New food photographs for social enterprise business.

Roasted Vegetables and couscous

Vegetarian pizza

Here are the shots from a recent shoot for a social enterprise business.

I have worked with this business over a number of years. They deliver cookery classes for beginners, and for their new website, we embarked upon a series of food images to illustrate the cookery classes and the recipes which will be carried out.

As a food photographer, one of the most important factors is to tell the story that's within the picture as quickly as possible, particularly in the retail or commercial sector or here when the brief was to see as much of the food as possible to enable the new cookery class pupil to see what is is they would be making when they enroll on the course.

Working in commercial photography in Leeds brings a great variety of work in front of my camera and food shoots are a real favorite ( well, who wouldn't want to work with food? )

If you are a food business and are looking to produce new food images for your website, online menu etc.. then please get in touch via the website: http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/contact.php

All images here & on the main portfolio site are subject to copyright. ©Phillip Shannon and must not be copied, downloaded, saved or pinned without written permission.

Take a look at the existing portfolio to see more examples of my food photography projects and lets have a chat about your project.
http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/portfolio/food-and-drink.php

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New Year, New Photography. Step ahead with commercial photography.

As we start 2014 and welcome the New Year in we all make the time to reflect on what has past and what the future may hold.

When you are running your business and you are aiming to improve upon last years results, reviewing how your business looks to the outside world is a key component.

Successful photography of your products, people, and business environment are all vital in representing your business in a professional manner to your current and future clients and customers.

The saying goes " its a buyers market " has never been so true.

Online retail sales have again risen year on year and and has only one direction in its path and that is upwards.

Professional photography is your key to attracting new customers & clients. Well presented product photography shot in a studio photography environment or in a location will work hard for you and help you present your offering quickly and effectively.

Commercial Photographer Phillip Shannon based in Leeds has over 18 years experience as a professional photographer.

Phillip has a wealth of experience in commercial projects, producing stunning images of food, jewellery, people & product to locations and interior projects.

Phillip has also gained awards & accolades from the photographic industry and is an Associate of the BIPP, so you can rest assured that you’re in the hands of an experienced and qualified professional.
We meticulously plan every project so that the shoot will run smooth and successful for you, and all at sensible, affordable prices.

Explore the portfolios of Phillip Shannon Photography here: www.phillipshannonphotography.com 
All images here & on the main portfolio site are subject to copyright. ©Phillip Shannon and must not be copied, downloaded, saved or pinned without written permission.

Jewellery Photography

I've had my jewellery photographer hat on quite a bit recently, and here are some of the shots to come out of recent projects.

Stop by the full portfolio if you'd like to see more: http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/

All images here & on the main portfolio site are subject to copyright. ©Phillip Shannon and must not be copied, downloaded, saved or pinned without written permission.

Keeping one step ahead with commercial photography.

In recent weeks I have been involved with a multitude of clients and projects, working in studio and on location.

This mix of photography is very much welcomed and dealing with a different set of photographic puzzles is what commercial photography is all about.

A common thread through these projects for the clients was one of ” keeping one step ahead “

All of them realised that producing high quality commercial shots of their products was an integral part of their overall marketing plan.

We are often told we live in a 24/7 global village, blah, blah, blah, but actually for any business whether you are in Leeds or Los Angeles presenting your business website in a professional manner to your local audience is a vital element on how well your business website or brochure performs.

Another common element in my work has been the needs of the clients to keep the images on their website refreshed and up to date, when new product lines become available.

As a consumer you will know how interesting it is to visit a retail website that is updated on a regular basis with new products on show, new offers and discounts. Also how turned off we are, when a website seems to offering the same products, for the same costs with little or no offers visible.

Keeping your products looking attractive to existing and probably more importantly new customers is achievable only with professional commercial photography.

Commercial photographs that are used on your website or in your business brochure that do not convey the products or services that you offer in a professional manner will seriously degrade your offering to the potential customers who may be interested in doing business with you.

Keep them on board with professional photography.

Phillip Shannon is a Professional Photographer with over 17 years experience in the commercial sector, the website here shows a large ranging portfolio, anything from Food photography to product shots and location interiors of your business premisses.

Phillip Shannon can deliver hard working images to you without fuss and to a budget to suit your particular needs.

Contact Leeds based Photographer Phillip Shannon Today.

0113 240 9982 or 07984 020 955

The portfolios cover Food Photography, Product & Still Life Photography, Jewellery Photography,  Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography

All images here & on the portfolio website are © Phillip Shannon and should not be copied, downloaded or published in any way without prior arrangement with Phillip Shannon Photography.

Summer starts with a summery studio shoot.

Well at long last we seem to have some decent summery weather as I write this and in the last couple of weeks I had the great pleasure in working with a local artisan food business.

We carried out the Food Photography in studio for a few reasons, the main one being that you can never reply on the weather to do what you want just at the right time.

The new food product is Lassi ( a yogurt based drink ) which is an extension to a very successful product range by local food business http://www.indie-ices.co.uk/

The image shown here shows the product shot in a garden table setting.

Food & product photography is a growing sector, with many food businesses particularly here in the Yorkshire region starting up all the time.

The importance of presenting your products well is clearly an important factor to letting people know who you are, what your product looks like and the brand identity which you wish to communicate.

Even for a one person enterprise, if you are to develop your business online, with Twitter and Facebook & with your own website, positive & well presented images are a hugely important element.

I have shot food and product photography for the whole of my professional career, now in my 17th Year and can produce hard working images that you need to move your products forward at a cost which will not break the bank.


Take a look at the portfolios on the my website here: Food Photography, Product Photography, Jewellery Photography, Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography





All images are ©Phillip Shannon Photography and must not be copied, downloaded, pinned without full written permission by Phillip Shannon.

Contact Leeds based Photographer Phillip Shannon Today.

How to use Product Photography to Increase sales

Product photography is all around us, in fact it has become so common place that in a way we do not notice it.

We are bombarded by thousands of images everyday, TV, magazines, internet. The internet now accounts for one of the largest areas of visual input, particularly now, as more and more of us use the internet on the move via smart phones. This is nothing new I hear you cry, but the impact of how the image is seen & used in the promotion is now more important than ever.

Standing out from the crowd has always been a mantra many businesses use, but now the entry level for image standards has been raised much higher than what was, say 5 years ago.

Creating a professional look to the photography that represents your business is vital to the success it has in engaging your customer.

The rewards from using professional imagery on your business website or brochure is tenfold compared to using poor amateur shots which will only have a negative effect on the customer experience.

Professional Photographers are highly skilled at taking a simple object, a companies product and expertly photographing it so that it answers the photographic brief.

If you take a simple object such as a bottle of beer or packet of crisps for example, some may think this is an everyday item, and it must be straight forward to shoot?. People may perceive it to be an easy thing got do in many cases and business owners may even attempt to shoot product photography themselves as they have access to a digital camera.

Photographing a glass bottle must allow the viewer to believe that it is a real glass bottle, not an illustration, and also be able to clearly read the label of the product.

If you have ever tried to photograph anything in glass or plastic packaging, then you will know that controlling highlights, mid tones and shadows is where the photographer skill is shown to its best.

Here you can see examples of simple and more creative product and pack shot photography.

© Phillip Shannon Photography www.phillipshannonphotography.com

© Phillip Shannon Photography www.phillipshannonphotography.com

Phillip Shannon is a Professional Photography with over 16 years experience in the commercial sector and a large ranging portfolio, Phillip Shannon can deliver hard working images to you without fuss and to a budget to suit your particular needs.

Contact Phillip Shannon today for a free quote for your next photography project.

The portfolios cover Food Photography, Product Photography, Jewellery Photography,  Creative Photography, People Photography, Location & Interiors Photography.


Visit the main portfolio site here: http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/

Based in Leeds Yorkshire, Phillip can provide studio or location photography at your place of business.

Food Portfolio Selection

An example of the images in my food portfolio brought to you as a short movie.

Stop by the main portfolio site to see these and more of my commercial photography.

Visit the main portfolio site here: http://www.phillipshannonphotography.com/ All images are ©Phillip Shannon and must not be copied, downloaded, pinned without expression written permission from Phillip Shannon.