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William J Shaw Photography
Jun 20
by William Shaw in food photography 0 comments

meals in a mug

This goes back to one of the stranger books for me. Microwave meals in a mug. Macaroni cheese was one of the easier meals to do. There were some very complicated recipes that quite honestly would in reality never see the light of day. But looked good in the book. This picture works well due to its simplicity and its colours.
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Jun 17
by William Shaw in Uncategorized 0 comments

Spiralise

I have just shot the sequel to our hugely successful Spiralise book. It seems there is still an apetite for squiggly food. Lets hope this one keeps in the top ten as long as the last one.
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May 31
by William Shaw in People 0 comments

chefs part2

These two characters had a bit of a scary reputation. Both very busy, both Michelin starred. I had a few minutes if that to try to capture them. I like the on through the window. The lighting adds to the drama.
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May 27
by William Shaw in food photography, People 0 comments

chefs

Taking pictures of Chefs in restaurants can be hard. I was on a flying visit so only had my camera. No lights or tripods. They are also very busy people so had to tread lightly. I really enjoyed the challenge of portraits rather than food on a plate. The kitchen can be a very severe enviroment. But with the right feel there is plenty of potential.
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May 26
by William Shaw in People 0 comments

portrait

I was tasked to photograph the head of a winery in Vienna. He was so passionate about his subject that I felt I need to get this across in the portrait. So I decided to try to illustrate this by showing his body language and hand gestures.  I also used the sloping ceiling  to frame it all. I think it works well.
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May 25
by William Shaw in Cities, food photography, Nature 0 comments

Slow food

This snail is in Vienna where it is farmed for the top restaurants. We had two meals with these little ones. Actually quite tasty. It is also the logo for a movement that is called “slow food” which is meant to signify top quality food. I love the detail in the shell and their little eyes. Also the way the wood matches the tones in the shell.
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May 24
by William Shaw in Cities, People 0 comments

Colour

On a recent rip to Vienna I decided to go for colour as my main theme. The city itself is dominated by big oppressive grey buildings. the weather was grey. So I thought lets look for colour and really focus on that. This is quite a departure for me but I really enjoyed it. I would look for blocks of colour, or mix the daylight with tungsten to get this vibrant mix.
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May 23
by William Shaw in food photography 0 comments

Juice book

Just received my copy of the Green Juice book. Yes a whole book just on Green juices. Can you imagine a 7 day shoot of juices that are green? It certainly tested the skills of Sara the foodie and Penny our prop stylist. The result is a very lovely book. I struggled to try them all as way too healthy for me.
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May 10
by William Shaw in Cities, People 0 comments

Travels

I am off on my travels this week to Vienna. It has been sometime since I have been commissioned by a magazine to illustrate a travel piece. Not sure what the brief is yet. I am to travel light and leave the heavy kit at home. May even try to do a short film.
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May 09
by William Shaw in food photography 0 comments

Taste of Summer

summer drinks

This was shot for a drinks company trying to get into the UK supermarkets. They wanted cocktail ideas crossing all the seasons. We shot this on location. It was early Autumn and had actually just attempted to snow. We had bought in potted plants to give the illusion of a summery garden. The client was amazed that we could make it look this warm.

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