I never rely on the British weather for work – I’ve been caught out too many times for that I I normally find myself out and about shooting on location so have to bring the weather with me. I like to use CTO (warm light) gels to bring a touch of sunlight to an image by warming the colour temperature of my lights. Today called for something a little different – snow, yes I said snow!! With a little research and some messy trial and error – shaving foam and bicarbonate of soda came to the rescue! I shot this …

What a great guy and such nice words for Gyle59. “I can’t believe my luck on the windiest Saturday this year! I just had my eyelids turned inside out from the wind on the Cobb – desperate for a reviving pint I stumbled on this subterranean heaven full of some of the most impressive brewed real beer I’ve come across all year! They seem to have 13 different brews on the board and I intend to try the lot! Communities need breweries like Gyle 59 – they are a leading light in the local movement that does so much to …

Annual Porters Perfection Cocktail Competition – Another fantastic day shooting cocktails and talent for those nice folk at Liberty Fields. www.LibertyFields.co.uk The story… One Guy… invites 8 mixologists…. taking some Liberty Fields produce and shake up some magic…   They shake and stir…. and create these drinks….. @LibertyFields – main sponsor @eatdorshi – venue @richardbudd – event photographer @lloyd_bartender – brand ambassador and organiser …but only one winner! Photography by www.DorsetFoodandDrinkPhotographer.co.uk (C) 2017

Shooting some magazine stock imagery here at RB-HQ. It’s all about the colours and textures. If you’d like us to shoot some magazine stills for your next publication – simply drop us an email. Richard@DorsetFoodandDrinkPhotographer.co.uk Hope you agree. RB

On a shoot with Cornelius Veakins from the www.outdoorbbqchef.co.uk In a nutshell – Cornelius sets fire to wood and creates amazing food! Simple hey….. Well I’d like to think so, he does make it look easy. Prepped with those lovely blades too – http://ioshen.co.uk I learnt of a great new cookware thanks to https://www.instagram.com/mauvielusa/ Photography by www.dorsetfoodanddrinkphotographer.co.uk (C) 2017

Happy to say the @dorsetmoonshine book is now out there – and people we are planning Edition 2! Yes! www.dorsetmoonshine.co.uk Watch this space…. RB Photography www.dorsetfoodanddrinkphotographer.co.uk (C) 2017

A lovely wet and windy day in Exeter at the Rum Festival – what a perfect way to spend the day – indoors learning about Rum, locations, brands, tastes, ranges and history. Many thanks to the Exeter Rum Festival Organisers too. Thanks to Peter Holland from www.thefloatingrumshack.com and that cheeky chappy https://twitter.com/lloyd_bartender Event Photography by www.DorsetFoodandDrinkPhotographer.co.uk (C) 2017

I couldn’t be more impressed with www.Veg-inaBox.com It was like Christmas opening the chilled box that arrived by carrier. Wow – just WOW! Set to work to shoot this lovely fresh produce with our I.O.Shen Knives. Prep hardly seems like handwork with I.O.Shen on your side! Hope you like the final images – Now to work out the name of the long white thing… I feel like one of those city kids on the Jamie Oliver documentary that can’t tell you what a carrot is unless it’s out of a tin. Many thanks to Julie from www.Veg-inaBox.com Facebook @veginaboxdevon Twitter …

Langham Vineyard Café opening + new vintage launch… A new café a new vintage – a new office for me??? By that I mean what a place to take coffee and catch-up on a few emails. – We shot the “Launch Event” then took a few bottles back to the Photography Studio to shoot the pack shots of the Langhams Press and PR. Nip over to taste the brand new 2014 vintages of  three cuvées. Try the food from the wonderful – The Vineyard Café’, headed up by Andrew James Catering. www.andrewjamescateringsolutions.co.uk Directions – Langham Vineyard Café opening + new vintage launch at Langham …

I had a shoot with the Bartender – Alexander West. He’s a mixologist with Koh Lounge in Bournemouth, he’s unleashed his creative juices not only to create a range of cocktails for us but by giving us one of the most amusing photo shoots 🙂 You can follow him on Instagram here @alexander.west Here’s the drink shot – Dorset Negroni Then here’s the madness that followed…. for the full story and more about the Dorset Gin head over to https://www.lilliput-gin.com/blogs/mixology Photography www.DorsetFoodandDrinkPhotographer.co.uk (C) 2017