Carmen Sneed

Here is a quick about-me section, detailing my love of food photography and the services that I offer.


Hi! I am Carmen Sneed a photographer specializing in food photography. My images are a synergy of years of photojournalism, architecture, and commercial interior design. I possess expertise with small commercial, large private, commercial, non-profit organizations, and government clients’ design projects.

My photography foundation, love for creating black & white and color images, and love for baking and waffles have led me to this amazing food and product space, where I continue to collaborate closely with clients who have wonderfully unique products and food products to highlight.

My food journey began when I was 12 and asked for a waffle maker for Christmas. I have loved food, cooking, and especially baking since then. Being able to “see in photo frames” came a little later as did my love for design. Now, I have the joy of combining many of my favorite things.

I enjoy so many things, but most of all I enjoy a great cup of coffee roasted just right in a beautiful handmade mug, a good mystery or thriller novel, foreign films and buttered popcorn, museums, long walks, and listening to the sound of the sea nearby. I would enjoy the chance to meet you and share my food journey.

My Approach

How I work

Throughout the storytelling process, I guide you step by step in elevating your food brand with expert creative direction.

My design sensibility ensures the perfect balance of elements, color, and lighting to capture the mood and style that authentically represents your brand’s unique story.

Background

Food Photography & Styling

My commercial interior design background provides the perfect foundation for food photography, informing my approach to product presentation, composition, styling, and attention to detail.

With extensive knowledge of color theory, proportion, and spatial relationships, I create both richly detailed scenes and minimalist product-focused images tailored to your specific needs.

My hands-on food experience and deep knowledge of foodways fuels my passion for collaboration with chefs, farmers, and specialty product brands. I showcase the concepts, origins, and unique journey of your culinary creations with authentic visual storytelling.

My Work

Services

Let’s create your perfect food story! Whether on location at your bakery, farm, restaurant, café, food truck, B&B, or in my dedicated studio, I’ll capture the essence of your unique food products and brand identity.

As an enthusiastic baker and cook myself, I understand the importance of documenting the process behind your recipes—capturing those crucial steps and transformations that make your food special.

Ready to elevate your food presentation? Let’s connect and discuss your next project!


Superpowers

Listener

Listens to client needs to help tell the brand story.

Experienced

Ability to coordinate detail, color, lighting, and various elements of a project.

Strong Documenter

Knowledge of the recipe development process and documenting the details.

detail-oriented

Ability to manage various elements and people for each project.

The Winning Team

Awards

FOOD CONNECTS US MAGAZINE SUMMER 2024

I was totally shocked to see the winning announcement that our team had won for photography! Shocked and Thrilled!

It was a great learning experience. It was fantastic to join forces with Alice Musa @alicem.creative and Linda @sipandsanity to collaborate on the magazine layout for the next issue of Foodlight.io magazine, Food Connects Us!

We coordinated working in the UK and US time zones to research our hot summer color topic to land on food product that is in season in both countries.

We paid attention to detail, color, supporting ingredients, backgrounds to bring the full story of picking peaches to a variety of recipes using raw and cooked peaches.

Thank you Lucia @foodlight.io for your direction and support and for bringing Susi @susi_gastrostudio to judge. Susi’s editorial experience made her comments invaluable. Thank you to @Backdrops By Lucy


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Don't hesitate to reach out regarding photography projects or just to say hi! I look forward to hearing from you.

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