Get Your Sauce On: Real food. Real people. Real appetite.
For Get Your Sauce On, my approach would be to bring together spontaneous, energetic performances with food that looks completely irresistible.
The photography should feel social, relaxed and genuinely caught in the moment: real expressions, bites, dips, drips and all the slightly messy moments that make eating feel delicious. Behind that spontaneity, the food itself is meticulously built and lit. Every burger, chicken tender and squeeze of sauce needs to look irresistible, while never feeling overly styled or too perfect.
I’d keep the direction loose and natural, while carefully controlling the food, light and sauce ooze. The moment should feel effortless, even when everything behind it has been carefully considered.
PEOPLE BRING THE ENERGY
I want the eating moments to feel authentic, spontaneous and full of personality, capturing that split second of anticipation and pleasure just before, or as, someone takes a bite.
Sauce on lips, sticky fingers, big bites and real reactions. I want to embrace the slightly messy, imperfect moments that make the food feel even more irresistible.
The person should feel completely absorbed in the experience, rather than performing for the camera.
LIGHT, FOOD & FEELING
For Get Your Sauce On, the light should have the feeling of warm summer sun: bright, natural and energetic, with rich colour and shallow depth of field. The food should feel close, generous and tactile, with drips, textures and imperfections adding to the appetite appeal.
Working closely with the food stylist, the food and sauce can be carefully controlled while the people and the moment remain spontaneous and real.
I started my career as a fashion photographer, working in Australia and South Africa, before moving into food photography. That combination of people and food has been part of my work ever since.
SHOOT APPROACH
There are two strong routes for the shoot.
A controlled UK studio would give maximum control over the food, talent and lighting. With considered set design, planting and lighting, the warmth and feeling of a summer barbecue can be created without being dependent on the British weather.
Alternatively, shooting in a warmer climate, such as South Africa, would bring genuine summer light, heat and outdoor atmosphere, giving the imagery a naturally sun-soaked feel.
Both routes have their advantages, and the final approach would come down to timing, budget and the creative result we want to achieve.
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