Diana 12/5/18 Diana 12/5/18

Food photography

I'm excited to announce I am also offering my services for food photography.

During the years I enjoyed shooting dishes I've been preparing and in awe learning tricks and tips from the best food photographers out there. In this article I'm giving a quick overview why food photography is so important for any business establishment serving food and drinks.Nowadays consumers and clients use the internet as the first source of information. And it's no surprise! Even when I get a restaurant recommendation my first thought is to check it out online, to see the images, to look at the venue and to see what the menu has to offer.There is so much diversity, so much choice that standing out as a business is more and more important and the quickest way to do so is using social media and the internet. And because people are visual beings, an eye catching image of a delicious looking dish can even make your mouth water and your stomach rumble. No wonder it's said "You eat with your eyes first". Images are the best marketing tool, even when scrolling through hundreds of feed posts a good image can pull you in and make you want to find more. And when your restaurant is in a multicultural city full of tourists and students it's important to show off what's on the menu in a way anyone would understand in order for them to know exactly what they are getting. You might not want to show every dish in images but a menu and a website that features the high margin dishes will also help with gaining more profit. It's important to make the dish the star of the image but don't forget to integrate little touches to make the table look inviting. It also shows the personality of the restaurant and when you find a place that speaks to you, you keep coming back for more. In my opinion there are two types of food photography images:

The minimalistic - this is the image where the dish is the only element in the frame. This could focus on the details of the dish, getting close to some of it's ingredients or get a full view of the platting on an empty background/surface.

The story teller - this is a more complex image, the dish is now part of a story, and the photo includes other accessories in the frame such as: drinks, other table ware, other foods, and even objects from outside the kitchen that could add to the story(a magazine, a watch, a postcard, sun glasses). For an extra element, human interaction can be used by shooting hands on the table wear, cutting bread or passing plates.Why not contact me now to discuss my food photography service and see how my business can help yours.

Diana 8/10/18 Diana 8/10/18

Banana and granola vegan cookies

After seeing this instagram post of Naomi @kinder.living I realised I had all I needed in my kitchen to try out these quick vegan cookies. It was perfect timing cause a sad looking, extra ripe banana was waiting in the fruit bowl for quite a while. I tweaked the recipe using what I had in my kitchen so you can have a look at Naomi's post if my ingredients aren't available for you.Have to admit this was the perfect time to also add some more food photography to my portfolio ;)

Ingredients

1 ripe banana1 small bowl of granola1 tsp peanut butter2 tsp cocoa powder2 tsp sesame seeds1 tsp ground almonds1 tsp of honey

Method

Mash the banana in a bowl, add the other ingredients and mix well.Heat the oven to 140 degrees CelsiusShape the cookies (Beware this part gets a bit messy)Leave in the oven for 20 min and then enjoy ..

We had the best summer yet in Wales so I had to make a nice iced coffee to go with this morning treat. I love using hazelnut milk from Rude Health for my coffee, it's amazing and you should try it too!I actually found out that the recipe I was inspired by was also inspired by one from Dani @clean_and_delicious - there you go! more awesome women to follow!

Diana 8/21/17 Diana 8/21/17

Delicious bruschetta recipe

This is a simple bruschetta recipe I made on a lazy Saturday morning for brunch with what I had in my fridge. I was in a photo mood so I just took a few snaps and put the recipe together. I hope you will enjoy it too.

Bruschetta Ingredients

2 slices of bread
15-20 cherry tomatoes (they are usually tastier than normal ones)
2-3 medium mushrooms
1-2 garlic cloves (you can skip this if you don't like garlic)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 pinch of pepper
1 pinch of salt
a bit of cheese (I used feta cheese because it's all I had but cheddar or mozzarella would be great too)

Steps

Toast the two bread slices
Cut the mushrooms into small slices and bake them for 5 min in an oven heat up to 180. (keep the oven on for the end)
Cut tomatoes in 5mm cubes and put them on top of the toast.
Then add the salt, pepper and oil.
Top up with garlic, the baked mushrooms and finish with the cheese to cover all the ingredients.
At the end just pop it in the oven for 5 min or just enough for the cheese to melt.

I ate this all on my own but you can share if you'd like! Quick and easy :)Enjoy ...