I was inspired to shoot chocolate a few weeks ago, maybe it was Easter that was around the corner, or being surrounded by the most luxurious chocolate brands working at Harrods, London.
I wanted to explore a simplistic but conceptual way of photographing still-life: shape light with heavy contrast between light and shadow and compositions influenced by my favourite art movement The Bauhaus.
I wanted the images to feel slightly retro in the use of colour, processing and, the method of shooting, as ‘cut-outs’.
Tony’s Chocolonely, broken in unequal pieces referencing the brands mission to sustainable production.
This Montezuma image shows white and dark chocolate composed like a Bauhaus-poster.
Toblerone, stacked like the mountain in their logo.
Lindt, the backlighting reveals the nutty goodness inside.
Harrods bon bons, made in-house by the team in London.
The process for all shoots art directed by myself, personal or commercial, starts with a moodboard. For personal shoots I keep it very loose compared to commercial shoots. For this project I was inspired by beauty and food still-life photography and my forever guiding design movement Bauhaus.