I am a food and lifestyle photographer and stylist based out of Sydney, Australia. I am a Canon girl. I used my Canon 450D EOS for seven years for all the photography that you see on this blog prior to July 2013 and for my portfolio and client work. As of July 2013, I now use Canon 5D Mark III for all my photography work both here on the blog and for client work (magazines/small businesses/cookbooks). I briefly used a Nikon D600 but the 5D is my weapon of choice for all food photography and reportage work. I always shoot in soft natural light which is very often quite early in the day or late in the evening (the magic hours of natural photography!).
I love prop hunting and see food styling as an evolving art. I love setting up shoots while the food is cooking and adore honest pictures. Food that is not tampered with and absolutely delicious either warm from the oven or hot and simmering from the cooktop. If I wouldn’t eat it and relish it, I wouldn’t shoot it. I experiment with a lot of different looks to suit different moods and seasons. I try to inject a lot of my quirky, folksy and rustic personality into my pictures. My own personal style tends to be messy, edgy, often dark and eye catching!
Lenses I use
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM Lens
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Lens
Software And Accessories
I work primarily in Adobe Lightroom 5 and Photoshop for my post processing. I also use VSCO Film presets and find the Visual Supply Company blog a massive source of inspiration. I use the Lowepro Messenger AW180 to carry my gear. It is sexy and tough as.
My Clients
I have been very fortunate to amass a respected client base over the past few years. Some of my awesome clients include Food & Wine Magazine, Campbell’s, Mushroom Grower’s Association, Feast Magazine, Bauer Media, Random House Australia.
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Some of my older work (Food Styling And Photography)
*News* Cook Republic won Best Australian Blog 2013 and Best Lifestyle Blog 2013 in the nationwide Australian Writer’s Centre Blog Comp. Photography was one of the main criteria the judges used to pick a winner.
*News* I was on the judging panel for the 3rd Australian Eat Drink Blog 2012 Photography Contest. It was amazing to be on the other end of the competition spectrum and to be given a chance to pick from amongst some very talented entries across Australia.
*News* I won the 2nd Australian Eat Drink Blog 2011 Photography Contest. I was the winner of the prestigious IMPACT award that was judged by a panel of photography elites. This was the winning photo. The photo is titled Tomato Mustard Chutney.
In July 2011, I embarked on a new photographic journey. My Project 365 that I call A Delicious Life. In this self project and photography experiment, I will shoot a food picture (cooked, raw, cultural) everyday in an effort to document the little delicacies and joys of my everyday life and in doing so, learn something new and flex my inner creativity. You can follow my progress on Flickr – Project 365, A Delicious Life.
Stunning and gorgeous! I love your simplistic approach to food photography, something I am for one day
Hi Dear, So glad to have come across your blog. It seems like a very happy pleasing blog with some great recipes. Glad to connect with you!!
Your photography is beautiful! I’m happy that I found your site.
I like that you see food photography as an art form – I do, too. I’ve only just started but I’m excited because it will be a fun challenge.
Sneh! Ha, I’m already in love with your space, especially your gorgeous shots! How come I missed it all this time..? Glad I joined twitter and found you, seriously. Now. lemme browse through your collections to feast my eyes.. 🙂
Gonna stalk you, pronto 🙂
What a great idea! Your photos are STUNNING!
That’s so exciting. That’s somewhat what I did to get better at photography. The more practice the better the results. Gorgeous photos!
I’ve featured your strawberry composition in the Food News Daily. You are the photographer of the day! You can see it at http://www.theramblingepicure.com/archives/13265. I hope you don’t mind my featuring it. This column is read by people all over the world, so I hope it serves as publicity for you!
Be well.
Jonell
Beautiful photos! I am a photographer and although I am used to the people side… I would love to build up skill for food. Your blog has inspired me!
these photos are gorgeous! is the 50mm f1.4 the same lens you use for taking photos of your boys? I love all those photos!
Your photos are absolutely gorgeous! I would love to know the best places to go to look for props and backgrounds, I’m new to the food styling world and am enjoying every second of it! 🙂
The canon 5D mark 2 is a very good piece of kit and is what I have but your images taken with your current camera are fantastic and much better than mine as I need more practise and ideas as food photogrpahy is not something I have done before. I would reccomend the Canon although I do yet use it to it’s full potential and have never understaood the video side but I am using it regulary now I have started blogging so I can only get better (I hope!).
I completely LOVE your website and your photography’s! I’m a trying photographer as well so all of your pictures give me so much inspiration! I also have a canon but i have a hard time figuring out the settings! What kind of settings do you set in on your camera when you take these kinds of pictures? 😀
Love your photography..and the recipes too. Very inspiring. Glad I found it.
Your recipes are excellent and sp are your photographs. What equipment do you carry around and do you shoot in natural light?
The most amazing thing about these photos is how totally delicious you make things look.
This is no easy feat with certain foods, we know!
Gorgeous blog!
I totally agree that 50mm f/1.4 is the lens to use.
I am switching to Nikon D7000 for my food pics starting this month and they look a lot nicer than my previous D70.
I was advised by my photographer friend to use Nikon PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm f/2.8D Lens for much better food photography results. However this lens costs a lot more than my camera 🙂 But maybe it is something for you to consider!
Love your philosophy, aesthetic and style. Beautiful food, so very glad to have found your blog 🙂