Therese Bourne

I re-created a still-life painting by artist Javier Mulio for a drinks photography challenge. It was both fun and challenging trying to recreate the mood and lighting. A nice surprise was capturing the tiny droplet suspended in mid-air. A case of art imitating life imitating art!

I created this image for a drinks photography challenge. I've always been fascinated by this type of lighting, and it was a real challenge working out how to light the different parts of the wine and the glass, whilst keeping the background dark.

I love working with backlighting - the stunning shine and glossy highlights it produces on these marinating mushrooms. This was shot for a tableware company, to show off their beautiful bowls.

I shot these gorgeous poached pears for a magazine and it made the front cover. I love the intense color and the shine of the syrup against the bright neutral setting.

I shot this cocktail for a photography challenge. My aim was to capture the night time vibes and the drama of the shadow and the smoking rosemary garnish.

This was the first crop of the season of gorgeous, jewel-like tomatoes from my back yard. Picked in the pouring rain - aren't the rain droplets beautiful! They look so dramatic in this deep navy bowl that sets off the colours so well.

I was going for a clean lined, contemporary feel when I took this shot of my dinner. I was also playing with colour theory using analogous greens with a pop of complimentary opposite red. Photography nerd at work!

It was a pleasure to work with stylist Emily Raffaele on this image. I loved shaping the natural light to capture all the amazing detail in the way she had prepared and arranged the fruit on her dramatic Charcoal Pavlova.
Canon EOS 1DX; ISO 800; 28 - 70mm 2.8 USM lens at 50mm; f/6.3, 1/15s on a tripod

I've always been fascinated by the rituals of tea pouring all over the world and wanted to capture the 'almost spiritual' moment the light catches the golden liquid and the ethereal steam. It took over fifty attempts to get it just right!

Canon EOS 1DX, 100mm macro f/2.8 USM, ISO 125, 1/250 sec, f/9.0

I was blown away by the vibrant colors of this market-fresh seafood which I shot for a magazine last year. Nature never fails to amaze me!