Food photography is a passion of mine. I love to experiment with creative design and light. These delicious macaroons gave me the opportunity to play around with colour and design.
Patience is really a virtue when photographing food. Making sure each item is placed in the correct spot to create balance in your shot. Adjusting studio lighting until you have just the right amount of shadows and light.
Luckily for me, this food product does not melt or welt. It made things a bit easier on me.
You can read more about our food photography here.
I love photographing food. It gives me the opportunity to play around with composition, lighting and creativity.
It is important to me that a food image should entice you to feel something. Too long for the food in the image, or to remember a special moment – maybe your grandmother’s rusks…or a special breakfast with your loved ones.
If the images appears on a menu, you should want to order the dish immediately. A cookbook image should inspire you to prepare the dish.
Just a few images I created recently. Hope these leaves you feeling something…
I did this photo session for the well loved Moshe Ndiki a while ago. Moshe is know in the entertainment industry and in big demand. He recently decided to expand his brand to a Spice Range that will be for sale at Spar outlets across the country.
The spices are Halaal, Kosher, and free from MSG.
Moshe and Chef Nontu Mabena joined me at my studio to prepare and style the dishes. We had a lovely time and worked well together.
I wish Moshe well on this endeavour and I am convinced that he will soar.
You can read more about his product here or you could follow Moshes Kitchen on Instagram.
Just a few favourites from the photo session:
Please feel free to contact us for your next photo session.
Food Photographers possess the skill to create beautiful images of food with ideal lighting, styling and a few other tricks.
Restaurants, Cook Book Publishers, Food Suppliers for Advertorial Purposes and even some E-commerce Sites will require Food Photography Images on a regular basis.
This is where I come in. Picksees Photography can help you create unique and beautiful food imagery for your restaurant menus, cookbooks, social pages etc.
I have been a full-time studio photographer for ±18 years now and operating in the Pretoria East area.
I work from my home based studio which is a quiet, comfortable and a private space with a kitchen on hand.
I also travel if you need me to photograph your culinary images at your restaurant space or test kitchen.
I use a variety of Canon Camera Bodies and Lenses as well as Godox Lighting Equipment.
Back-up equipment are always on standby if needed.
During my 18 years of being a professional photographer, I have refined my process as follows:
You can contact me here to discuss how I can help you with your requirements.
Please provide me with the following information in order for me to provide you with a customised quotation:
What is the purpose of the Food Photography? Is it for a Menu, Cookbook, Advertising, E-Commerce, etc.
The amount of food set-ups that you would like me to photograph.
Do I have to travel?
The size of the images required. This will largely depend on the purpose or future use of the images.
Do you require any styling of your products. Perhaps a food stylist?
Will digital manipulation be required on any of the images.
Will we need a model or stylist?
Will I be required to use my own styling props like cutlery or plates or does your restaurant prefer me to use your signature serving plates.
I will then proceed to create a preliminary quote for you. If you are interested in hiring me we can proceed to have an on site meeting.
Once all the details have been discussed and agreed upon, I will provide you with a final quote.
Food Photography can’t be rushed. Food needs to be prepared and a shooting set-up created.
Styling and creating the perfect images takes time.
After our photo session is completed, I will do some post-production work on the images.
During this process colour will be corrected and little imperfections will be removed.
I will provide you with an online gallery of your images.
This will provide you with the opportunity to approve your images first.
If you are satisfied, you can download the final images via my secure online platform.
You are welcome to discuss any styling or creative ideas with me.
I would love to incorporate your ideas into the final product if it is within my means.
I will normally have a look at your brand before hand to make sure that I get the feel for your product and portray it correctly.
I am also open to discussions on exactly what it is that you want from the final product.
What an excellent new product – Red Wine Salt. This salt is infused with red wines like Pinot Noir and Pinotage. The salt adds excellent flavour to food especially meat dished.
Look out for this product on a shelf near you soon.
Just a few favourites. All the images can be viewed under the client proofs.
