Issy Oakes
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Christmas 2025: Filming the iconic Blue Blazer Flaming Cocktail
January 13, 2026
The Blue Blazer dates back to the 19th century and is one of the most visually striking cocktails ever created. For our latest food and drink video project, we set out to capture the drama, precision, and theatre behind this iconic flaming serve. As specialists in food and drink photography and videography, we love projects […]
Breakfast Rolls & Warm Winter Toasties
January 13, 2026
Indulgent Winter Comfort There’s something about winter food that calls for a different kind of approach. The colours are deeper, the textures richer, and the mood slower. Comfort food isn’t just about what’s on the plate, it’s about how it feels. For this Breakfast Rolls & Warm Winter Toasties shoot, I had the pleasure of […]
Tesco Finest Bakery Point of Sale Photography
June 15, 2022
Tesco Finest Instore photography. Images used instore as headers above freshly baked products, to promote the Tesco Finest bakery range. Working with the brand expression team, we photographed a number of products in one studio day in the Tesco Finest photography style.
Tesco Frozen Sharing- Packaging
May 24, 2021
Tesco packaging photography – frozen sharing party food.
Pip and Nut new product launch
December 8, 2020
New product launch for Pip and Nut’s ‘The Ultimate’ peanut butter.
Bonne Maman Christmas Ad & PR campaign 2020
December 1, 2020
Working with the team at Wixhill we had great fun creating this Christmas wreath to showcase Bonne Mamans various flavours of jam. It appeared in editorial magazines as well as screens outside a number of Sainsbury and Waitrose stores across the country. We also created a stop motion video version which rolled out on social […]
Packaging Photogaphy- Bonne Maman Rice Pudding
September 22, 2019
Packaging photography requires very precise arrangement of props and food to fit the space. Understanding what will work in the shot is paramount. This comes with excellent knowledge of lighting as well as technical know how. Along with that, an understanding of how to best present the food to ensure maximum products flying off the […]
Nutritious Delicious, Andros UK Launch
July 15, 2019
Vegan yoghurt photography- Photographing a number of recipes for Nutritious Delicious – a new dairy free, coconut based yoghurt from Andros. 3 flavours of yoghurts launched in supermarkets across the UK in summer 2019.
Bonne Maman Shrove Tuesday 2019
March 5, 2019
Crepe Suzette Recipe 8 traditional French crêpes 8 tbsp Bonne Maman Bitter Orange Marmalade Finely shredded or grated zest and juice of 1 lemon 3-4 tbsp Grand Marnier 50g chilled unsalted butter, diced Icing sugar, to dust METHOD First make your crêpes and keep to one side. In a medium frying pan, mix together the […]
Bonne Maman Mousse advertisement 2018
November 14, 2018
Our brief was to convey a feeling of being present in the moment of Bonne Maman’s mousses being hand crafted. To set the scene of a contemporary french kitchen, I lit the set with a daylight feel. I used artificial light to ensure continuity across the three shots. Having a daylight feel will gave a sense of realism, a feeling of being right there in the kitchen, using delicious, fresh ingredients.