Do Professional Photographers Use Backdrops? Every article you will find on this question was written by someone who sells backdrops. That is not a conspiracy; it is just how the internet works. Search it, and you get manufacturers explaining, at length, why you need a backdrop. Which is a bit like asking a bakery whether…
Nobu Budapest Food Photography Japanese Fine Dining Some food is built to be looked at before it’s eaten. That’s the job at Nobu Budapest, where a plate of yellowtail with jalapeño turns up looking like someone agonised over every slice. This is the Nobu Budapest food photography from a commissioned shoot inside the Kempinski, the…
Personal Branding Photoshoot Budapest Ádám A personal branding photoshoot in Budapest doesn’t have to mean a rented studio, a paper backdrop, and a smile you’re holding for so long it stops meaning anything. Ádám is a young professional who needed images that actually looked like him. Not a polished stranger. Him. So we skipped the…
Rubin Hotel Autumn Menu Food Photography Budapest Autumn menus always feel a little more considered. The ingredients shift, the colours deepen, and suddenly every plate has more to say before anyone takes a bite. I was back at Rubin Wellness & Conference Hotel Budapest to photograph their new autumn menu. A full spread from drinks…
Textile Product Photography Módra Bettina’s Tassel Carpet There’s a moment, about 10 minutes into a product shoot, when you stop thinking about the object and start thinking about what it means. That happened quickly with this one. Módra Bettina‘s Tassel Carpet is part of her ongoing project Future Traditions, a research-led body of work that…
Yoga Photography Session Edina Most yoga teachers have 1 good photo. It’s from a studio session 3 years ago, slightly too warm, shot against a wall they didn’t choose. It does the job. But it doesn’t show what they’re actually like in practice. Edina wanted something different. And if you’re a yoga teacher thinking about…
Ritz Carlton Budapest Food Photography Room Service Menu Shoot Room service photography is a specific kind of challenge. There’s no ambient dining room to lean on, no candlelight or chatter or that particular warmth a busy restaurant brings to a frame. It’s just the dish, a tray, and what you can build around it. The…
Restaurant Photography That Shows the Whole Story Fricska Gastropub, Budapest There’s a moment before a restaurant opens for the evening when everything is exactly as it should be. Tables set, light warm, nobody performing for anyone yet. That’s where the best restaurant photography lives. Fricska is a gastropub in the centre of Budapest with a…
Bakery Food Photography Lipóti Bakery Session in Budapest The smell of a bakery is something a photograph can never give you. But the texture of a cracked sourdough crust? Flour catching the light mid-air? Chocolate shavings curling across a dark surface? That, I can work with. This was a food photography session for Lipóti Bakery…
Botanical Garden Bridal Editorial at ELTE Füvészkert, Budapest Magos Nikoletta Collection There is something about white fabric surrounded by green that makes you stop and look twice. This botanical garden bridal editorial was shot at the ELTE Botanical Garden in Budapest, inside the Palm House greenhouse, where tropical palms and ferns climb toward the glass…
