A bottle of tequila photographed with glasses of cocktails, with a textured background. The textured background is actually made out of bubble wrap, which was something I was experimenting with at the time.
Mignardises plates - Passion fruit and roasted vanilla pâte de fruit | Three nuts and tonka bean nougat, brûléed at the table.
Pastry Chef - @Meganestafford
Restaurant - @solasoho , London
Mimosa Eggs with salmon. A super colorful dish, where we used side lighting to get accentuated shadows and give more depth to the food and its ingredients.
Commissioned work to help announce a new "Journey" series by Virginia Distillery. This photo of Britannia was inspired by the beautiful malty, wood notes and a sense of adventure.
This picture is about textures and shapes. Simple and yet beautiful loaf of bread and greens: peas, basil and mint. Simple is beautiful.
Amalfi Martini Limoncello is a perfect summer cocktail. I added a burst of aromatic oil from a crisp swath of orange zest to brighten up the dark evenings.
This was photographed for a small boutique wine company and its range of wines. I had previously created a dinner scene for the same company and re-used some of the dishes I had previously prepared to photograph this scene as well.
Baking for Grown ups with a Toffee Apple Pie Cocktail.
This cocktail image aims to bring back childhood memories of tart, spiced apples with a rich toffee sauce in crisp lattice pastry. Rich, caramel browns run through this image. From the Toffee Apple Pie over ice, through the cinnamon apple crisps to the sweet toffee sauce running slowly from an old spoon. A simplified set and three box arrangement suited this cocktail the best with the light and shade background of the whole series on show again. This was part of a test mini-series done during the lockdown. To check out more of these images go to www.wildsmith.photography
Premium Wagyu Beef for a Korean BBQ menu. The idea is to feature this item in the menu in a more premium way. Dark mood is selected for this shot as darker pictures always give a more premium feeling.
"Two months in the making with the best tomatoes on the planet" @solasoho , London
Tomato | Melon | Buttermilk | Miso
Chef Patron Victor Garvey & Team
An Espresso Martini photographed in a dark lighting set up using two side lights and high speed sync to freeze the moment up in the air.
Ginger ale with blackberry, thyme and mini rose. While going shopping, I found these beautiful mini rose and blackberry. Thinking that they would be pretty for a drink shot, so I bought them together with some thyme. I used ginger ale for its slight yellowish colour and clarity.
I wanted to create depth of field for a flat lay using a GOBO with an outdoor setting. It is kind of like peeking into the image which draws attention to the hero cheese tarts.
Add some sparkle to your evenings with this Campari fizz. Pouring shots are part of my favorite type of capture recently. Made with flash and an octabox.
This photo was inspired by my super wife! She works, cooks, and acts as my part-time food stylist? Above that, she never forgets to prepare my morning coffee before I left for the gigs. Thank you, My Wife!
I love how yellow goes with violet! I think this is my favourite colour mix. This particular drink was my personal invention and it tasted really well!
I have been doing dark theme shoots for quite some time now and this one is very close to my heart. I wanted to work on black in black. The lighting was super challenging here but glad that I could finally get that highlight on the surface of the chop.
Commissioned work for Glenfiddich Whisky to showcase what kind of foods pair well with their single malt. Shot in studio with Profoto B2 lighting and fresh fruit. Pretty minimal retouching.
Part of the joy of a pavlova is having that satisfying ‘crunch’ together with smooth and soft layers of mascarpone cheese and sour pop of berries in your mounth but this pavlova tart is layered with levander infused mascarpone layers so it gives this unexpected depth of floral flavours in addition and creates an unforgettable combo.
This delicious pink haven found its home in the setup of opposing styles. Light and airy touch, defined and complemented by strong shadows, but then again softened with light bubbles and greenery of flowers.