The good folks at Spring Sprang in Franklin, TN did a bang up job on designing a wonderful site for Puckett’s Grocery. I was fortunate enough to be hired to do some food photography to help in the effort. Now, Spring Sprang has just released a little behind the scenes video of the making of [...]
Well, I don’t think I’ve ever seen something look so good but be so toxic. This is made from a material that is designed to help plants grow … but it’s doing it’s job as a frozen margarita on set for food photography. This morning I’m breaking down the set from the shoot late yesterday [...]
Well, it’s just a few days away from what will be an fun weekend. I’ve actually got a booth for the exhibitor hall at the upcoming Southern Food & Wine Festival at Gaylord Opry in Nashville. I think I’m looking most forward to seeing who the other exhibitors are. I wonder what fun kitchen utensil [...]
I’m moments away from finishing the 2nd (dupicate) food photography portfolio. Doing a physical book is a great exercise. I’d gotten away from printing a nice big book thanks to the convenience of the Internet. Getting back to the nice big prints (11 x 14) has helped me to really study my work rather than [...]
Well, I’ve grown a bit spoiled in my use of good monitors/displays. I recently put a less-than-great-monitor on a second machine and could not believe the awful quality of imagery I was seeing. There was no way I could edit any photography with this monitor. It’d be like looking through a green gel at everything. [...]
Sometimes I have to slow down a little and remind myself why I chose photography as a career – particularly when I’ve been as busy as I’ve been the past few weeks. The day to day business activities can many times overshadow what I really enjoy about photography. The answer? Getting up at 5 am [...]
Well, this isn’t something you see every day. I was driving back from a food photography client appointment and saw this … so I had to grab my 300mm (and trusted 16-35mm) and capture a few frames. The sky was really doing some fun things so I grabbed a polarizing filter as well. This is [...]
Over the years I’ve managed to avoid many of the physical dangers of being a commercial photographer. Sure, there’s the paper cuts from sending invoices and the occasional burnt tongue from power lunches, but yesterday delivered a blow equal to that of Rocky Balboa. Most architectural photography assignments land me in relatively benign situations. There [...]
I received an assignment from Charlotte Magazine in North Carolina to photograph a famed burger from Rotier’s in Nashville, TN. How could I resist … that’s a dream assignment! This is one of the outtakes from the food photography session. You’ll have to wait to see the selected food photographs until it is published. I [...]
I’m long overdue for a post to the bog, but things have been beyond busy. I am very grateful for abundance of work these days, particularly with the news that airs nightly. Honestly, I think this is a great time to be in business for yourself … despite the unfair taxation. I digress. Today I [...]
I was in Lexington, Kentucky the first part of February shooting for a large architectural firm from Nashville. Thankfully we were there before the huge ice storm crippled that part of the state. This particular architectural photography assignment was to highlight an extended care facility which was a complete redesign of an existing structure. This [...]
I continue to push myself in my photography. I’ve found that I prefer to look at things from different perspectives – philosophically and literally. With photography it’s so often a combination of “thinking” and “looking” simultaneously. I know, this sounds a bit deep for “just taking product photos” but I prefer to be a little [...]
I’ve recently shot a number of dishes for Red Pony Restaurant in downtown Franklin, TN. Here are a few of the shots. There are others but I have yet to fully process them. My only disappointment was that I didn’t get to taste what you see. It sure was tempting though. I can, however, vouch [...]
Having grown up in Texas I’ve long searched for the perfect enchilada here in the Nashville, Tennessee area. It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta do it. My wife and I have been here since 1998 and have yet to find what we would say is the perfect Mexican food experience. In all honesty, it’s [...]
I’m not sure any words I can say would do this dish justice. It was a pleasure working with the chef and crew at SOL Restaurant in Franklin, TN on this food photography assignment. Franklin is a historic town just south of Nashville. Enjoy. Kyle Dreier
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