved to Hamburg where he lives and works. His career as a professional freelance photographer began in 1991 and he now has his own studio located in the city centre, working mainly in still life, liquid, food, interior and people photography.

Christian's customers include Adelholzener, Airwaves, Allianz, Bitburger, Coca-Cola, Krombacher, Deutsche Telekom, Emmi, Gerolsteiner, Granini, McDonald's, Häagen Dazs, Ikea, Mövenpick, Nestlé, Nikon, Nivea, Siemens, Villeroy & Boch and many more.

Over the years, Christian has become a reliable partner for agencies such as Deep Blue, FCB, Jung von Matt, Heye, McCann Erickson, Mech, Scholz&Friends, TBWA, thjnk, Zum goldenen Hirschen and others.

With a high standard in quality and strong professionalism along with his unique work, Christian is also featured in renowned magazines such as Audi Magazine, Beef, Brigitte, Gala, Grazia, Home, Men's Health, Petra, Stern, Women's Health and others.

Dan Jones is a highly-experienced food photographer, capturing both stills and moving image for some of the biggest food brands, including Waitrose, Jamie Oliver and Heinz.

His unique ability to create a mood and bring a sense of place to even the most restrictive of set ups have kept him in high demand. Effortless styling from his hand-picked team contributes to makes his images at once beautiful, real and delicious.

As well as food, Dan has gained a reputation for his lifestyle look, photographing people and capturing moments around a scene. He has photographed many celebrity chefs and bloggers over the years for editorial and book publishing clients and is known for being adaptable to shooting in either his studio or on location.

Dan is available for food, lifestyle and portrait commissions for advertising, social and publishing medias. He is represented by Swerve Represents.

Danielle Wood is a London based food photographer.  2017 has gotten off to a flying start with commissions for Tesco, Marks & Spencer, Nourish Books, Octopus Publishing and Harper Collins.

From editorial through to packaging and advertising, Danielle enjoys working closely with her team and has a keen eye for detail, creating beautiful images that show her love of food and photography.

For this issue of Spotlight, Danielle has chosen a selection of images from commissioned and personal work. Delicious desserts, fresh fruit salads and her favourite ice cream sandwiches from Ruby Violet.

Get in touch by email or contact her mobile +44 7814251820.

Danielle’s latest work can be seen on her website.

Creativity, attention to detail and clean lighting, in combination with talented food stylists enable Duncan Loughrey to produce eye-catching imagery much sought after by clients and art directors alike. Less is more in his world, so he likes to keep things clean and simple.

An expert at retouching, Duncan likes to keep most post-production work in-house allowing complete control throughout the image making process.

A busy start to 2017 continues with more shoots for the likes of Brewer’s Fayre, Beefeater and Costa.

2016 was a busy year for Hilary Moore, with advertising campaigns for Da Vinci, Gaggenau, Island Oasis and a shoot to celebrate the Queen's 90th birthday. She also shot editorial projects for Divine chocolate and assignments for Uncle Ben's, Tropicana and Carte D'or. The year ended with a lovely advertising shoot for French client Bonduelle.

So far this year Hilary has been working on exciting new projects for Amoy and Heinz and fitting in personal work whenever she has time.

Hilary works from her large fully equipped studio in Battersea, London with parking and easy access to Tube and rail links.

hue inc. is a Tokyo-based still and motion production company focusing on the food and beverage industry, with 30 years’ experience across advertising and product packaging.

hue is a team of 12 talented photographers, CGI creators and producers with nine kitchen studios. From concept through to preparation and execution, hue provides the complete end-to-end service to transform the final food products into the most “sizzling” visual media.

From fresh young talent to seasoned veterans, male and female, traditional to modern, hue possesses all the necessary capabilities to create the ultimate food visualization for clients and their consumers. 

Clients include McDonald's, Starbucks, Costa Coffee, Haagen-Dazs, Domino Pizza, Nestlé, Ajinomoto, LOTTE, House Foods, Maruchan, Suntory, Yoshinoya, and more.

i4Color combines an artistic eye with mastery in the latest technology to produce brand-flattering imagery that exceeds clients’ expectations. The team loves partnering with brands and agencies because they’re all out to create the same thing - the highest quality deliverable with the greatest efficiency.

Located in the food mecca of Oakland, CA, i4Color’s 4000 square-foot photo studio has a fully equipped kitchen to accommodate a packed day of recipe or packaging shots. The studio features abundant natural light along with broncolor lighting equipment to achieve photos with maximum appetite appeal.

i4Color boasts two talented photographers and a roster of top notch food and prop stylists. Together, these artistic professionals create outstanding food imagery where every bit of ooey-gooey, fresh and fruity, or salty-savory goodness comes through.

Over the past six years i4Color has captured the vision of clients including Hidden Valley Ranch, Clif Bar, Brita, mcgarrybowen and DDB.

James Murphy has recently returned from Mexico where he has been working on an exciting project. He has also been shooting a variety of advertising and editorial commissions from his studio, which is situated on the Regent’s Canal near Old Street, London.

James is represented by his agent Sarah Yorke. Contact her on email or by phone +44 (0) 20 7278 4770.

Jan Kalish is an international, award-winning Toronto-based photographer specialising in food and drinks, with experience shooting at home and abroad. 

Her career has expanded through years of shooting for industry leaders in advertising, design, publishing and editorial in Canada and South Africa. Her photographic experience reflects her specialist knowledge in masterful lighting and timely visual problem solving skills. She creates photographic images that are simultaneously artistic and practical - a client-fulfilled narrative within an image.

The team works in the studio or on location in Toronto and beyond. They provide meticulous attention to all client considerations. Projects are produced in-house, assuring integrated quality control throughout production and post-production services.

“It's the creative process of collaboration that is most interesting”

Joakim Blockstrom works out of his studio in London or on location.

Recent work includes shooting with Toshio Tanahasi from Japan, who embraces the art of Shojin cuisine and philosophy, as well as photographing exciting new dishes for the launch of Ollie Dabbous' new restaurant Henrietta in London's Covent Garden.

He has also started to work with moving imagery.

Jochen Arndt is an experienced food, interior and lifestyle photographer specialised in creating a natural daylight look. This is the secret to his tasty and mouth-watering food images, as well as his authentic lifestyle moments.

Over the years Jochen has photographed around the globe for various magazines and commercial clients such as McDonald's, Wagner, Unilever, Kikkoman, ASA, Metro, WeightWatchers and many more.

Jochen lives and works in Berlin and is represented by Rockenfeller & Goebels.

Joe Pellegrini is a food and still life photographer with the curious soul of a true artist. His versatility, wit and talent shines in his photographs, and his large-scale paintings have kept him connected to Chicago's art and photography community for over 20 years.

Whether he's shooting a national ad, book or a packaging assignment, Joe's discerning eye for detail and his diverse lighting techniques make him a trusted and respected industry veteran.

Joe's creative edge is his signature. Clients know they can depend on his make-it-work-attitude to give every job his all; whether it's crafting the perfect ice cube, hand-sculpting a prop from clay, helping build a set, or rigging a floating sandwich. Yes ... a floating sandwich!

Global clients include Subway, Coca-Cola, Kraft, McDonald's and Kellogg’s, among many others. He is happy to collaborate with others and when he's not in his studio shooting photographs or spending time with his family, he is most likely to be found near a wall-sized canvas, with a paintbrush in his hand.

Recognised for the natural window-light quality of his images, and with a knack for making even the prickliest subjects feel at ease, Joe Schmelzer’s work has appeared in every major interiors-centric magazine, website and blog, with Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, and Vogue UK among his clients.

Joe’s ability to help clients achieve their own creative vision has also made him a sought-after commercial photographer for high-profile brands including Dorchester Hotel Collection, Sub-Zero/Wolf Appliances and Pottery Barn.

Joe and long-time canine sidekick Parker now make their home-office in Silver Lake, Los Angeles. Joe oversees all aspects of photo/video projects through his independently owned company, Treasurbite Studio, Inc.

At the beginning of the year, Karen Thomas made the decision to start a new chapter and is now delighted to be represented by Horton-Stephens.

Karen is currently working on the new advertising campaign for Wieden & Kennedy for Sainsbury's and has recently finished working on the new in-store campaign for Waitrose.

It's nearly Easter and with that Karen's work will soon be seen celebrating the occasion with her delicious shots for M&S.

photokevinsmith is a Chicago-based full service studio serving the best in food and beverage photography. Kevin’s studio is located in the vibrant Pilsen neighbourhood on the artsy lower west side.

A lover of travel, hiking, golf and donuts, Kevin is equally passionate about his craft. He loves the art of photography, collaborating with his studio team and client partners to get the best results on every project.

His spacious studio has all the creature comforts, with many spaces to call one’s own, making it is easy for clients to catch up on their work, conduct meetings, or just think. And there is always great music playing!

Kris Kirkham is a London-based photographer specialising in food and drinks photography. Kris works with a range of clients from editorial, advertising and packaging. Included in this Spotlight is a selection of his most recent work, including editorial work for Seven Publishing and Waitrose Kitchen.

2016 saw Kris working with clients including Nando’s, Lidl UK, Heathrow Airport, M&S, the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Octopus Publishing, Quadrille Publishing and many others.

Kris worked as a chef for 15 years, training alongside some of the most prominent chefs in Canada. He has now worked in the food photography industry for the past nine years.

Visit his website for more information.

Matt Barlow has years of experience in capturing literally every type of food and drink, whether it be in a studio or on location.

His expertise has led him to work with many big and smaller brands alike, producing amazing stills and, over the last few years, motion content for various platforms.

Some of his most recent work can be found in this Spotlight issue, but you can keep up to date with his constant output of new material by visiting his website and his Vimeo page.

Michael Meisen’s latest and dearest project is his 2017 calendar, presenting stunning food photography exclusively created for this purpose.

Michael regards photography as a visual language, which he formulates through his enthusiasm for perfect light settings and his careful attention to detail. His visual approach is constantly expressed in both his personal projects as well as his professional work, creating a comprehensive portfolio of state-of-the-art food photography.

With the support of a professional team of stylists and food stylists, Michael shoots in his own studio or on location for leading advertising agencies and international companies, making use of a wide range of digital and analogue tools for photography, video shooting and post-production.

Michael is a member of BFF, Germany’s professional organisation for photographers and DOPs. Beyond Frankfurt, Michael is very well connected to rental studios in Zurich, Düsseldorf, Hamburg and Berlin.

Nuno Correia has worked in photography since 1990, but over the last 16 years has become a recognised expert in advertising. With the production of his book in New York and across the US in 2009 and 2011 by Martha Stewart's publisher Clarkson Potter (Random House), his work became known overseas.

Nuno is currently working for large agencies including TBWA, BBDO, Publicis, Havas, McCann, Y&R, Leo Burnett, BAR, Partners, JWT and others.

In March 2013, Nuno founded Slowstudio, a film production company offering 910m² studios, fully equipped with high speed cameras, lenses and motion control robots to perform speciality tabletop films.

"As a specialist London-based advertising photographer, my passion is in creating professional, inspired and luxurious photography. From a close-up shot of amber whisky as it swirls in the glass, or the graphic lines of a speaker, to the sumptuous delights of a metallic tweeter grille in a car interior. Whatever the subject, I look for that different angle to capture creative images. Eye-catching, energized images that sell the product for you.

Based from my London studio, I am equally at home creating my work under the studio lights or going on location. My advertising specialism focuses on liquid and drink photography, as well as high end luxury audio technology photography. I have a lively hyper-real photographic style that brings your products to life, whether the image is conceptual or a perfect product pack shot.

Recent clients are Bacardi, Bowers and Wilkins and BMW.

Get in touch."

Rob Lawson has been lucky enough to work with the world's leading spirits brands. His shoot experience, detailed knowledge of liquids and of the brands themselves has ensured two decades of non-stop shooting.

Clients include Absolut, Southern Comfort, Grey Goose, Martini, The Glenlivet, Haig Club, Smirnoff, Don Julio Tequila, Cîroc Vodka, Pernod Ricard, Monkey Shoulder, Tanqueray, Drambuie, Pampero, Baileys, Remy Martin, Gordons Gin, Peroni, Beefeater, Johnnie Walker, Ketel One, Greenall's Gin, Hendricks, Jack Daniel's, Guinness, Plymouth Gin and Chivas.

Visit his website to see more of Rob’s work.

Rick Souders, owner of Souders Studios, has been shooting food and drinks for some of the world’s most well-known brands. Rick is an honors graduate of the Art Center College of Design and has been a part of many award-winning ads, campaigns and cookbooks.

Rick is truly known for the artful nature in which he captures food and beverage and that in-your-face taste appeal. Using light, colour and texture as his palette, he creates amazing edible imagery. He is known as the “Mile High Food and Beverage Guy.” Souders Studios is based at the edge of the Rockies in Golden, Colorado.

The Souders Studios facilities include a commercial kitchen, two studios, five client lounges, three prop storage areas and is super client friendly. Souders Studios has helped transform many food and beverage brands into visual icons. Square Pixels is its award-winning retouching and digital compositing studio. 

Visit the website, email Rick directly, or call +1 303-384-3128 for more information.

TASTE is the collaboration between director, Thomas Schauer, and Supply and Demand founder, Tim Case. They bring over 20 years of experience in motion picture, sound, and photography.

Thomas Schauer has worked with some of the world’s top chefs including Dominique Ansel, Daniel Boulud and David Bouley, as well as some of the industry’s leading culinary brands. Whether a humble root vegetable or a Michelin-starred composition, TASTE will create an exclusive visual language to showcase each dish at its absolute best.

Fresh, modern and product sensitive, TASTE cares deeply about food culture, leveraging their relationships with master chefs to ensure that the team's production expertise and gourmet knowledge produces the best, and most authentic, cuisine branding possible.

Taste offers both motion and still capture packages to suit every need, from the simplest to the most complex shoots. TASTE is available for small to large-scale productions on an international scale, operating studios in New York City and Los Angeles, as well as in Vienna, Austria.

"Every image that I make should entice my audience to grab the food and devour it."

An epicure himself, Thomas George stumbled upon photography and knew that his love for food would manifest itself in more than one way. With an exceptional understanding of light and textures, Thomas is able to delve into his viewer's conscious through his meticulously crafted images. His clients love him for his forthright attitude and poise.

In his four years as a food and beverage photographer, Thomas has closely worked with some of the best chefs and restaurants in India. His clients range from food tech companies to advertising agencies and food corporations.

"These are exciting times in food photography as we're looking at moving images and films like never before. It's thrilling to see creative boundaries being pushed everyday."

Warren Ryley has been working in advertising and commercial photography for over 30 years. With his wealth of experience he specialises in the demanding fields of drinks and liquids photography, where he is quickly growing a reputation as one of the leading photographers in this arena.

Working from his central London studio he combines his lighting techniques with his knowledge of post-production to produce breath-taking imagery. His attention to detail is key, especially when it comes to retouching - which he usually undertakes himself, giving clients the option of a complete one-stop personal service.

Warren’s recent campaigns include Blenders Pride Whisky, Bayou Rum, Beefeater Gin, Patron Tequila and Something Special Scotch.