Lauren Mclean Food & Drink Photography. London, UK

I was recently commissioned to shoot a baking book for Sainsburys...

Today I went to take some photos at a pub called ‘The Stag’ on Hampstead Heath. Their new menu is looking fantastic!!! To find out more information about ‘The Stag’, please take a look at their website- www.thestaghampstead.com/

I couple of weeks ago I did some tests with the lovely food stylist, Lottie Covell. We decided to base our shoot on some Donna Hay Gnocchi Recipes. We started to shoot by doing some steps: These steps produced a beautiful Mushroom Gnocchi in a cream sauce: We also made some beetroot Gnocchi served in a pesto sauce:

On Thursday Evening I was lucky enough to be involved in The Forgotten feast @ Fleet River Bakery, with eco chef Tom Hunt. It was a FoodCycle event to raise awareness of the amount of food waste in the UK. It was a ticketed event where all money went to the charity FoodCycle. All the food served was as a result of food donations for the event- Surplus food mixed with the creative ideas of Tom Hunt, provided the guests with a very interesting and delicious menu. As the guests arrived they were served an arrival drink and canapes: Tom then gave a small presentation to let everyone know why the event was taking place and what was on the menu: As the guests got comfy, a starter was prepared of Forage wild salad with Mackerel escabeche and pickled carrots: The main course was a selection of tapas style plates; Rolled Pig’s head Porchetta, Home salted Pollock & Sole, Roasted red peppers with capers and balsamic vinegar, Ovale Tomatoes with salsa verde, Roasted Carrots with cumin and parsley, Grilled courgettes and radicchio with sesame seeds, and Cleo the sourdough bread. It was delicious!! Dessert was a Chocolate Torte with fruit […]

Although the sun has been shining today, I decided to stay indoors and do a few more test images. I made a mean Salsa and Guacamole last week when we had friends round for tea, so I decided to base this shoot on Mexican dips. Here are my favourite 4 images from today:

A lovely photographer I assist let me use his studio and props to do a little test shoot. I photographed some Fudge, Kisses (Like Macarons) and a yummy Salmon Tart.

Here is my posh version of a Toad in a Hole! Big thanks to Lottie Covell for the food styling.

I recently did a test shoot with Food Stylist Lottie Covell. Here is our Pavlova:

Sainsbury’s Baking Book

The Stag, Hampstead

Gnocchi

The Forgotten Feast

New Test Images

Easter weekend test shoot

Sweet treats and a salmon tart

Posh Toad-in-the-hole

Pavlova

British Pie Week