Ariyani

Tedjo

An action shot, playing with water splash. I love the colour combination of purple and yellow from cabbage and the vintage knife.

Scallop is a beautiful delicacy. Inspired by a Javanese recipe of stir-fried local-variety scallops with chili peppers, I made this simple scallop dish: Scallop Balado. I panfried the scallop then added Sambal Balado, which is the popular red chili paste from Minangkabau, West Sumatra.

Mushrooms are my favourite ingredients. A recipe that includes mushrooms in it will definitely get my attention. Then it just came to my mind to photograph several kinds of mushrooms; playing with the shapes, colours , sizes and textures. So I picked five kinds of fresh mushrooms for this. They are Shitake, Wood Ear, Enoki, (Brown) Shimeji, and King Oyster. I paired them with a rustic drawer set.

Three jars of cheese cookies. I made this shot for a Passover hampers from Truly Grace - Bespoke Gifts. The cookies are one of the delicacies one will get in the hampers. Since these particular hampers also targeted gentlemen as the recipient, I styled the scene with some masculine vibe.

I recently had a photo shoot for Eid hampers from Truly Grace - Bespoke Gifts. One of the hampers includes a beautiful cake among other delicacies.
This is a single product shot showing the options that one can get for the cake, which are buttercream frosting or fondant. Both cakes are decorated with artificial Mood Orchid blossoms. Since the cake decorations include Mood Orchid, I added a real Mood Orchid for the props to enhance the two cakes.
Cakes by Natasha Tantama for Truly Grace - Bespoke Gifts.

Went shopping in a Japanese supermarket and found these super fresh baby groupers. Although initially, this was not on my shopping list, I decided to get the fish anyway for the freshness and beauty. I chose to cook it Chinese style, steamed with soy sauce. But before cooking, I took the fish for a photo shoot with the other ingredients in the recipe.

Wagyu Kiriotoshi. Japan has its premium, world-class beef variety called Wagyu. Kiriotoshi means thinly sliced of meat. This meat is superb for grilling. Some bunashimeji mushroom and garlic will definitely be included in the grill.

The idea for this shot first started with the bowl that made to resemble a stone. Then I looked for an idea what to shoot this with. Upon seeing the beautiful meat in the supermarket, then I decided that it is the perfect food for the shot with the gorgeous bowl.

Es Cendol is a very popular dessert drink here in Indonesia. Mung bean noodle jelly flavoured with pandan juice for its beautiful green color; served with coconut milk, crushed ice and sweetened with coconut palm sugar. The coconut milk and the sugar syrup are also infused with pandan leaves for extra fragrance. The freshness of this drink is so appealing. Hence, adding an outdoor green garden view from the window as the background is a bold statement for its freshness.

A healthy drink of fermented green tea called Kombucha. This one is a favourite in the family, from Flock Cafe in Bali. This lovely-colour Kombucha is flavoured with rosella, strawberry and torch ginger. Served cold with some ice cubes, who can resist that?

Coffee Jelly. A popular jelly flavour often served as part of Japanese meal. Commonly made with instant coffee; this time I tried with Indonesian ground coffee for a stronger taste of coffee. It is then drizzled with milk.

Sweet Cherries in Cup. I styled these beautiful and sweet cherries tall high in a cup; then photographed them with selected focus method.

Iced Apple Honey Tea. It has been quite sometime since I made iced apple tea. So I made one; infused with Fuji and Orin apples and sweetened with honey dripped from the honeycomb.

Blue butterfly pea flower is very interesting. Its brilliant blue colour turns purple when mixed with lemon juice.
I made an iced tea drink with this healthy flower tea. I mixed the tea with lemon juice and sugar syrup first; then I poured it onto a glass filled with ice cubes. The fresh butterfly pea vines and blossoms are scattered around the glass.

These are Java beans. Before I ground them, I decided to take a shot of them. I put them in a deep woven basket then poured them onto a super wide tray. The camera is placed down low for a low angle view.

Ikura on the Rock.
This vibrant Japanese roe is a true beauty. I style it with a sea urchin shell, lava rock, star fish and black stones. I use shallow depth of field then the result makes it look like an underwater showcase.

This is a cake that I had for New Year celebration. It's called Quadruple Chocolate Cake; it is made from 65% Dark Chocolate Mousse, Chocolate Brownie, Bali Cacao Nib, Butterscotch Chantilly and Gold Dust. I got this cake from Pasola at Ritz Carlton, Jakarta; took it for a a photo shoot before enjoying it.

As Lunar New Year is approaching, Mandarin citrus is in abundance as it symbolize fortune. The fruit was sprayed with fresh water and shot closed-up; highlighting its natural beauty.

Black Tobiko on smoky stones. Here I played with black and golden colours. The styling was made with simplicity as to accentuate the luxurious feel from the colour and texture.

Cold, rainy days always command a hot chocolate. An indulgence is certainly adding lots and lots of marshmallow to the hot chocolate. Gingerbread cookies are definitely a flawless complement to this comforting drink.

This Christmas, I made a rustic, wintry scene of a village center showing buildings made of cinnamon sticks. The base used is still gingerbread cookie slabs with all walls covered with cinnamon sticks. One house's roof is also covered with cinnamon sticks while the others with black peppercorns and chocolate coins. The Christmas tree and wreaths are gingerbread cookies covered with royal icing and sprinkles; the powdery snow is none other than desiccated coconut.