commercial+illustrative photography

Case study one: New Zealand Seafood cookbook.

The New Zealand Fish cooking book.

In 2008, in conjunction with Penguin books and the Auckland fish cooking school,

Sean produced the photography for the New Zealand seafood cooking

book. The book involved producing photography of sixty four seafood recipes.

With five chefs involved in the project a priority was to make the

photography consistent through the book. Natural light, was specified to

produce a softer, more “editorial" style of photography. Colour and lighting was

carefully controlled to make the food look fresh and tasty.

Case study two: Portage Ceramic catalogue

In conjunction with the Portage ceramic awards, Sean completed photography of

entries to a consistant standard for the catalogue to be produced in time

for the awards ceremony the week following.

Lighting was tailored to be flattering to the individual pieces yet able to make

the layout of the catalogue consistent.