Food Photography

Zoe Francois | Bake from Scratch Magazine

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Right before Covid-19 really hit here in the United States, I was just coming back from maternity leave. I was eager to get behind the camera again (I still am) and the first photo shoot I had scheduled was with the one-and-only Zoe Francois. I am lucky enough to also call Zoe a friend, but this was the first time she was officially in front of my camera and it was a joy!

Here’s the thing about Zoe Francois. She is wildly talented, incredibly driven and also just as fun as she seems to be from her follow-worthy Instagram feed and blog, Zoe Bakes! Bake from Scratch Magazine featured Zoe in their current issue for their Bakers Profile article and we spent the day in her home kitchen…ahem, amazing office. Zoe’s smile is contagious, which made my job extra easy and of course her food is absolutely gorgeous! A big thank you to Editor in Chief, Brian Hart Hoffman, for being a part of this shoot, all the way from Birmingham! We had a blast!

Client: Bake from Scratch Magazine

Editor in Chief: Brian Hart Hoffman

Photographer: Eliesa Johnson

Talent: Zoe Francois

Assistant: Melissa Hesse

BEHIND THE SCENES

The Salty Tart //

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Salty Tart has released a new website and I am so happy to have been a part of this project! I have admired Chef Gayer for a long time - her energy, her hustle, and her amazing baked goods, so being asked to photograph new images for her was a dream. 

We wanted to bring a light and fresh look to her bakery and also a subtlety to the images - we wanted her gorgeous baked goods to speak for themselves. Everything that Michelle and her team make is rustic, free form, from scratch - and down right beautiful. We collaborated with Liz Gardner from Bodega LTD. on the styling for this shoot and came up with a series of images that are just so damn pretty. We also spent time at the bakery of Salty Tart and caught some of the real moments of their team working. 

Behind the Scenes // 

Food and Wine Magazine // January 2016

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The January issue of Food and Wine magazine is officially on newsstands and I couldn't be more excited about starting off the year with this feature. The story is all about hot dish - naturally a midwest classic. Chef Gavin Kaysen modernized some of his classic recipes and along with some good ole Lutheran church ladies - we debated the age old question - is it called Casserole or Hot Dish?

It's always such a pleasure to photograph for Food and Wine and for this project, we collaborated with Jon Wipfli of The Minnesota Spoon to lend a hand as our food stylist. Together with the F&W team and Chef Kaysen, we took over Gavin's restaurant, Spoon and Stable, for this on-location shoot. 

I am so pumped about this story, you must definitely check it out - and don't forget those fun behind-the-scene photos below! As always, thank you to our crew + the staff at Spoon and Stable for letting us take over!

Behind the Scenes//