Tag Archives: british cuisine

Ploughing on in Kent…

It’s always rewarding when a client calls up and asks me to do some more work. It (hopefully!) means they like what I’ve done and that we get along well together. I particularly enjoyed my first shoot at The Plough … Continue reading

Posted in alexandrapatrick, Food Photography, Maria Callow | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Baker days

My mum was always in the kitchen working up wonderful steamed puddings, Madeira cakes and Yorkshire puddings. With five hungry mouths to feed she became a skilled baker. Then along came my wife. Now she’s in another league altogether – … Continue reading

Posted in alexandrapatrick, Food Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bye bye supermarket (for now)

Only a few weeks ago the land around here was parched. We’d barely had any proper rain all winter and you’d be forgiven for thinking we’d moved to Morocco. The farmers were in particularly sombre mood as nothing seemed to … Continue reading

Posted in alexandrapatrick, Food Photography | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cross with Easter buns

No sooner is all the Christmas paraphernalia cleared off their shelves than the supermarkets re-stock them with Easter “goodies”. I’ve been seeing hot cross buns since February. To me that’s not right – but then the supermarkets don’t care too … Continue reading

Posted in alexandrapatrick, Food Photography | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Britain at its Best

We Brits do love to knock ourselves. It’s part of our national make-up. Always deriding the state of the weather, our roads and our cuisine. I agree about the roads – the pothole situation is pretty dire and getting worse. … Continue reading

Posted in Food Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Local hero

Over the years I’ve been fortunate to work with some very talented, committed and passionate local food heroes (several of whom are quite mad too. But that’s for another day). These are the people who still believe in quality, locally … Continue reading

Posted in alexandrapatrick, Food Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Think first shoot second

All photographers develop a style of their own – thank goodness! Most of my work revolves around food – growing, processing, cooking, plating and eating it. I use available light where I can (to make the food look as natural … Continue reading

Posted in alexandrapatrick, Food Photography, tips, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Out on the street

Bit of a break from shooting just food images this week. I’ve been out and about attempting to capture the feel of a traditional street market, in this case in Canterbury. The client wanted some shots that portray the true … Continue reading

Posted in Food Photography, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Cod gets walloped

Apparently, Indian takeaway is now the nation’s favourite. I love the stuff and have shot quite a few dishes from the East in the last couple of years. But in our household at least cod and chips still holds sway. Whether … Continue reading

Posted in alexandrapatrick | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Shooting game

It’s currently National Taste of Game Fortnight (here “game” is defined as wild animals or birds hunted for food or sport, not the board or electronic variety). I’ve shot (with my camera) quite a bit of game this year and … Continue reading

Posted in alexandrapatrick | Tagged | Leave a comment