In the studio – Chicken and sweet corn soup

I know it’s a bit out there as far as a post is concerned, but when Winter hits and it is sol cold (well Melbourne cold, not Canada cold!) I want to yummy chicken and sweet corn soup. What’s your go to for a quite wholesome pick me up? I also did a stop animation…

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Coffee & cake part 4

All week I have been sharing my journey with coffee & cake. Four very different styles, different light and styling, I have used the same coffee cup in most. Today I am sharing some chocolate brownies (so full circle from day 1) and completely different styling. I wanted to capture height in my brownies, so…

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Coffee & cake part 3

Taking my coffee & cake scene up yet another notch. This time I I had a carrot cake, still have the same coffee cup and saucer, I also had a dark background. I also brought in a pop of colour with the cobalt blue napkin. I also used my Godox studio lights to really make…

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Coffee & cake part 2

I recently showed you one setup for coffee and cake, I then grabbed a fresh chocolate cake and had another go. There is nothing wrong with doing this. If it’s just not working for you. STOP! Pull everything down and start again. These were shot in natural light in front of the window, but on…

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Still Life – limes

One of Mum and Dad’s neighbours has this awesome lime tree which totally hangs over the fence, so that makes it fair game right? Not everyone likes limes…but here we love them. Great for photos but also for a yummy grilled chicken tomato & avocado salsa and lime and chilli marinade. I didn’t take any…

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In the studio – Cookies & Milk

I recently was doing some work on a new project, a new online class actually and had some fresh yummy cookies and milk in the studio. With everything that is going on in the world I thought I might share something a little cheery… Two different varieties, chocolate chip and salted caramel and white chocolate…mmm…

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Banana Muffins

It’s funny, with more time on my hands I would have thought I would be doing more baking, but the honest truth is I just can’t be bothered. Weird, right? I mean it’s normally right up my alley and being home 24/7 is the perfect opportunity to try out new recipes and bake some yummy…

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Autumn Outings – Modern Turkish Food Class

Last year I attended a Christmas Cookie class, with some friends and we had such a wonderful time. Well, #100milefoodie and #oneoutoutMelbourne run other food classes as well, and not just food plenty of other experiences up for grabs too. One such class was the Modern Turkish feast. So I recently attended this with my…

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Monday Musings…

This is a scheduled post, hopefully, I am sleeping in when this goes live! How rude, right? lol. It’s been another fairly busy weekend with another shoot with the amazing Verdessa Fairy Creations on Friday. I then met a fellow Awake artist Tony, for a strategy session and a quick photoshoot. TOny wants to explore…

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Spring Outings – European Christmas Cookie Class

I had been looking for something fun to do with some friends and students for an end of the year get together, a change from the usual Sunday brunch and champagne or a ‘play-date’ in the studio. Something fun and inclusive of photographers and non-photographers alike. I came across this European Christmas Cookie class by…

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