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Brats and Beers at Von Elrod’s

What happens when you take a dedicated local restauranteur, a sausage king (not Abe Froman), and 36 taps of beer? Well, you’d think you have the makings of a beer garden. Well, Von Elrod’s isn’t …

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Summer of Burgers

My kids start back to school tomorrow. Summer has flown by. It seems like here at the studio it’s been a Summer of burgers. From food truck burgers to fast casual burgers and even a …

Melitta Coffee Video

Motion takes on many different executions. Sometimes it’s stop motion. Sometimes it’s cinemagraphs. In this particular case, it’s a “how-to” with a little humorous twist. Most of the credit for this particular production goes to …

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To Go Bowls

When doing food photography we often get to do what I call food-related photography. In this case, it’s product. Yes, to go containers. If it fits in a bowl, we’re gonna shoot it, and shoot …

Models, Cocktails, Old Glory

I wish I could take credit for the results from a well produced shoot. Here’s a case of our team putting together a super shoot complete with neat location, talented stylists and seasoned models. The …

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Peanut Butter & Jelly

So many of my childhood memories are built around food. My mom made THE BEST peanut butter & jelly sandwiches when I was a kid. Her secret? Spreading margarine on both slices of bread before …

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To Fly or Not to Fly

I get a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction when an art director comes to us with a concept she presented to her client and says “We want you to make this happen.” In this …

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Kid’s Meals These Days

It’s no secret I’m kinda tough on my kids…or at least I try to be. I can’t help it, I was raised by a dairy farmer who didn’t have indoor plumbing until high school. Wait …

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Standard Breakfast

I guess it could be raised as a question, “What is the standard breakfast?” For me eggs and bacon were pretty much the standard. Remind me to tell you about the time my brother and …

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Fasting Mimicking

Until I met Austin Gil I had not heard of “fasting mimicking”. He has taken this concept and developed a program to help your body fast without completely depriving it during the process. In an …

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Food Truck Friday – Southern Comfort

It’s a celebration of fried foods, bbq, grits, cornbread and collared greens! Today is all about the south. Being from Mississippi, I am a huge fan of southern cuisine. It is often described as comfort …

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Breakfast Anyone?

It’s no secret…I’m a fan of breakfast. It’s almost like permission to have dessert for breakfast…waffles, pancakes, French toast. Egg and I, however, gives you choices to make breakfast actually healthy, if you’re into that …

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Flying Food

For years I’ve had it in my mind that food was meant to fly. I’ve struggled with something called gravity—food seemed to prefer to fall, not fly. We’ve recently found an anti-gravity area in the …

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Food Truck Friday – BBQ

Today’s food truck Friday is all about the southern food that so many love… barbecue. In the south BBQ is king. You cannot go 10 minutes between Texas and the Carolinas without seeing a BBQ …

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Bacon & Eggs

I’ve lost count, but this is another “& food” from the series we started several months ago. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s foods that are “&”…you know, fish & chips, peaches …

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Steakhouse – BOH

The term “back-of-house” (BOH) is commonly thrown around in the restaurant industry. It’s basically what happens behind the doors to the kitchen…food storage, prep, cooking, dish washing, etc. (There’s also “front-of-house” which is where the …

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Shades of Yellow

For the most part, anyone who knows me, knows that yellow is one of my favorite colors. Things in my office are usually of the yellow variety: sharpies, electrical tape, sticky notes, tissue box, file …

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Food Truck Friday – March

Today is going to be a short, but oh-so-sweet Food Truck Friday… because it’s all about the desserts. Most food trucks provide food to satisfy your savory side, but there are also some four wheeled, …

Fun Dark Days

We’ve been taking a bit of a “dark” path recently with some of our food photography here. We often get requests from clients for bright airy natural light images. We enjoy creating summery scenarios here …

Food Truck Friday – January

Let’s talk about politics for a minute… actually, lets not, haha! Nobody likes to hear about politics and I don’t want you to lose your appetite because it’s Food Truck Friday! Today I want to …

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Spaghetti & Meatballs

Here we go again… another “&” food for our ampersand series. You know…Fish & Chips, Peaches & Cream, Spaghetti & Meatballs. We often get asked how we do these. Photoshop? Elaborate cutout templates? Nope, this …

Handmade Tortilla Chips

La Fiesta is a small artisan tortilla chip company with a history involving Michigan, a restaurant and a family. Today you can find these fantastic chips at some (lucky) grocery stores and via their website …

New Years Resolutions

With the passing of the holiday season and all the food/face-stuffing that accompanies it, haha, inevitably it’s time for New Year’s Resolutions… and particularly those that relate to diets. I know some regular gym-goers that …

Food Truck Friday – December

¡Feliz Navidad! Today’s food truck friday theme is “South of the Border.” What better way to forget about the bitter, winter cold than to talk about caliente food trucks and probably my favorite to-go food, tacos. Kyle …

Coffee, Cinnamon Rolls and Serendipity

As hard as it can be with a busy production schedule we’ve been more committed lately to work on fun personal projects. In this case we collaborated with food stylist Sara Rounsavall from Louisville, Kentucky …

Fresh Mexican Grill: Salsarita’s

Often times, the studio team is just buzz-buzz-buzzing along, so it’s refreshing to take a moment to sit down and reflect on the mouth-watering work we have been creating. In November we had the pleasure …

For The Dogs

We’ve been asked to do pet food in the past. Hey, “food photography” doesn’t mean it’s just people food. When local entrepreneur John Burke of Okra and Molly reached out to us to update his …

Turkey & Dressing

In between productions we set aside blocks of time to work on our own projects—play days with some focus but still plenty of room for serendipity. You may have seen earlier posts about our ampersand …

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Growing Up on Fish & Chips

I can’t think of a time when I didn’t love fish & chips. I have very early memories of sitting in our kitchen as my mom would serve me and my brother a big plate full of batter …

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Summer Time

When I was a kid, summer time meant play time (except when I was 10 and my family spent the entire hot Texas summer renovating a house…but that’s a whole other story). Not much has changed …

Recent Work, Fazoli’s

We’ve said it before, but its worth repeating… “recent” is a relative term in the world of professional photography. Our food centric photo + motion studio is consistently buzzing with activity and we’re always shooting …

Recent Work: Super Bowl Snacks

I can’t pretend to know much about American football (I grew up playing soccer after all) however I am VERY familiar with and keep stats on the snacking that accompanies any major sporting event. For example, if you …

Food Truck Friday – June

It’s been a while, but since the sun is out and summer has officially begun we thought it was time to bring back the food trucks. One of the coolest things about food trucks being …

Doughnut or Donut?

Ladies and gentlemen it is time to get your doughnut on! Not for any particular reason… other than it’s National Doughnut Day! And let me clarify, I’m not talking about driving a car in tight circles …

Bar-B-Que Season

There’s something about the coming of Summer, this delightfully sunny season, and the dewy humidity in the air that says one thing: BAR-B-QUE. It’s definitely the most wonderfully meaty time of year and lets be serious… …

National Crouton Day

The old addage goes “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” Well, when you have a giant box of croutons left over from a shoot, you make a stop motion video with them in the …

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& Food Project

Before I start here with my thoughts on this project, let me warn you, I enjoy talking about typography…maybe too much. I can thank Eric Ligon—my typography professor from art school at UNT in Denton, Texas. …

Country Music Hall of Fame Catering

A change in scenery is always fun… especially when it involves the fast paced hustle and bustle of documenting the culinary teams of the Country Music Hall of Fame in downtown Nashville, TN. Dreier & …

“& Company”

Ever wonder what goes on in the minds of Dreier & Company collaborators? We certainly do. To catch a glimpse, we’re subjecting team members and some of our favorite people to a “rigorous” and deeply …

The Peeps that Remain

It wouldn’t be spring without the friendly appearance of Peeps in every shape and color on grocery shelves. Its an American Easter essential. Just Born, the company that produces the sugary marshmallows, churned out over …

Observations on Food

Since joining the Dreier & Company team as Marketing Wrangler in February this year, I was initially afraid that being surrounded by food and its accouterments all day, every day, would cause me to run …

Food Truck Friday – February

I am someone who likes the seasons to be, well, seasonal. I like my summers to be hot and my winters to be cold. Nashville’s weather has been all over the place this winter, and …

Food Truck Friday – January

Happy New Year!!! At Dreier & Company, 2015 was a great year, and we are ready to blast into 2016 at light speed (had to make a Star Wars reference). We stayed busy last year …

Food Truck Friday – December

It’s food truck Friday…on a Tuesday. Sorry for the delay as we’ve been doing some renovating at the studio, and it has kept us quite busy. Anyway, this past weekend I went to the WeHo …

Recent Work with Chinet

When we say “recent work” here it’s really relative. We typically don’t show work the minute we do it (or even the month) but, we do get excited about work we’re doing for client and …

Up Close Pasta

I have always loved pasta. I lived in Perugia, Italy, for a summer when I was in school; and let me tell you, there isn’t much better than being in Italy, sitting outside looking over …

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Winter in Ireland

In today’s creative branding, marketing and advertising culture, the idea of “story” seems to be everywhere. Companies are creating brand books to define their “brand story.” (By the way, brand books are super helpful for directing how …

A Taste of Fall

There’s something about fall that makes me extra sentimental. I think about the start of school… Growing up we started after Labor Day, not the first week of August like my boys have to endure. …

Food Truck Friday – November

Crepes. Sandwiches. Gyros. Nashville’s food truck scene offers a wide range of foods. Before the temperature starts making you want to stay inside all day, get out and enjoy some of Nashville’s finest traveling cuisines. …

Ruby Tuesday Recent Work

Sometimes work can be work, but at the end of the day (metaphorically and sort of literally speaking) it’s more about who you get to work with that makes our jobs fun, memorable and meaningful. …

October on Instagram

Another month has passed at Dreier & Company. The start of fall had a lot to offer and the good times are continuing into the holiday season. Keep up with us and all that’s happening in …

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National Candy Corn Day

Around here I think we’d be OK if everyday was candy corn day. There’s something addictive about these little sweets. We decided to have a little fun in anticipation of National Candy Corn Day. We …

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Meats in the Raw

We don’t often get asked to photograph raw meats, so we decided to take it upon ourselves to do some personal/portfolio work on the subject. Nashville food stylist Teresa Blackburn and I schemed up the …

Back to the Future

In 1989, the movie sequel Back to the Future II was released. This is relevant because in the movie Marty McFly, the protagonist, time travels forward to today—October 21, 2015. So I thought we would …

National Dessert Day

Dessert. Too many calories. Too much sugar. It will spoil your appetite. You won’t get any if you don’t finish your vegetables. Well today throw all that logic into the garbage, because it’s National Dessert …

Up Close Breakfast

My grandmother always says that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so today we are going to take a VERY close look at breakfast…literally. At Dreier & Company we find ourselves shooting …

Playing and Testing

I’m a firm believer in taking time to play with ideas and techniques…whether a food photographer or a candle stick maker. I also find it important to test new equipment and approaches to how we …

Food Truck Friday

Over the past few months we’ve been posting about Nashville food trucks and their offerings. Since we love food trucks so much we have decided to make the first Friday of every month (drum roll …

September on Instagram

Celebrated coffee day and pancake day, made studio improvements and more this September on Instagram. We even celebrated a few birthdays. Join us for October by following us here or clicking on the Instagram icon …

Up Close Bar Food

You may have seen our previous posts about Up Close foods. These are just more examples of the fun details we end up seeing when photographing food on set here in the studio. If you’re …

National Pancake Day

Yes, today is September 26 and it is “National Pancake Day,” but is it officially “National Pancake Day?” Who said so? According the website nationaldaycalendar.com, it is an “unofficial national holiday.” But is nationaldaycalendar.com the …

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BBQ Ribs

We’ve been enjoying creating these simple graphic still life compositions. Naturally I choose subject matter I like…in this case BBQ ribs from Martin’s BBQ in Nashville. Their corn-cakes are super tasty and they look like …

Southern Biscuits Video

How about some southern style biscuits? I say yes. This little piece is from some video testing we’ve been doing here internally. Thanks to all our crew on this. You always go beyond expectations. I …

Nashville Food Trucks Part 4

As you may have seen in earlier posts, we’ve been photographing food trucks, their owners and their offerings for the Nashville Food Truck Association. Below are more food trucks! On a related note, in Nashville …

Crème Brûlée in Motion

In an effort to show some of our capabilities here we did this short little piece on Crème Brûlée for no other reason than we have a leaning toward creamy desserts. Oh, and the occasional …

Ruby Tuesday Lunch Menu

The food photography we do for clients ends up in many different places. It could be a billboard, a Facebook feed or the expected menu. Here’s a look at images we produced for Ruby Tuesday …

Up Close Pies

These “up close” posts are something that I get to experience every shoot day at Dreier & Company. As Kyle’s digital technician I am constantly zooming wwwaaayyy into photos as we capture them to make …

Nashville Food Trucks Part 3

Well, we’re still working out way through all the food trucks in the Nashville Food Truck Association. (We’re photographing our way…but also get to eat our way when time allows.) We enjoy getting to meet …

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Fresh BBQ Tacos

Having grown up in Texas I think BBQ must just be in my blood. There’s also the idea of Mexican food that is near and dear to my heart (and stomach). As you might imagine, …

Tomato Time of Year

We had some free time here in the studio recently so what better thing to do than take advantage of the summertime tomato crop. It’s amazing what the local farmers’ markets can deliver here in …

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Up Close Ice Cream

We’re having fun around here looking at images at their native resolution—which simply means we’re not sizing them down. When we do that we get to see so much detail that we don’t normally get …

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Mountain Jim’s Tea Cakes

I thought growing up in Dallas I knew everything I needed to know about being a Southerner. Well, it wasn’t until I moved to Nashville where I was called “hun” and learned about things like …

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More Cracker Barrel Breakfast

How about breakfast…anytime of day. Here is a another set of breakfast menu items we photographed for Cracker Barrel recently. I confess, I’ve ordered many of these items at various times when we go there …

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Fresh from the Market

We did an editorial feature recently with a “Fresh from the Market” theme. The recipes were built on the idea of getting fresh ingredients during the summer to make your mealtime healthier. Here’s a screenshot …

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Chinet Crystal Plates

We’ve been having fun with this client. We’ve been having fun with their product as well. Let’s see how many times I can get the word “fun” into this blog post. Needless to say, we …

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Up Close Burgers

I mentioned in an earlier post, Up Close Drinks, about how I enjoy seeing the crazy details in some of the food we photograph. It’s kinda like accidental macro photography. The PhaseOne P40+ digital backs …

Nashville Food Trucks Part 2

More food trucks! We have had a great time shooting for the Nashville Food Truck Association this spring and summer. I was amazed at the variety, quality and creativity that all of these truck owners …

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Organized Messy Popsicles

If you’ve been following some of our personal work lately you’ve seen that I lean toward the contrast between organized and messy. It’s not unlike my personal life…some parts are very organized and others are, …

Backyard Dinner

I was looking through some past tear sheets and came across a summer food feature we photographed for Diabetes Forecast magazine. If you follow our blog, you know we do quite a bit of food …

American Indian Recipes

These American Indian (Native American) recipes were featured in the October issue of Diabetes Forecast magazine for the American Diabetes Association. The recipe development and testing for these recipes is provided by the client. Our …

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National Donut Day

Since it’s Friday I’ll make this post short and sweet. It’s National Donut Day which is a day worth celebrating here at Dreier & Company. Being a part of Kyle’s crew during a donut shoot …

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Chinet Drinkware

We did a series of images for Chinet for their “cut crystal” drinkware. While we bill ourselves as a “food photography” company we often do food related photography. In this case, product related to food. …

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Cracker Barrel Breakfast

How about some yummy breakfast from Cracker Barrel? You know, breakfast isn’t just for breakfast. Even though they have great lunch and dinner options, I still opt for pancakes and eggs anytime of day. We’ve …

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J. Alexander’s

Over the past few years I’ve been fortunate to get to work directly with very talented people. Sometimes it’s our crew. Sometimes it’s our client. Sometimes it’s a chef. In this case, we worked with …

Food for a Day

We’re doing a little catching up around here. It seems spring has brought some spring cleaning and the blog is finally benefiting from a little bit of attention. The following tear sheets are from an …

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Nashville Food Trucks

With summer upon us, food trucks are preparing for their peak season with a number of outdoor events on the schedule here in Nashville. We were asked by the Nashville Food Truck Association to do …

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Soups and Sandwiches

I should know better than to do a blog post during lunch on a day when I brought my sad brown bag lunch to the studio. Such is the exotic life of a food photographer. …

Colorful Peppers

We had some fun in the studio with these beautiful peppers. By “fun” we mean organizing things neatly then messing them up. Food photography doesn’t always have to be an image of a recipe or …

Latin American Flavors

If you’re like me you know that flank steak is often used in Latin American dishes. So, how about some with Chimichurri sauce. We photographed this particular food department for Diabetes Forecast magazine. Food stylist: …

Soup Pots of Gold

I don’t think I knew what “potage” was until we shot this feature for the American Diabetes Association membership magazine. Basically it’s a thick hearty stew. That’s the kind of soup I like…but now I can …

Saucy

We have a client who lets us do some really neat things with their recipes and layouts. These spreads are from a shoot where we got to make things look like we were outside. Truth …

Coast to Coast Holiday Food

Here are a few editorial spreads we did for a regular client for their holiday issue. Funny thing is, we shoot holiday features in September most of the time. That means by the time Thanksgiving …

Breakfast Boost

I just thought I’d share this with ya real quick. A neat couple of spreads we did the for the American Diabetes Association. These recipes are certainly a step (actually a leap) beyond what I typically …

Mexico Inspired Meal

This “Mexican Medley” is for Diabetes Forecast magazine. Food photography by Kyle Dreier Food styling by Whitney Kemp

Lighter Lunch

Lunch recipe for Diabetes Forecast magazine. Food styling by Whitney Kemp Food photography by Kyle Dreier

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Southern Biscuits and Pancakes

Coming from Dallas, you’d think that biscuits would have been a part of our daily routine. Honestly, it wasn’t until Amy and I moved to Tennessee that we really had a sense of “The South” …

Crudité and Other Fancy Words

When I was growing up, my mom was pretty good about keeping me and my brother fed… no small task satisfying tall, active teenage boys. I can remember her buying in bulk (this is before …

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Bacon and Ham, Please

Is it just me, or is there a universal obsession with bacon? I’m not being judgmental here… just making an observation. Case in point, my boys would put bacon on cereal if we let them. …

Freezer Aisle Food

Because I’m so good and keeping up with blogging about recent shoots (not), I thought I’d show what we did about a year ago. This is from the October issue of Diabetes Forecast… last year. …

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Silo’s Chef Larry Carlile

The restaurant scene in Nashville seems to be hotter than ever right now. (I hate that I just said “restaurant scene”. Surely there’s a better way to state this.) How about… There are a lot …

Summertime Food

One of the things about our schedule with our editorial clients is that we are often shooting stories a few months ahead of the season. We then have a period of time where we don’t …

I scream … you know the rest

Here’s a little glimpse (or taste) of what’s been in my head lately. It’s the seesaw balance I have between order and chaos, design and photography, work and play. I’m sure a psychotherapist would have …

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Ingredient Cues

We do a lot of food photography involving complete recipes where our food stylists are preparing dishes or meals to spec for restaurants, or they are following a recipe to be published in a magazine. …

Kidney Friendly Recipes

Sure, there are “kid-friendly” recipes out there, but have you ever heard of kidney-friendly recipes? Now you have. These from a shoot we did with our regular client the American Diabetes Association for their Diabetes …

Captain D’s Social Media Campaign

Captain D’s did a recent social media campaign contest with a compare/contrast to find the differences between two food photographs highlighting their food and ingredients. We did the food photography with them here in Nashville …

Stoney River – Legendary Steaks, and more

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but I really enjoy getting to work with outstanding chefs on food photography projects. Chef Jim and Chef Michael with Stoney River are no exception. It’s always a fun …

A Jackson Pollock Waffle, Sort Of

I’m a procrastinator. Now, finally after years of thinking of this we actual shot this last week. I’m so relieved. It really was haunting me. What else do I need to say, it’s part of …

Chinet Settings

I know it seems like I start each blog post with “we had fun…” but it’s true. We did have fun, and I’m OK with that. I love working with art directors who come with …

Fresh Veggies for Diabetes Forecast

Until we received the manuscript for this story I didn’t know what “celeriac” was. Honestly, I would have guessed it as some kind of food allergy disease. Turns out it’s a diabetic friendly root super …

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Chef Trey Cioccia – The Farm House

I think there must be a little bit of Will Rogers in me ’cause I never met a “chef” I didn’t like. Trey is no exception. We had fun with him in the studio…particularly when …

Hoss Burgers

What fun it is to work with a smart entrepreneur—even more fun working with a smart entrepreneur with fantastic burger skills. That’s Dallas Shaw and he’s behing Hoss Loaded Burgers here in Nashville. We spent …

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Seeing Red for Diabetes Forecast Magazine

Some fun work we got to do for Diabetes Forecast Magazine recently. Is February almost over already? What?…March is almost over? Where is 2013 going? What?…it’s 2014!!? Time is flying. -Kyle

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Nice Thai

I’m not really sure how my brain works, and I’m not sure I’d be up for getting a professional diagnosis either—I’m content being nuts. I’ve been having fun with my boys as we play with …

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Chef Keith West’s Bao Bun Slider from Gray’s On Main

There’s an old drug store on Main Street in Franklin that has been converted to a wonderful restaurant. That’s Chef Keith West’s domain. He came to the studio for a short visit to allow us …

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Planet Smoothie Poster Fruit Art

It’s fun to be able to exercise my passion for typography…such was the case on a recent shoot. Thanks to the adventurous team over at Planet Smoothie we were able to do some neat typographic …

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Food Lighting Workshop Recap

From time to time I get to teach a small food photography lighting workshop here in Nashville. Sometimes I partner with a local restaurant and other times we just meet at the studio. Last night’s …

Chef Brandon’s Deviled Eggs from Mason’s

How about some wonderful Deviled Eggs? Chef Brandon Frohne from Mason’s in Nashville whipped up these fine creations for us to shoot for Nashville Lifestyles Magazine recently. Thanks Brandon for sharing your artistry with us. …

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Chef Matt’s Steak Biscuits from The Southern

We recently did a few shots for Nashville Lifestyle’s local food issue here at the studio. More from that shoot to come later. Chef Matt Farley from The Southern put together a great Saffire Steak …

Breakfast with Ruby Tuesday in NYC

Breakfast is a little unusual for Ruby Tuesday, at least here in Tennessee. But at Ruby Tuesday in New York City you can enjoy Eggs Benedict and other breakfast goodness. We did the food photography …

Kyle Dreier Highs and Lows

September’s Highs, and More Highs

Like many people I kinda use my phone’s camera as a journal of sorts. So this morning as I sit down and scroll through my iPhone to see what September’s Highs and Lows may have …

2013 August Calendar - Grapefruit

August Calendar – Grapefruit

I trust you’re staying somewhat cool this summer. Here’s a little something to help ya stay refreshed. Grapefruit anyone? August 2013 desktop calendar / wallpaper image for you to use on your own computer. (download …

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July Calendar – Whisk

My apologies for skipping June. Apparently my schedule got the best of me last month. For now, I promise to get a July calendar to you. Here’s the July 2013 desktop calendar / wallpaper image …

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Frostings Book

Well, as with many projects we’ve waiting months and now this one is finally available…well, it will be on July 1…Frostings by Courtney Whitmore. You might already know Courtney for her popular party planning site …

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Behind the Scenes – Marionette Food Photography

Here’s some behind the scenes footage from my Marionette project. The idea started with an open-call from our ASMP chapter to use models here in Nashville. I don’t work with models much but thought this …

May Calendar – Pancakes

Here’s the May 2013 desktop calendar / wallpaper image for you to use on your own computer. (download here) This is from a shoot we did recently with a client. While it might look like …

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March Highs

Well, as is my apparent habit now I’m about three weeks into this month before I report on last month’s highs and lows. March was a busy month. Lots of great client work, lots of …

Diabetes Forecast Food Photography

Diabetes Thanksgiving

Here are tear sheets from the November issue of Diabetes Forecast. Yes, I know, I’m a bit tardy on getting this posted to the blog. At least I got these up before Memorial Day…isn’t that …

Marionette Model Food Photography

Out of Reach

Over the past few years I’ve had somewhat of an obsession with tying up food. Let’s call it a fascination…obsession sounds a little bit too psycho, and I’m not that. At least I don’t think …

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April Calendar – Chocolate Cake

Here’s the April 2013 desktop calendar / wallpaper image for you to use on your own computer. (download here) Chocolate cake on a fork…hard to beat that…unless it’s chocolate cake in my mouth. 🙂 Happy …

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February’s Highs and Lows, Sort of.

I realize I’m a bit tardy on posting February’s highs and lows. I have no excuse. Sure, I’ve been busy but my lack of commitment to getting a “high/low” blog post for February is very …

AIGA Nashville Presentation

Well, you asked for it…or maybe you didn’t. Regardless, I’ll be speaking Wednesday March 27 at AIGA Nashville. Come hear (and see) me share the one single thing (and the many other things) I’ve done …

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March Calendar

Here’s the March 2013 desktop calendar / wallpaper image. (download here) These wonderful ceramic bowls were created by Kristin Murray and are just part of a series of pieces we photographed for this talented artist. …

Kyle Dreier Food Photography January Highs and Lows

January’s Highs and Lows

I hate to sound unexcited about the New Year but I’ll be honest, January came and went with no big news or unusual events. I do like the energy the New Year brings—clients wanting to …

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Bacon = Love. February Calendar

Nothing says “I love you” like bacon. Well, at least that’s the love language around here. So, here’s my love to you…February’s desktop calendar download. (download here) Happy Valentine’s Day! – Kyle Directions: 1. Download …

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Gluten-Free Pizza and More

I’m a little behind in updating my blog with tearsheets from our recent shoots…that being said, here are samples from a not-so-recent food photography session for Diabetes Forecast with food styling by Nashville based food …

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Baking, Shopping and Eating, Oh My.

December was full of fun with lots of time to enjoy my family, my friends and even myself—I may have enjoyed a few too many sweets though. Here are a few of the highlights. December …

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January 2013 Desktop Calendar

Happy New Year! Here’s a free desktop calendar image (AKA shameless Kyle Dreier self-promotion). Directions: 1. Download Here. 2. (on Mac) go to  > System Preferences > Desktop & Screen Saver 3. Click the …

Mary Carter Chocolate Chip Peppermint Cookies

Christmas Present and Past

Last year right around this time we were shooting a Christmas themed story featuring Nashville baker Mary Carter and her chocolate chip peppermint cookies for Relish Magazine. Needless to say, they were planning ahead…a full …

November Highs and Lows

Where did November Go? Highs & Lows

Apparently I missed the memo about November having come and gone. How does a month go by so fast? November kept us busy for sure with our regular clients and some new projects mixed in. …

Dallas Highlights

October’s Highs and Lows

Here we are already a week into November and I’m just now looking back to my highs and lows from October. Where did October go? With as busy as September was I was thinking October …

Cat Bird Seat Nashville TN - Bon Appetit

Nashville’s Cat Bird Seat in Bon Appetit

There’s quite a buzz going on by food lovers not only here in Nashville but all over the country about Cat Bird Seat. Chefs Erik Anderson and Josh Habiger are the artists getting the attention …

Croque Madame J. Alexander's

My Bad French. His Grand Croque Madame

My French is terrible. To even insinuate that I speak any French is a big stretch. Years ago when I went to Paris I basically ate the same thing everyday because I only knew how …

September’s Highs and Lows

September was jammed packed—I can’t remember a month that’s been busier. It’s been filled with a whole lot of new…new and good…new clients, new 2nd assistant, new food stylist…the list goes on. I’m über thankful …

Shrimp and Noodles - Magazine Cover - Food Photography

Shrimp, Noodles and Peas Please

Things have been a bit busy around here and I’m still trying to catch up from a jam packed June. Add to that we moved the studio, too. And why did we choose June to …

Drinks and Desserts, but mostly Drinks

We recently produced the photography for this Ruby Tuesday drink and dessert menu. I love these projects—I get to work with a wonder client and a super crew—food and drink styling by Whitney Kemp and …

New York Cheesecake with Cherry Pie Filling Topping

Last Week’s Highs and Lows

My wife introduced our family to a little dinner-time game to engage our boys around the dinner table…us boys don’t offer much talking on our own. Around the table each of us waits our turn …

Cherry Pie

Pondering Pie Week

There’s no better time for pie than summer. Well, summer and fall. Make that summer, fall and spring, …and winter, too. Yes, for me pie is welcome year-round…it deserves equal rights. Long live pies! Long …

Southfork Ranch and Food Photography

What’s a guy like me doing speaking at a women’s photography conference? Well, I’ll be talking about food photography, of course. I get to return to Dallas and spend the day with a fabulous group …

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Banana Split Art

Food Stylist Whitney Kemp and I embarked on another food art adventure with this Jackson Pollock inspired banana split. Hershey’s Chocolate, Strawberry and Caramel Syrups offered some fun surprises and colors…and they played amazingly well …

Eggs and Bacon in Pan

Sunny Side Up and More Bacon

I’m a huge fan of breakfast for dinner. Given the opportunity I like to monopolize the kitchen and transform into a short-order cook. I wish I had a cape. I’m not sure how my kids …

Pizza Still Life

Food to be Tied

A couple of weeks ago we had a break in our schedule allowing us time to do some personal work…time to raid my twine collection. I don’t know exactly what started all my tying up …

Brussel Sprouts

When in Brussels, or Elsewhere

When I was growing up my mom made Brussel sprouts now and then. (Nope, I didn’t grow up in Brussel—I grew up in Dallas, Texas.) Sitting around the dinner table and being expected to eat …

Bacon by Kyle Dreier

My Current Bacon Obsession

I go through phases now and then with my likes and wants. It plays out in various ways from what I wear (heavy cotton t-shirt with pocket) or what I eat (banana smoothie with sun-butter, …

Rustic Fruit Tarts

For some people “time off” means 18 holes of golf. I’m not those people. I’ve played golf three times. Loved the scenery. Loved being outdoors. Loved time with my friends. But my 84 on nine …

I Scream for Soft Serve

We recently worked with a soft serve client to update their photography for their sixty locations here in the US and overseas. Prior to our actual shoot we spent a little time doing some preliminary …

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Seared Tuna Nachos, Oh My!

I’m not sure any words I can say would do this dish justice. It was a pleasure working with the chef and crew at SOL Restaurant in Franklin, TN on this food photography assignment. Franklin …