Ieva Stanienė

A photo for a client of a traditional Lithuanian dessert, called anthill cake. I decided to include essential ingredients of this dessert by pouring honey and using some more cranberries in the shot.

Basil and strawberries are a perfect taste and color combination meeting in this cake.
Made in collaboration with a client in recipe creation and shooting.

This shot was all about bringing those summer vibes with color contrast, exciting highlights and shadows, melting ice and summery watermelon & basil taste. I’ve captured it with natural light.

Strawberries and pistachios are such a good combination and this tartlet is made with both ingredients. Although it’s easy to spot strawberries here, pistachio custard is not visible. I’ve decided to tell the story of the taste of this tartlet by including movement with chopped pistachios and repeating the colors of the ingredients throughout the frame.

The perfect taste of summer. When we have cherries, blueberries and, actually, all other berries, it’s just the perfect time to make desserts with them.

As for the shot I wanted this pie to stand out from the frame. Color choice helped to make it happen.

I believe one of the main aspects of storytelling in food photography is color and how one color interact with the other. I tent to pay attention to this aspect in my work. For me this image is soft, cozy, romantic and positive. It's about that moment you blow a candle, and make an intention for something beautiful to happen in your life.

Pavlova is such a beautiful dessert. I wanted to capture these mini Pavlovas in a springy atmosphere so I’ve chosen bright and vibrant colors for this shot. Movement and complementary color scheme helped to add some contrast and make the scene a little bit more intensive.

Frozen black currant on ice. I wanted to capture that interesting frosty texture that has developed on black currant after keeping them in the freezer for quite a while.

I remember the day when I shot this scene. It was a really very sunny day and I have south fasing windows, so the light is very strong. It’s not easy to work with such conditions but limiting the amount of light sometimes works like a charm and gives that beautiful contrast.