viewed 6/6/2010 12.51am
Saturday, June 5, 2010
viewed 6/6/2010 12.18pm
This is an interview with Clare and there are topics that were discussed about shooting food for cookbooks and the steps that you go through to do a shoot. She also talks about her style and the way she got into photography. I will go into it a bit more when I have listened to the interview again. It is a 40 minute interview.
Clare Barboza
Thes are quotes are from Clare Barboze found at http://www.clarebarboza.com/.
"I don’t like to say I am just a food photographer, because that doesn’t seem to really encompass what I do. More than anything, I love the story behind the food; the people that grow it, the chefs that prepare it, the communities that celebrate it, the people that gather around the table to share it. I love the art of food, the way it brings people together, and the way it melds cultures."
"Don’t get me wrong, I love photographing a beautifully composed plate of food. Even more than that, I adore the artistry of a perfectly sliced onion, the steam rising from a bubbling pot of soup, and the crumbs on a cutting board after the slicing of a perfect loaf of bread."
"I like to capture the realness of food."
"So, this is what I mean when I say I am a documentary food photographer. I create images that tell the story behind food - for chefs, restaurants, farms, wineries, books and magazines."
"Or maybe for just the wall in your kitchen."
CLIENTS:
Sasquatch Books
Kurtwood Farms
Edible Seattle Magazine
Food Network Magazine
Maria Hines and Tilth Restaurant
TASTE Restaurant at S.A.M.
Cucina Fresca
Haggen Foods
Sheraton Seattle
Westin Seattle
Heathman Hotel
Flaming Pear Catering
Herban Feast Catering
Kim Ricketts Book Events
Fuel Coffee/ Hi-5 Pie
Superfresh Growers
Skagit River Ranch
"I don’t like to say I am just a food photographer, because that doesn’t seem to really encompass what I do. More than anything, I love the story behind the food; the people that grow it, the chefs that prepare it, the communities that celebrate it, the people that gather around the table to share it. I love the art of food, the way it brings people together, and the way it melds cultures."
"Don’t get me wrong, I love photographing a beautifully composed plate of food. Even more than that, I adore the artistry of a perfectly sliced onion, the steam rising from a bubbling pot of soup, and the crumbs on a cutting board after the slicing of a perfect loaf of bread."
"I like to capture the realness of food."
"So, this is what I mean when I say I am a documentary food photographer. I create images that tell the story behind food - for chefs, restaurants, farms, wineries, books and magazines."
"Or maybe for just the wall in your kitchen."
CLIENTS:
Sasquatch Books
Kurtwood Farms
Edible Seattle Magazine
Food Network Magazine
Maria Hines and Tilth Restaurant
TASTE Restaurant at S.A.M.
Cucina Fresca
Haggen Foods
Sheraton Seattle
Westin Seattle
Heathman Hotel
Flaming Pear Catering
Herban Feast Catering
Kim Ricketts Book Events
Fuel Coffee/ Hi-5 Pie
Superfresh Growers
Skagit River Ranch
William Meppem
http://www.flipp.com.au/sundries/WilliamMeppemFLIPP2BIO.pdf
viewed 6/6/10 at 11:18pm
This is the bio of William Meppem that can be found at http://www.flipp.com.au/william-meppem
Food, Lifestyle, Interiors, Production Photography
Suite 4, 1 Marys Place Surry Hills Sydney NSW 2010 Australia Tel +61 2 9043 3350 Skype:+ 61 2 8003 4667 Fax +61 2 8569 0126 http://www.flipp.com.au/
WILLIAM MEPPEM
Photographer
Travelling the globe for his various Asian, American and European clients, William is recognised as Australia’s premium lifestyle food and product photographer.
In his food and lifestyle imagery, William’s simple composition and an instinct for choosing the appropriate lighting combined to create images that bring the inanimate alive into an effortless moment of beauty. This effortless, deluxe aesthetic permeates his imagery, and also translates beautifully to his interior and hotels work.
Will has evolved a personal style that is simply beautiful. It is emotionally evocative and yet still essentially “in the moment.” With warmth and humour he is cleverly able to capture the subject in a way that makes it supremely desirable.
William’s first job was every young man’s dream, developing bromides part-time at Australian Vogue whilst studying an economics degree. Finding beautiful imagery more appealing as a vocation than financial theory, William moved out of the dark-room to develop a career of photographing gorgeous food, objects and places.
William worked in New York for 2 years extending his creativity and client base but was lured back home to Australia to start a family, and rediscover his love for the light and creative aesthetic that makes the Australian food and lifestyle photographers the most highly sought after internationally.
Whether shooting a new burger for a fast-food chain, or a garden party on the shores of Lake Como – William’s work always hits the right mark.
His food imagery make you hungry; his still life work makes you want to reach out and stroke them; his lifestyle-entertaining pictures inspire; and his travel stories can take away your breath!
ADVERTISING CLIENTS 1 Qantas 2 McDonalds 3 Domayne
4 Subway 5 Woolworths 6 Westfield 7 Jme Collection – Jamie Oliver 8 Van Huesen 9 Moet 10 United Airlines 11 Nestle 12 Wolf Blass 13 Holiday Inn 14 Pernod Ricard 15 Tip Top 16 Sydney Conventionn & Exhibition Centre 17 Vogels 18 Helgas 19. Orien Cruises 20. Simon Johnson 21. Birds Eye 22. Harvey Norman 23.
EDITORIAL CLIENTS 1 Australian Gourmet Traveller 2 Donna Hay 3 Inside Out 4 Good Taste 5 Delicious 6 Vogue Entertaining 7 Vogue Living 8 Vogue Australia 9 Harpers Bazaar 10 House and Garden 11 Real Living 12 Real Simple (USA) 13 Home Beautiful 14 Home Beautiful (USA) 13 House Beautiful (USA) 14 Food Illustrated (UK) 15 Martha Stewart – Weddings
- Kids - Everyday Food - Catalogue
16 Food & Wine (USA) 17 Oprah (USA) 18 Conde Nast Traveller (USA) 19 Travel & Leisure (USA) 20 Bon Appetitie (USA) 21 Redbook (USA) 22 parents (USA) 23 Elle (USA) 24 Jamie (by Jamie Oliver) (UK)
BOOKS 1 The Eastern & Oriental cookbook 2 Modern Greek 3 Arabesque 4 The Botanical 5 Bathers Pavillion II 6 Luscious Chocolate Desserts 7 Turquoise 8. Donna Hay – Kids 9. ACP Books – Tarts 10. BIG City Cooking 11. The glamorous soups of Italy
... and many many more.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Tim Griffth
http://timgriffithphotographer.com/wp/
viewed 5/5/10 2:30pm
http://timgriffithphotographer.com/wp/ At this link, you will find the blog of Tim Griffth, an Austrailan Architecture photographer. These are some of the quotes that Tim has made about working in the photography field.
No Picnic Out There
May 22, 2010"Perhaps the hardest thing to explain to people about photographing architecture is the notion of one being entirely at the mercy of the prevailing elements". "There’s none of this taking your time, adjusting the lighting between caramel latte’s in the studio, opening the morning’s mail and then maybe finishing up after a sit down lunch".
"On location, everything is in flux. From before the sun is up until well after it is down, the shadows are moving, the conditions are changing around you, requiring an engaged and spontaneous response to capture images that will serve to tell the story at hand. In my experience, assuming you’ve understood the brief, one generally knows what the end result needs to be, just not the exact path you will take to get there".
"Most times, the commercial preference is to photograph a project in pristine conditions which in most regions of the world, except perhaps for parts of Europe, would be considered blue skies, crisp sunshine and maybe a few “Simpson’s” clouds to keep it sweet. In Germany, if the much-lauded Dusseldorf school’s output is anything to go by, an ideal day would be flat, shadowless overcast. I mean, shadows are just so subversively opinionated, don’t you think"?….. "But I digress".
"On a clear day, especially in places like California, you know exactly what will happen and while this is certainly good for commercial productivity, it can be limiting creatively as there is always a known, predictable, expected outcome, often well before the images are captured".
"My feeling is that unless you are prepared to put yourself out into conditions that are less than optimal, you will never get rewarded with something special, something unique, something unexpected". "This somewhat opportunistic approach still requires a deep understanding of the subject, still requires a technical precision and respect for craft, but all in order to respond on a more instinctual level to the unfolding scene before you".
"While I’ve long ago given up on the idea that I might manipulate the forces of nature, I’m certainly open to getting out there and mixing it up a bit when the opportunity presents itself". "Of course, the majority of what I shoot on assignment is done to show the building in its best light".
"Sometimes though, I would argue that it takes the worst light to do that".
http://timgriffithphotographer.com/wp/
Viewed 5/5/10 2.30pm
It is interesting what Tim says about finding the best light to show off the building. As an Architecture photographer, he is at the mercy of the elements. We don't live in a perfect world and as Tim says, he will put himself out there in less then perfect conditions. Wait for the right moment that shows the building off, as the shadows are moving all the time, and if you so happen to be out there, you may be rewarded with something very unique and special.
Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_F2rnugqq4&feature=related
viewed 5/6/10 2pm
This video shows some of the architecture that was designed for the China Olympic Games. The birds nest is the main stadium.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Architecture ANU
I tried to capture some of the Architecture that I believe the Architect had in their mind to be a feature of the building.
Again, I had a little time to have some fun with my camera. It would have been nice to have had the Hasselblads for this shoot as well. Tell me, why do we have a tilt shift adaptor on all the lens' for the Hasselblad? I am hoping that this will not be the case next semester! I would have loved to have been able to have had the Hasselblads at hand. I took this on a Wednesdays during mid-afternoon using a Canon 40D 24-70mm.
Portrait
What is a portrait? This is a good question. 
Its good to have a little time on your hands to take portrait photos, but a real model would be good!
Blue Steel Baby
Did you like that?
In the all of these images there is a little something different in each one. The lighting is the same in all of the portraits, but of course the emotion and expression in each image is very different. As the photographer, what is it that I am showing you? Is it someones personality that is in the five frames or am I just controlling the visual outcome of the images? Do we try to read too much into the images to find its soul and miss the simple beauty of the image? Food for thought.
Blue Steel Baby
Did you like that?
In the all of these images there is a little something different in each one. The lighting is the same in all of the portraits, but of course the emotion and expression in each image is very different. As the photographer, what is it that I am showing you? Is it someones personality that is in the five frames or am I just controlling the visual outcome of the images? Do we try to read too much into the images to find its soul and miss the simple beauty of the image? Food for thought.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
studio sc
http://www.studiosc.com.br/main.html
viewed 3/6/10 4:35pm
studio sc - I found this on youtube.com and found some of the images quite striking, so I had to look into it some more. The website is slow but there are some great images of food that stand out. A lot of the the food shots are using studio lighting. I am finding this technique more and more these days through my research of food photography. Food shots are done in the studio using a flash. The food shots that he calls splash stand out to me and that I will be using some of these tecnhiques in the future with some of the food shots that I will be doing.
viewed 3/6/10 4:35pm
studio sc - I found this on youtube.com and found some of the images quite striking, so I had to look into it some more. The website is slow but there are some great images of food that stand out. A lot of the the food shots are using studio lighting. I am finding this technique more and more these days through my research of food photography. Food shots are done in the studio using a flash. The food shots that he calls splash stand out to me and that I will be using some of these tecnhiques in the future with some of the food shots that I will be doing.
More work!
Hi Blog,
I have some good news! I got a phone call from a restaurant that I photographed this semester for my assignment. The restaurant is called Pistachio and it is located in Torrens. Dave Killery is the chef and owner. He called to ask me about the images that I had taken of his restaurant and he was wondering if he could use the images on his new website, which would have a link to my website. He also mentioned that he would like to make another appointment with me so that I can take more food and interior shots of his restaurant, as he was really happy with the images that I had taken for him on the first photo shoot. We will be meeting in two weeks to discuss the photo shoot job of the restaurant and what it is that he would like to get out of the hiring me as the photographer. Yeah for me! This is a great thing, as it means that I have done my job well. The client is happy and has booked me to photograph more of his food for his website. If the client is happy, then I am happy.
Thanks Blog for listening. :)
I have some good news! I got a phone call from a restaurant that I photographed this semester for my assignment. The restaurant is called Pistachio and it is located in Torrens. Dave Killery is the chef and owner. He called to ask me about the images that I had taken of his restaurant and he was wondering if he could use the images on his new website, which would have a link to my website. He also mentioned that he would like to make another appointment with me so that I can take more food and interior shots of his restaurant, as he was really happy with the images that I had taken for him on the first photo shoot. We will be meeting in two weeks to discuss the photo shoot job of the restaurant and what it is that he would like to get out of the hiring me as the photographer. Yeah for me! This is a great thing, as it means that I have done my job well. The client is happy and has booked me to photograph more of his food for his website. If the client is happy, then I am happy.
Thanks Blog for listening. :)
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Email from Clare
Hi Clare,
Thank you for getting back to me.
Well, I have a few questions about yourself and your work. My interest in photography are food, architecture and portrait.
I'm doing a report on some of the photographers that have inspired me and also doing photo assignments.
So my questions are: What made you move into food photography? Who inspires you? Are you still doing people photography? How would you advise someone who is new to the industry? What are some of the steps to take to get in to the food photography? Are there any articles that I can read up about you?
I also have to photograph a restaurant on location for my assignment. This includes plated food shots, portraits and interior shots. I have had some trouble with the interior shots where natural light is used.
How do you prepare for a shoot like these and is there anything you take or do to make things easier?
Thank you for your time. I may have more questions later - is it OK to contact you again?
Nathan Lanham
Re: From Clare
From: Clare Barboza (clare@claremariephotography.com)
To: nathan lanham (nathanlanham@hotmail.com)
Hi Nathan,
Once again, I apologize for the delay in getting back to you. This is an incredibly busy time for me.
I was drawn to food photography because I love the story behind food: who grows it, how it's prepared, and who gathers around the table to share it. I love shooting on location and telling this story from start to finish, but I also love shooting finished food in my studio, creating a mood or an environment by how I style the image.
I have been doing portrait work for 18 years, and continue to do so. For someone new to the industry, my advice is to shoot as much as possible. Take photos of your friends, your family, and experiment with all types of light. Have fun! Practice until you feel comfortable and then start offering portrait sessions for a reasonable rate. If people like what you do, they will spread the word. Offer an incentive to your clients if they send you other business, (maybe a discount on their next shoot, etc.) Word of mouth really is the best advertising, though, so good relationships with your clients are incredibly important.
As for the food photography, I recommend interning with a food photographer whose work you admire. Ask them to critique your work and offer suggestions about how you can improve.
I use natural light all the time, including for interior shoots. Put your camera on a tripod and shoot the same scene with multiple exposures. Then layer the images in Photoshop and use layer masks to reveal the best exposures. I am not sure if that made sense....it's really hard to explain. :)
I'll try to track down some articles that have been written about me and send them on to you.
I wish I had more time to write, but I need to get back to work.
I hope this helps a bit! :)
Clare
Thank you for getting back to me.
Well, I have a few questions about yourself and your work. My interest in photography are food, architecture and portrait.
I'm doing a report on some of the photographers that have inspired me and also doing photo assignments.
So my questions are: What made you move into food photography? Who inspires you? Are you still doing people photography? How would you advise someone who is new to the industry? What are some of the steps to take to get in to the food photography? Are there any articles that I can read up about you?
I also have to photograph a restaurant on location for my assignment. This includes plated food shots, portraits and interior shots. I have had some trouble with the interior shots where natural light is used.
How do you prepare for a shoot like these and is there anything you take or do to make things easier?
Thank you for your time. I may have more questions later - is it OK to contact you again?
Nathan Lanham
Re: From Clare
From: Clare Barboza (clare@claremariephotography.com)
To: nathan lanham (nathanlanham@hotmail.com)
Hi Nathan,
Once again, I apologize for the delay in getting back to you. This is an incredibly busy time for me.
I was drawn to food photography because I love the story behind food: who grows it, how it's prepared, and who gathers around the table to share it. I love shooting on location and telling this story from start to finish, but I also love shooting finished food in my studio, creating a mood or an environment by how I style the image.
I have been doing portrait work for 18 years, and continue to do so. For someone new to the industry, my advice is to shoot as much as possible. Take photos of your friends, your family, and experiment with all types of light. Have fun! Practice until you feel comfortable and then start offering portrait sessions for a reasonable rate. If people like what you do, they will spread the word. Offer an incentive to your clients if they send you other business, (maybe a discount on their next shoot, etc.) Word of mouth really is the best advertising, though, so good relationships with your clients are incredibly important.
As for the food photography, I recommend interning with a food photographer whose work you admire. Ask them to critique your work and offer suggestions about how you can improve.
I use natural light all the time, including for interior shoots. Put your camera on a tripod and shoot the same scene with multiple exposures. Then layer the images in Photoshop and use layer masks to reveal the best exposures. I am not sure if that made sense....it's really hard to explain. :)
I'll try to track down some articles that have been written about me and send them on to you.
I wish I had more time to write, but I need to get back to work.
I hope this helps a bit! :)
Clare
Email from Clare
Hi,
Im a student Photographer in Austraila. I would like to say that I love the tones and sharpness of your work. It all tells a great story.
Would you have any advice for a staring photography?
Thanks
Nathan
From: Clare Barboza (clare@claremariephotography.com)
To: nathanlanham@hotmail.com
Hi Nathan, I am SO sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your email!! I just recently got a new studio and between shooting and working on the new space, time has completely gotten away from me. Thank you so much for your kind words about my work!I would be happy to offer you advice. What type of photography are you interested in? Do you have specific questions for me? It would be helpful if you could let me know the types of questions you have and then we can go from there. Look forward to hearing from you-Clare
Im a student Photographer in Austraila. I would like to say that I love the tones and sharpness of your work. It all tells a great story.
Would you have any advice for a staring photography?
Thanks
Nathan
From: Clare Barboza (clare@claremariephotography.com)
To: nathanlanham@hotmail.com
Hi Nathan, I am SO sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your email!! I just recently got a new studio and between shooting and working on the new space, time has completely gotten away from me. Thank you so much for your kind words about my work!I would be happy to offer you advice. What type of photography are you interested in? Do you have specific questions for me? It would be helpful if you could let me know the types of questions you have and then we can go from there. Look forward to hearing from you-Clare
Email from Clare
From Clare Marie Photography
From: clare@claremariephotography.com
To: nathanlanham@hotmail.com
Thank you for your email. I will get back to you soon. Sometimes these contact forms seem to get lost in cyber space. If you do not hear back from me within 24 hours, (a little longer on weekends) please call me or email me directly at clare@claremariephotography.com Thanks!Clare
From: clare@claremariephotography.com
To: nathanlanham@hotmail.com
Thank you for your email. I will get back to you soon. Sometimes these contact forms seem to get lost in cyber space. If you do not hear back from me within 24 hours, (a little longer on weekends) please call me or email me directly at clare@claremariephotography.com Thanks!Clare
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