Who can resist a fun play on words? Yep, we’ve been in salad land lately and thanks to the keen art direction of a local advertising agency, we’ve been doing some really neat food photography …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Well, the series continues. Not much to say about this other than we got inspired by our ever growing collection of salt and pepper shakers. What we actually used for the photo shows how good …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

I have been asked to write a blog post about food, but the joke’s on y’all because I don’t know anything about food (other than how to schedule a photo shoot for it). However, I …

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 …

Here at the Dreier & Company studio, we pride ourselves on sharing a friendly, client focused atmosphere. We are always looking for ways to expand on convenience, creativity, and straight-up fun. With that in mind, …

According to some handwriting analysis experts, the way an individual crafts their written word can reflect more than 5,000 different personality traits. Let us all channel the science of graphology and peek into the psyche …

About two years ago, my husband and I bought our first place together. Ever since, we have been in full-fledged nesting mode. Now that we have a space to call our own, nesting has been …

It’s hard to believe that it’s already July and the middle of summer – time really does fly! The year so far has been a busy one and we’re looking forward to even more food …

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 …

Well, lookie here… it’s our third installment of company questionnaire time, hehe! Today we all get to peek behind the curtain of Emily’s mind. She’s Dreier & Company’s resident Marketing & Prop Wrangler. Emily does the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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… …

Meet John. He’s Dreier & Company’s go to guy for digital assistance and getting any to-do list done behind the scenes. Technically, he’s our Chief Assistant & Digital Tech. Low key, easy going with a …

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 …

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. …

Props. We’ve got them. Actually, we’ve got loads of them. In fact, we have a whole storage area people don’t see because we have more than we want to readily admit to, haha. While I …

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 & …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

One of the hardest things for me to do as a photographer is to get out and socialize (see also: “network”). I think many of us creative types find it hard to muster up the …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

When we’re shooting in the studio, we check focus by zooming in on an image using a large monitor, and I often fall in love with a small detail within the image. The PhaseOne P40+ …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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: …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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

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” …

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. …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

Well the 2012 Olympic Games in London are officially over. I think I’ve watched more TV in the past two weeks than I have since college…but let’s not dwell on that. For me, I was …

In our house there’s been a subtle buzz for the past couple of months. Granted, there’a always some level of buzz in our house with our three boys, but this buzz was infecting Amy and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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’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 …