Week 1 (Photography & Design)

Nadine Greeff

Food, Still-life

Cape Town, South Africa

Background: 

Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Nadine captures stunning food photography for both local and international clients. She is largely inspired by the chiaroscuro style, using the contrast of the light and dark to guide to viewer's eye to a specific area of the image. Although the technique is often associated with oil paintings and religious figures of French aristocrats, Nadine brings the dramatic play of natural light and shadow to savoury food and fresh produce.

Nadine's Photography:

"Preparing Fresh Mussels"

"Free Range Meat Cut From Butcher"

"Festive Holiday Table With Glasses of Cranberry Kir Royale Cocktails"

"Spicy Clams in Curry Sauce"

"Meringues with Cream"

"Easter Twig and Egg Nest"

"Roasted Coffee Beans"

Reflection:

From this research I've learnt how can usual thing like food ingredients, food can make beautiful pictures using different aperture, ISO, movement, different focusing point and also different angle of photo taking. What I've learnt is this photographer like to using front view and bird's view when taking the shot. Some of the food that she use is in order but maybe she can give some particular messy ingredients around the food to add the aesthetic view. I like how she can control the situation. What I meant is how she can make the food looks fresh and new with the color tone that she used and which part that need to be focused in it. I like how she plays with dark and light color with the food. So when I see all of her artwork I become starving and attract with it. Because it looks so delicious and fresh. I also like how the focusing point really focus till the details. Like we can see the line, texture of that foods.