12 Days Of Christmas, Day 4 Welcome back to my 12 Days of looking back at 2018. I hope you’re all having a super delicious and relaxing Christmas break. Today I’m heading back to shooting for Art Culinaire Magazine with the awesome Phil Howard at his London restaurant, Elystan Street. Me & Phil Go Way Back. Kind of… At the beginning of my … Read More
JT’s 12 Days at Docket No.33
12 Days Of Christmas, Day 3 Welcome back to my 12 Days of looking back on 2018 and today I’m revisiting the Whitchurch restaurant, Docket No.33. Fine Dining Comes To Whitchurch A beautiful new bistro restaurant opened in Whitchurch, Shropshire early in the year. Owned and run by Stuart and Francis Collins, who had spent the last few years living and … Read More
JT’s 12 Days with the Lastolite Vintage Background
12 Days of Christmas, Day 2 I hope your Christmas is totally delicious and you’re having a great time. In today’s look back at 2018, I’m reminded of the day I went down to Windsor to create some restaurant food photography for a Lastolite video, showcasing their new vintage background. The Lastolite Vintage Background goes on the road I’d arranged … Read More
JT’s 12 days with Clare Smyth at Core and Art Culinaire Magazine
12 Days of Christmas, Day 1 Hey everyone, a very Merry Christmas to you. Welcome to day 1 of my 12 Days of Christmas where I’ll be choosing one photo from 2018 and sharing a little of the story behind it. Today we’re shooting for Art Culinaire Magazine with the legendary Clare Smyth at her new restaurant Core. If you work … Read More
Using The Best Focus Point In Food Photography
Which focus point in food photography Hi everyone, I’m back with another food photography tips post and this time on how to use and choose all those focus points in your food photography. I’ll talk about autofocus points, single focus points and manual focus using focus points. Getting Sharp Focus I may be stating the obvious but if you don’t get … Read More
Canon EOS R For Food Photography
My Initial Thoughts On The New Canon EOS R Mirrorless Camera Hello everyone and Happy Birthday to me 🙂 Yesterday I attended the Manchester Canon Full Frame Roadshow event where Canon was demonstrating most of their full frame cameras. The only one missing was the EOS 1DX2. The new Canon EOS R mirrorless camera was the main focus as you’d … Read More
Camera Mode & Food Photography
What is the best camera mode for food photography? Hi guys, I thought I’d continue with some food photography tips, which comes under the best camera settings for food photography kind of heading. This is mostly for beginners so if you’ve got plenty of experience this post probably isn’t for you. Part of getting the right camera settings is choosing … Read More
New Vintage Popup Background From Lastolite
The New Popup Vintage Background From Lastolite Hey folks, I hope you’re all well and making the most of the end of summer, or looking forward to the beginning of Spring on the other side of this wonderful planet. I’m very much looking forward to Autumn and all it brings. Those darker, richer tones of delicious food, can’t wait. The … Read More
Cheshire Food Photography Event (Chester Zoo)
Friday’s Popup At Chester Zoo The sun had been master of our skies all week, baking the ground, turning Brits lobster pink and dogs walk around with lolling tongues. This has been a summer to remember. As Friday arrived there was a change coming. Heavy showers were set to dampen the ground and any outdoor plans. It was late in the afternoon before … Read More
5 Reasons why you must always use a tripod for food photography
You must always use a tripod in your food photography, here’s 5 reasons why Hang on JT!! Just a minute.. Didn’t you write a post about how you should never use a tripod in food photography? Yep, I did. Here lies the paradox of creativity. Learn “the rules” then break’em. Not like I’m telling you this is all gospel and the … Read More