Barbara Wrigley McDevitt

I had just purchased a dozen clams and decided to make a chili corn chowder. Because the clams were not going into the chowder directly I added clam juice to the broth. Corn, littleneck clams and chili peppers completed the recipe. Shot overhead with a Nikon D850, 24-70 lens at 60mm, f/7.1, and one Profoto B1 mounted in a 1X3 strip softbox.

I wanted to display this cocktail and the Bushmills in a unique way. I selected a grey textured background and used black geometric shapes to give the image dimension without distracting from the cocktail. I also focused the light on the upper portion of the drink and the Bushmills label to draw the focus to the cocktail and to recess the geometric shapes into the background.

Oysters are one of my favorite subjects to photograph - with all their texture they are so photogenic. I wanted to create a monochromatic color scheme and displayed these oysters in an antique silver platter that complemented the grey color of the oysters. I chose a dark grey background and used antique seafood forks to carry through on the color scheme. A touch of color was added by the lemons to break up the monochromatic color scheme.

I wanted to experiment with two backdrops creating a scene in which the lower backdrop gives depth to the image and the upper backdrop is the "table." One of my favorite subjects is oysters so I created the scene with them, my favorite plates and my antique seafood forks. Shot with artificial light and a strip box with grid.