Food: Slow-cooked chicken

February 8, 2012 Food Photography

Of all the skills I’ve developed as a photographer, the one I’ve found the most useful is my ability to levitate: Street magicians – pah! I’ve been doing that levitating thing for years The image above was taken (unbeknown to me) by friend, photographer, food blogger and sometimes co-conspirator on food shoots Evin O’Keeffe, while [...]

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Food: Scones with jam and cream

January 24, 2012 Food Photography

Fancy something with your tea/coffee to take the edge off your hunger? Image created as part of a recent commercial food photography shoot I’m a fruit myself. Scone preference I mean, not meaning I’m a “fruitcake”, although “some people say”… How about you? What’s your preference, plain or fruit? TTFN If you’re new here, you [...]

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Favourite images of 2011 pt2

January 17, 2012 Food Photography

So to kick off the second part of last year’s review I’ll start with something non-human and just as with photographing humans, it’s the focus on the eyes that counts. For July, from a PR photography commission meet Fudge, a 6-week old Tawny owl: Another PR commission for August but more of an editorial feel [...]

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Favourite images of 2011 pt1

January 12, 2012 Ramblings

Ever start something and then get half way through and wish you hadn’t? I had this “brilliant” idea of picking one image per month from last year to post as a summary of 2011. Oh boy. It turned out to be far harder than I imagined. Some months I really struggled to narrow down the [...]

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HNY and all that jazz

January 6, 2012 Ramblings

First of all, may I wish you a Happy New Year! I’m all set for this to be a kick-arse year, so 2012 you’d better get on board or get the f**k out of the way My goals for the year are set, written down, printed and pinned to the wall right next to the [...]

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Food: Traditional Christmas lunch

December 22, 2011 Food Photography

I guess we are safely far enough into December to bring you this: I hope that some or all of the above come your way over the festive period, and that they turn out as tasty as those items were, even though shooting them back in October (I think it was) was very strange. I’m [...]

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Food: Raspberry ripple meringues

November 28, 2011 Food Photography

These meringues shot for a commercial client are the lightest, most melt in the mouth-est I’ve ever tasted Obviously I meant that I believe them to be the lightest, most melt in the mouth-est. I wouldn’t know *of course* Commercial food photography – it’s sweet *chuckle* TTFN Subscribe to email updates on new posts here: [...]

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Food feature: Nash 19

November 18, 2011 Food Photography

So here’s the second editorial food feature I’m bringing you and this one features Nash 19 restaurant which recently celebrated it’s 19th birthday Starting with Roast cod on new season pumpkin with caper and sultana butter: While I generally wouldn’t be taking images of “ingredients” I was just in the door of the restaurant when [...]

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Food: Biscotti

November 16, 2011 Food Photography

Few things go as well with coffee as these: Only one thing makes them taste even better: What could be better than food photography? Creating food images for a commercial client and then consuming the product, that’s what!! TTFN Subscribe below to receive email notifications on new posts: Tweet

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Shooting a menu

November 15, 2011 Corporate photography

Images created to launch a new calorie-count menu for health conscious diners at the Clarion Hotel Cork’s Asian Cuisine Restaurant Kudos: TTFN Get notification of new blog posts direct to your inbox by subscribing below: Tweet

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