Skaiste Malevskiene

This is an episode from my series of photography on beverage texture. It can be so many beautiful yet totally different textures: frozen, creamy, silky, icy, smooth, bubbly, foamy, steamy and even on fire. I have decided to catch them all. So FIRE it is! Flaming ‘Spanish Coffee’.

When photographing dishes I love trying different options: light/dark backgrounds, natural vs artificial light, flowers vs candy or chocolate and very often I find very unexpected combinations being the best ones. Mini chocolate bundt cakes with chocolate topping. A very monochromatic version.

Mini chocolate bundt cakes. Same cakes but a bit different food styling versions. I love the contrasts and the similarities of this picture. It makes your eyes play.

When shooting this orange cake I had a disastrous day, my camera batteries died and any compositions I made didn’t please me enough. So I just let it rest till tomorrow in this lovely basket in my kitchen. And then the next day composition was born by itself.

This is a mini chocolate bundt cake and a sweet little candle and me making my 40th birthday wish. With the help of my husband and my elder son I was able to freeze the moment.

There are many different textures of beverages. It can be frozen, thick, pulpy, creamy, icy, smooth, silky, bubbly, foamy, steamy or on fire. In my photo series I have decided to catch them all. So here it is - the BUBBLY rose gin.

Ginger-roasted plums with blackberries and dark rum. Autumn harvest at its best.
It’s one of those shots when the scene catches your gaze and wouldn’t let it go…

Now with blackberries and figs in season I use them everywhere, but my favorite thing though is to have them both with baked camembert cheese and a slice of sourdough bread.

Chocolate mud cake with a little snow. Action shots are such a game changer, just by adding a little dusting to the scene you can totally change the energy and the mood of the picture.
I also chose a white & black theme for this picture. It is quite challenging to make B&W food pictures look appealing but I think this chocolate mud cake with airy little meringues looks just perfect in B&W.

Chocolate truffles with the crust of roasted coffee beans and cacao dust. Also the stoped moment of anticipation and temptation.