Ieva Stanienė

I took a few very similar photos of these banana fritters, but with different light. Sidelight was not that pleasant this time and backlight looked just right.

Biscotti with dried cranberries, almonds, vanilla bean and amazingly flavorful orange powder. I took quite a few photos of dusting biscotti with the powder but liked especially this one as it sprinkled so softly and a little bit to the left.

A beautiful, colorful and romantic dessert. The taste of this basil and strawberry panna cotta is great! As for the photo, I think the framing with flowers and subtly contrasting pastel colors are the strengths of it.

I really wanted those berries to pop in this image. I experimented with my new backdrop and changed the color of it a bit to really match the blueberries and create a contrast to strawberries.

Lazy weekend mornings are totally my type of starting o relaxing day. Sweet breakfast or even a dessert, a cup of tea in pajamas or a bathrobe, calm music, a page or two of an interesting book or a journal, family members somewhere near and peace in mind. I just totally love every minute of mornings like these.

Cheesy quesadillas with beef and vegetables and avocado sauce on a side! The taste was sooo good and I wondered how to show off their taste to make the viewers crave to grab a few of these. I felt that minimal styling, stacking quesadillas one on another, catching some highlights on the filling and involving movement are good choices.

This bundt cake was inspired by lemons and basil. Lemons are a great ingredient for bundt cakes but on the other hand quite ordinary and very popular. I wanted this bundt cake to be different so incorporated a less usual ingredient - basil. That was such a good idea! Basils can really make a change in desserts and I love that the color of the glaze is natural.

It was my first homemade Neapolitan pizza. And wow how amazing it was! Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Sometimes it’s quite tricky to photograph pizza as it may look too flat. I made sure that this wasn’t the case by putting it on a wooden tray, showing the slices and using hands in the frame. Added some interest by creating circular movement with other ingredients.

These Easter eggs are all naturally dyed! I used black currant, black rice, hibiscus and rooibos tea and red cabagge. All colors came out really stunning.

What can be more tempting than a few banana cupcakes with whipped coconut cream, almond caramel filling and some extra caramel on top? To be honest, it was quite an easy shot as the cupcakes looked just so good by themselves. And quite a fast shot also as it wasn’t easy not to eat them right away:)