Coconut and Paris

Chestnut and plum Paris Breast

A chestnut & poached plum Paris Breast followed by Coconut & lemongrass panna cotta with pineapple jam & white chocolate snow. Hello and welcome back. I’d like to share some photographs of two very beautiful deserts I had the pleasure of shooting very recently for the new website of Wilde Orchard. The chestnut and poached plum Paris Breast, which is made … Read More

Pumpkin soup

Beautiful bowl of pumpkin soup with a drizzle of oil, pumpkin seeds and micro herbs

It’s the time of year for pumpkin soup I hadn’t had the time to set up a full Halloween shoot with models, fake blood etc, etc. As it was just before Halloween 2014 and having plenty of pumpkin around, it seemed quite appropriate to have something warm and delicious in front of my camera, not to mention a whole lot less … Read More

Fruit and tarts

Milk & Honey's nectarine, rosemary and frangipane tart

Beautiful fruit tarts Hi folks, today I’m sharing more delicious food shots I took for Wilde Orchard. Fruit is the name of the game with these babies. If you’re feeling hungry after reading this post I make no apologies, having them in front of the lens is amazing, but only if I get to taste after getting the shots. First … Read More

Farewell summer raspberries

Focus : Food photography. Wilde Orchard's puff pastry, red and golden raspberries and creme pat

Making the most of the last summer raspberries Hello everyone. The wonderful bounty of local summer fruits are coming to an end. It’s time to look forward to Autumn’s glorious colours and tasty offerings. Wilde Orchard asked me to shoot a very beautiful, tasty and pretty simple final hurrah to, what’s been, a marvellous British summer. They’d picked up the last harvest … Read More

Delicious tastes of chocolate

Chocolate fudge brownie by Milk & Honey

Chocolate, need I say more? Today I’m sharing some images I shot recently for Wilde Orchard. The title is a bit of a clue as to what the star ingredient is, chocolate. Usually when I’m shooting for Wilde Orchard, it’s a fairly straight forward affair. This is my wife’s company and I usually shoot in a pretty small space. The … Read More

The Dairy: Part 3, desserts and service

Chef Robin Gill and the team at The Dairy

The third and final part of The Dairy shoot with Chef Robin Gill, dessert course Welcome back, in this final episode of The Dairy I photographed my favourite course, dessert and I had the pleasure of full access to the pass during service. If you’re not as familiar with restaurants as I am, the pass is where it all comes together … Read More

Food and dance

food & dance

Food shoot to dance edits Hi gang, I just wanted to check in with another quick post covering both of my main subject matter, food and dance. I’ve been out and about since very early doors today but I was eager to get home as, the wonderful Mrs T, had sent me a message telling me what delicious delights she … Read More

The Dairy Part 2: Beautiful dishes

Robin Gill in the kitchen of The Dairy

The shoot started in earnest with so many beautiful dishes   If you missed The Dairy Part 1, click on the link and you’ll be whisked back to that post, if not, welcome back 🙂 I had now set up at the front of the restaurant, the stunning plates of food started to be brought out to me. Such beautifully prepared and plated … Read More

Shoot and run

Noisette Bakehouse, rosy chai tea cake, quick shoot

You don’t have much time, enough to shoot and run Hi there.  Are we all fabulous and happy? I hope so. Today’s quick post came about as I, literally, just shot some delicious goodies we purchased from The Madeleine Express in Trinity Kitchen, Leeds. I had a spare 30mins and wanted to shoot the baked deliciousness before eating one of … Read More

The Madeleine Express

Medeleine Express, Trinity Kitchen-1015

The Madeleine Express at Trinity Kitchen in Leeds Hi folks,  yesterday  afternoon we headed out to Trinity Kitchen in Leeds, specifically to see The Noisette Bakehouse’s Madeleine Express. Since my wife met the owner, Sarah Mather, whilst she was demonstrating at Taste of London, she had wanted to pay her a visit to catch up. The Madeleine Express, Sarah’s beloved H-Van, was … Read More