Working With Editorial Text

Sometimes a shot will receive a text overlay on the photograph rather than in a separate section. This creates more of a challenge when shooting as the food has to be situated accurately before it spoils. The publishers will send over the text example which I then overlay onto the live shot in Capture One Pro software. We then have to style the food around the copy. Despite this being a bit more rigid in terms of creative freedom, I am actually really enjoying photographing food in this way. The shots below were taken for a book project and a magazine.

Berin Made

This year I had the exciting opportunity to shoot a project for stationary company Berin Made. Working with flowers, foliage and confetti to create graphic, unique images to display their fun merchandise. It was an interesting change to work with stationary items rather than food (which I usually shoot). I think the images are as eye catching as Berinmade's products.

BBC lifestyle branding

I have had a busy few months hence the new post hiatus. Not complaining, it is great to be busy, but it means blog and tax returns suffer. Here are some of my favourite images from the last few months and some words on the job.

Client: BBC
I shot these images for the BBC for them to use in the branding of their food channels. We shot an enormous amount of shots in one day with the help of a food stylist. I like the way ordinary ingredients become quite beautiful photographed and lit simply like this. They would make great poster prints, even if I say so myself.

All images © Charlotte Tolhurst