The winter feeling is almost gone, so it is time to show some of the food comforts that took place as part of such long period. I have been carrying diverse food photography around some of Dublin's different drink and dinning spaces. I have also been carrying a lot more self directed shoots in food photography and styling. Both quite a creative experience to say the least but of complete different journeys.
The creative aspect and the unknown is a great deal to enjoy in photography and I have many opportunities to practice in such terms, there are improvisation aspects you must always bring along as part of your skill set as a photographer. But in this case food elements have to come together into an empty canvas.
The food photos taken in different restaurants were directed to a point that they were meant to promote the food, the space, the produce, some branding, storytelling but also a human element of the making. Some of the shoots were fast paced, always very productive. To live in fast lifestyles and to approach photography in such way can be challenging and intense and therefore photography more and more is becoming a reflection of such intensity. On the other hand some of my photos that require more time to style and think off when arranging different compositions can take more time to produce therefore the pace and journey even though intense is different. There is planning, styling, direction, experimentation, enjoyment, composition, reflection and execution. Every aspect is looked at in detail and tastefully.
Do I like going fast or do I like flowing in a pace of mine? I am not sure, the answer is a bit of both probably. Fast seems to be the element we need to add onto the way we live in today more and more, there is no way out from it. A moment is fast and goes fast. It definitely makes those slower moments feel more beautiful. So here they are some still images of some great comforting foods taken around Dublin. Some were taken in a fast delivery environment, others were styled and taken in an own directed self reflective environment and some were in between both type of journeys. Guess which was taken in what way. And if you enjoy please Spread the Food Photography word around. Thank you ;)
