Overnight Oats on the spoon ready to eat
As I have mentioned many times before in previous foodie shots, it is always great when people are willing to help by playing a part in the scene. I always make a point to say that no faces or recognisable features will be included as people tend to shy away from this and I also have to have waivers signed when wanting to use images for promotions. So a good old disembodied hand holding a spoon of beautifully prepared overnight oats and granola and fruit is just the ticket. What I really love about this image is the isolated focus point of the breakfast cereal on the spoon and the out of focus main bowl below. This adds a real sense of depth and really helps to draw your eye through the frame from the spoon to the bowl and ultimately to fall back to the spoon which is where all of the colour and crunchiness is.
Dublin City dumplings
Yum, yum, yum, lovely, lovely, lovely! The dumplings in this place are truly a sight to behold! So vibrant, so colourful and oh so tasty. Handmade and jam-packed full of wonderful fresh ingredients, these are an absolute must for any Dublin City diner. There is such a splendid array of complementary colours on this plate that it really helps make you want to eat them all right now, and given half the chance I'd have about 20! (Note to self stop posting food images while hungry) 😜 As I have said before, photographing Asian food is always a real treat as there is a particular level of care and thought put into each plate and Little Dumpling is no exception. If you find yourself on a dumpling hunt make sure to add this to your list.
Bord Gáis Energy Theatre bathing in sunlight
With the continued expansion of Dublin City, there are fantastic opportunities to photograph cityscapes and the wonderfully designed buildings that are being built around the city. While this particular building has been standing quite a while it always makes for some fantastic subject matter when on an architectural photography hunt around the city. With the setting sun off in the distance and the beams of golden light reflecting from the glass building and casting wonderful trails of light this image came together really beautifully. Masking in the motorbike and the person walking really adds a great layer of scale to the image and shows the grandeur of the buildings around them.
The Christmas hamper
It's great when clients send you the products that they want to be photographed mainly because you get to use your home studio and therefore you can really tailor the light and scene. They also rarely ask for the products back, and in this case, it suited me very nicely to "hang on" to these products. (I ate them all 😜😂). This is one picture of a series of images that I created for this particular company. They wanted a stock of images showcasing the hampers that they were selling for this coming Christmas season. One of the most important things to consider when photographing items like these is arranging the levels to enable a showcase of each individual piece. It's always best to take your time to create an even balance across the scene. Too many wine bottles on the left and the image look heavy on that side. Too many items at the front and it can tend to look very cluttered so having the freedom to photograph in your own studio really allows you to hone the finer details and capture a very well balanced image.
Dublin City, Grand Canal Docks
Ah Dublin, you're beautiful! Along with photographing food I also get hired to photograph architecture around Dublin. While this type of work is less frequent, I absolutely love when I get it. Finding compositions and waiting for the light is something I crave when out "working the scene". I am so happy with how this image turned out and so was the client, so a win-win. One must keep in mind, when out on assignment, is the brief. In this case, I was asked to make sure there would be enough negative space to include text. It was left to my discretion as to where this space would be in the image and I opted to place it at the bottom 😃
