Edinburgh Commercial Photography: McNamara’s

Annemarie McNamara is an award-winning pastry chef and she opened a delicatessen on Lothian Street, Edinburgh, in partnership with her husband.

I was hired to provide marketing photographs for their new business.

It may seem counterintuitive at first, but research shows that “…how a room looks, sounds or feels can affect the way your meal tastes”.

It was therefore important to get some professional photographs of their space to show potential customers the nice, clean and relaxed environment in which they’ll be enjoying their lunch or cake.

Interior (seating area) of restaurant, delicatessen in Edinburgh
The seating area in the restaurant. McNamara’s is centrally located, within walking distance of Princes Street, Edinburgh
Restaurant interior (counter area) in Edinburgh, Scotland
Counter area where the chef’s creations are on display

Photographs of the food were just as, if not even more important, and I chose to side light the food in order to reveal all of its texture.

Slice of chocolate cake
I placed the light camera left to reveal all of the texture of this scrumptious slice of chocolate cake
Slice of cake with whipped cream and strawberry
One can not only see the mouthwatering texture of this slice of cake, but the lighting setup also showcases the whipped cream in an advantageous fashion

From the succulent cakes to the main sandwiches on the lunch menu.

Tuna sandwich on a plate, with a side salad
Tuna sandwich with salad.
Chicken panini sandwich on a plate with side salad
Panini sandwich with side salad

I ended with a close up shot of some delicious caramel cubes.

Close up of caramel cubes on a plate
I tried a number of setups for these caramel cubes, but in the end, the close up was the clear winner.

I can totally vouch for the quality of the pastries on sale as I got to taste the ones you can see above. Absolutely first class.

 

 

Share this content on Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmailby feather