Simply sprinkle in a bit of this… whisk in some of that… whack it all in a hot oven till the edges singe…

Making tasty dinners is only easy for top chefs because they’ve been sweating over hot pans for decades.

But if you try to copy what they did you get your fingers burnt. Literally!

It’s much the same with food photography. Everyone’s got a phone. Everyone snaps away at their plates. And virtually every photo looks like a right dollop.

Food photography isn’t just about snapping what’s already there. It’s imagining what should be there in the first place. It’s working closely with chefs and waiting staff to agree on what looks good together. What angle should those plates be shot from? How do you make carrots glisten so they look like they should be in a jewellery-shop window?

We use natural light as much as possible. Natural light is best because nature and food go together like, erm, fish and chips… pie and mash… salt and pepper…

If you run a food joint in Geordieland and you want some photos that your customers actually want to lick, ping us. And have some sandwiches ready for when we come round, please.

Ta.

Ping us at: saycheese@anglesofthenorth.co.uk to start the ball rolling.