Emily Miller

Homemade Vegan Chocolate Fig Cupcakes with Irish Cream Frosting, and Fig Irish Cream Frosting. Nikon D810, 105mm/2.8, ISO 100, 1/160 sec, f/7.1 with Godox SK400ii strobe.

This is a bowl of my vegan black-eyed pea soup recipe lit with backlight (artificial light) with a 55-inch octabox, with the main diffusion pulled down. I added a black card on the left. I added homegrown kohlrabi sprouts for texture and color.

Vegan Cranberry Cream Cheese Bites with gin-infused cranberry sauce, chopped hazelnuts, and garnished with fresh rosemary. Taken with artificial light. Settings: Nikon D810, 50mm, ISO 100, 1/250, f/4.5.

This seasonal wine and vegan cheese photo were taken with the artificial light (strobe) to the left. The rectangular softbox had a large diffuser in front of it to soften the reflections.

I was going for a monochromatic palette with lots of texture with this vegan chocolate fig cake. I made the fig jam from dried Mission figs and used it for the cake layers. The vegan chocolate buttercream has fig in it as well. I used this angle to show the details on top of the cake as well as the icing on the side.

This is a fall-inspired client shoot featuring wine and a vegan cheeseboard with fruit. As the shoot progressed, I noticed the shadow from the blinds was encroaching on my background wall. I liked the effect and chose to incorporate this shadow into the scene, highlighting the wine as the main subject. I used a combination of artificial light and ambient light.

I was inspired to photograph a moody yet vibrant shot of the blackberry crumble bars I made. I stacked them for additional visual interest. To heighten the moodiness and drama I deepened the blacks when retouching.

I made this vegan sourdough pizza with sourdough discard. Toppings are sauteed mushrooms with a cashew cream base, garnished with slivers of green onion and vegan Parm. ⁠

This photo is avocado toast made from homemade olive sourdough bread topped with chopped red onion, sea salt, and homegrown radish sprouts. This top-down shot was taken with artificial light (strobe) at around the 11:00 position.

This was my first sourdough! Even though this was my first sourdough, I have baked bread before. I love baking overnight artisan bread as well as baguettes.of artisan-style overnight bread. The intention behind this photo was to show the scoring. I chose a monochromatic color scheme for a calming and cozy atmosphere, drawing attention to the texture and shape of the bread. At the last minute, I placed my hands in the frame to give a comforting feel with the human element, drawing the viewer in further.