photography

It goes without saying that we’re all about our leaves. Whether dressed or naked, inside packs or on plates, our products must always be captured looking their best. 

Photography should focus on highlighting our leaves’ natural assets (colour, texture, quality) and showcasing the versatile ways in which they can be used.

We don’t do boring salad, so imagery should be full of life, colour and, of course, deliciousness.

Lifestyle

Using our leaves should always look natural, effortless and desirable.

They should be shot as if part of a real-life scene, captured candidly during moments where people are interacting with them – preparing, dishing up, ready to eat etc.

Use different locations (e.g. kitchen, dining table, work desk) and occasions (e.g. weekday dinner, barbecue, wedding, seasonal events) as a backdrop to provide inspiration and capture attention.

Leaves should always be the focal point, whether in the foreground or mid-ground.

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Product

When shooting leaves on their own, use top down ‘bird’s eye’ photography and interesting crops.

Use different backgrounds, compositions and props to give a sense of place, or occasion. Ensure backgrounds provide a good contrast that help our leaves stand out.

Keep the dressing of leaves simple and the staging organic – as if they had been casually put in a dish, not meticulously placed.

 

 

Lightly dressed leaves
Naked leaves with added ingredients
Leaves as part of a full meal

Photography Don’ts

Never show our leaves being washed, wet, or with water droplets – they’re already fresh enough
Don’t oversaturate colours, or overexpose photography – it looks fake
Don’t use extra bright, flat, lifeless lighting or use backgrounds that don’t provide contrast
Don’t use stock photography, or clearly staged scenes
– both look unnatural and inauthentic
Don’t overly curate dishes, or show our leaves lost amongst
too many other ingredients
Don’t show single
leaves, or display them in
a clinical way

The images on this page were sourced online and are used for illustrative purposes only.
They cannot be used without the author’s permission and should not be shared outside of this document.