Lauren Mclean Food & Drink Photography. London, UK

Dec 01

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‘Who said not to play with your food’ Part One

I decided to approach a creative personal project on soup in a slightly different way. I asked myself, how do I show soup other than in a bowl or pan? I wanted to explore taking the ingredients out of their final context. So, influenced by the renaissance paintings of food between the 14th & 18th Century, and with the help of the fabulous Davina, I made soup ingredients into floral inspired displays. Although the images may appear effortless, the bouquets were very difficult to structure. A massive thank you to Davina Perkins for her fabulous prop styling and art direction. Not to mention getting stuck in with helping to create the bouquets. Here are the final images-

More images from the 'Who said not to play with your food' series to follow in the new year.

Nov 04

FoodCycle Recipe Cards

I took some photographs for the lovely charity FoodCycle. They are producing some recipe cards and they wanted there yummy home cooked food photographed for the cards.

Aug 17

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Foodcycle- Pie in the Sky

On the 15th of July I went to photograph some food and their cafe for the charity 'Foodcycle'. The cafe is situated in Bromley-By-Bow and is called 'The Pie in the Sky' cafe.

Jun 23

Food Cycle

Last night I went to photograph a food event for the lovely people at Food Cycle. Food cycle is all about Volunteers and Surplus food. The food they collect, they cook and give meals to the homeless, elderly, and generally people in need. To find out more, please visit their website: www.foodcycle.org.uk/

Jan 15

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Food test shoot

Today I decided to experiment with some food photography. After assisting food photographers such as Myles New, he really inspired me to start a career in food photography. So I took myself down to Sainsbury's to get some supplies. I set up a small set in my living room and the fun began.....