Born Free Eggs

Feb 28

I’m excited to share images from a recent photo shoot I did for Born Free Eggs as part of a larger design and branding project headed by Smith Design. I always enjoy working on shoots with their team because they’re such a well-oiled machine, having worked together for years. The art direction, food and set styling, and post-production are all done in-house, which makes every photo shoot run like clockwork.

An overhead table image shows a brunch scene with hands reaching into serve food, including Born Free scrambled eggs, sliced steak, sliced radishes and huevos rancheros. The tabletop is light brown wood and the models are dressed in neutral colors.

What was most fun about this two-day photo shoot was the chance to photograph a variety of scenes. Day one was all models, and the setups were generally divided between four younger models at brunch, and two older models preparing and serving food for a date night, so I varied the lighting to tell those stories. It was really interesting to work with people who make a living because of their ease in front of the camera (as well as their good looks). They really made for a delightful photo shoot!

Models at date night and brunch scenarios eating Born Free Eggs with pasta and huevos rancheros.

Day two was spent photographing prepared foods, some with integrated product like you see at the top of the post. The idea was to illustrate a variety of recipes which will live on the Born Free website and social feeds. Lauren Dellabella was brought in to style all of these gorgeous egg dishes, and I really enjoyed chatting with her between setups and after we wrapped.

Every good photo shoot is a collaboration not only between client and photographer, but with all of the professionals who bring their expertise to the table (sometimes literally), including food stylists, prop stylists, models, hair & makeup artists, retouchers, art directors and assistants! I’m thankful for the chance to work with so many talented people in this industry.