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William J Shaw Photography
Feb 29
by William Shaw in food photography 0 comments

Studio corner

A small glimpse into my working day. This is a corner of the studio mid book. We are as you may know if you are keeping up, shooting a Hummus cook book. So the look has a nod to the Med countries, but not too obvious. We are using bright colours and textures to give the contemporary feel.  Then the Hummus recipes are shown in varied plates and bowls.  
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Feb 26
by William Shaw in food photography 0 comments

Bun in the oven

Pardon the pun. The great food stylist Sara Lewis who I am working with at the moment has just made these rolls in a spare minute for our lunch. I wish I had those skills. I guess it is easy when you know how. Make a nice change from Hummus for our food!
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Feb 25
by William Shaw in food photography 0 comments

Manfrotto tripod

Loving this new manfrotto tripod of mine that has this natty adaption for overhead shots. Though you do have to trust it as it looks a bit scary. Makes the process much simpler, and  avoids  hanging off a set of steps!
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Feb 24
by William Shaw in food photography 0 comments

Day1

Hummus day1. Props look great. Recipes are varied so feeling very positive about this one. Will be difficult to keep the flow right for this one. The project is the third in a collection so need to keep the look consistant but not too similar. A fine line to tread
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Feb 23
by William Shaw in People, Stuff 0 comments

Food photography studio

Going to be spending a lot of my next two weeks at this place. My studio in Kennington. Shooting daylight photography for my next project…. Hummus. Will be another challenge to keep the variety going for all those days. I love this studio as it has great natural light and is in a good location. I shoot with a phase one back on a MamiyaRZd 67 tethered to a macbook pro and an callibrated monitor.
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Feb 22
by William Shaw in Uncategorized 0 comments

Country Living

Delighted that I have a 6 page feature in this upcoming Country Living magazine. Focusing on the daffodil harvest in Cornwall. Shot this time last year over two days. With the help of Fentongollan farm. The weather was not great but that just added to the mood. It was great to get out into the beautiful countryside of the South West. The fields of gold are tucked away in the sheltered valleys and hidden from sight. So if you are down that way now you should take a footpath away from the roads to get the true beauty of this crop.
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Feb 19
by William Shaw in Uncategorized 0 comments

Raise a glass

Another selection of props from Props etc. This has more of a vintage feel. I am going to be joining forces with Props etc and a food writer Heather Whinney to form Food etc. (you heard it here first if anyone is reading!!). We will be providing the complete package of bespoke recipe writing, development then through to the photography including three locations and all the props. This should hopefully make us very competitive. Between us we have over 50 years of experience in this industry. Please get in touch via my website if you need to know more.
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Feb 18
by William Shaw in Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Props styling food photography

Feeling blue

Here I go again. Maybe just chatting to myself…. but if you don’t try you can only fail. This is a selection of the lovely props from a small out of town company called props etc. I work with them on a monthly basis shooting for Prima magazine. They are very new but hopefully their business will grow, It is great to work with props that you don’t get when working in London. I think this side of our industry needs a fresh player. Lets hope this is the one.
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Feb 17
by William Shaw in Uncategorized 0 comments

Frosty

It’s been seriously cold out there over the last few days. Makes a change from wet and warm. Just thought I would share this image with you. I love the cold bright days of Winter. No idea if anyone is reading my thoughts. May just be talking to myself!
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Feb 16
by William Shaw in Uncategorized 0 comments tags: food cakes national trust location photography

The winner is

Retro kitchen

The humble Victoria Sponge cake  is the most popular cake in all of the National Trust cafes. Shot here on location. Just shows that we love a traditional recipe!

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