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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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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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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Teamwork (and woodwork)

You’ve likely heard me say it takes a team to do what we do here at the studio. I’m often referring to the people on set; eg. food stylists, prop stylists, producer, photo assistants…the list …

How I’m Losing All My Music

This morning I was talking to a friend of mine about a new single release by a French electronic band who hasn’t released an album since 2011. This band has a special place in my …

I Saw The Sign

Probably one of the most satisfying things about my work life is getting to collaborate with and rub elbows with talented people in many different disciplines. We certainly have our fair share of greatness within …

Erica: Venturing into the World of Cooking…

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 …

Studio Facelift

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, …

The Splendid Cook

Many of you are familiar with the iconic NPR radio show, The Splendid Table. (If you aren’t, you’re missing out and should visit www.splendidtable.org today!) The show is split into two parts, with the first …

Food & Entertainment Inspiration

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 …

Behind the Scenes: On Set

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 …

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 …

“& Company”

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 …

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… …

“& Company”

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 …

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 …

Record Store Field Trip!

For Dreier & Company music is an integral part of our everyday studio life. On set we are always streaming from our seemingly endless array of Pandora stations and still finding more hidden musical gems …

Kyle Dreier, Food and Beverage Photography

& 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. …

Lots of Props

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

BBQ Tacos Food Photography

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, …

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 …

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 …

Cracker Barrel Breakfast

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 …

Up Close Drinks

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+ …

Nashville Food Truck - Little Italian

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 …

Silo Nashville Hot Chicken and Chef Larry Carlile

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 …

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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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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 …

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 …

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 …