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Raan Thai Food Photography Shoot

By Chris Cockren 47 Comments

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Food photography.

I love it.  Love learning about it.  Love practicing.  Love experimenting and trying new things.

I was super stoked (is that even a word that someone from NY is allowed to use?) to photograph a few of the menu items for my favorite Thai restaurant.  They were finally taking the plunge and having a website built (from Shared Appetite’s very own… Tyler!) and asked me to photograph some of their signature dishes.

It was both a LOT of fun and a bit stressful being out of my normal photography studio area I have set up at the house.  Different lighting conditions, relinquishing a lot of control of food styling to her kitchen staff, and only having access to a limited amount of props made it a really cool learning experience for me.  At the end of the day, you gotta get the shot ๐Ÿ™‚

Best part though?  Eating all the food after.  Well, that and seeing the satisfaction and excitement on the owner’s eyes when she saw all the images of her food.  She’s used to just taking photos with her cell phone with flash.  Yea, I know.

Here’s a sneak peak of a few photos from the day…

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Raan Thai, Smithtown

By the way.  In case you are wondering what the greatest dessert in the history of all time is?  It’s this black sticky rice with Thai custard.  Hands down.  It’s… perfect.

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Raan Thai, Smithtown

Filed Under: Food Photography Tagged With: raan thai, restaurant food photography, smithtown thai

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  1. shashi

    June 19, 2014 at 3:11 am

    Chris – amazing job on the pictures! I wish I was in NYC so I could have helped you eat ALL the food photographed! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:14 am

      Hahhaa you gotta come a visit Shashi!

      Reply
  2. Olivia - Primavera Kitchen

    June 19, 2014 at 4:08 am

    Wow beautiful pictures and amazing food. Great job, Chris!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:14 am

      Thanks so much Olivia!

      Reply
  3. Tina

    June 19, 2014 at 4:29 am

    The food looks delish! That restaurant is lucky to have you around ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:14 am

      Aw well shucks, thanks Tina ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  4. Layla

    June 19, 2014 at 4:48 am

    First of all YES you can use that word!! 2nd Your food photography looks AMAZING! I’m sure the owner loved the pictures. You did exactly what is intended and that is to make the food look appetizing so the person who see’s it jumps into the restaurant to eat. You got me craving Thai now! Which restaurant is it?

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:14 am

      Thanks so much Layla! The place is called Raan Thai in Smithtown, NY.

      Reply
  5. Nicole ~ Cooking for Keeps

    June 19, 2014 at 8:22 am

    Amazing Chris!! What an awesome opportunity!!! I can’t decide which one is my favorite!!!! They’re all SO good!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:13 am

      Aw thanks so much Nicole!

      Reply
  6. Lindsay

    June 19, 2014 at 9:56 am

    Beautifully done! I love food photography too and eating of course ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:13 am

      Thanks Lindsay!

      Reply
  7. Krista

    June 19, 2014 at 11:11 am

    So cool Chris! You did an awesome job and that was super encouraging, I am trying to do the same thing with a burger joint down here and seeing how you did was inspiring! Great pics too! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:12 am

      Thanks Krista! You should totally go for it!

      Reply
  8. Ashley

    June 19, 2014 at 11:43 am

    So cool! You got some great shots! And I definitely would not mind eating all the food afterwards : ) That’s a great reward by itself! lol

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:12 am

      Hahaha indeed it is. Indeed.

      Reply
  9. Mike

    June 19, 2014 at 12:20 pm

    You did an awesome job my friend. I’m very proud of you!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:12 am

      Thanks Alpha!

      Reply
  10. Consuelo - Honey & Figs

    June 19, 2014 at 10:19 pm

    Such an amazing experience! All the shots look gorgeous! And of course, so does the food! x

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:10 am

      Thanks so much Consuelo ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  11. Kelly

    June 20, 2014 at 12:10 am

    Wow, you did an awesome job Chris! What a wonderful opportunity – the pictures and food look amazing!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:10 am

      Thanks Kelly!

      Reply
  12. Taylor

    June 20, 2014 at 1:34 am

    SO FUN! I would LOVE to do some restaurant photos! Congrats on the fun gig, and you did AMAZING. But, what else is new! ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:10 am

      Hahaha thanks so much Taylor! Now that you’re going full-time, you totally need to rock some restaurant photo gigs!

      Reply
  13. Bri | Bites of Bri

    June 20, 2014 at 1:49 am

    Chris, that’s awesome and the photos look amazing! I hope you get dibs forever there!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:09 am

      Hahaha, they are always really nice to me in there. The owner is super sweet and I know that she is barely making it. I was happy to help her out ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  14. Chelsea

    June 20, 2014 at 3:55 am

    Wow what an awesome opportunity! And you completely ROCKED these photos, I’m sure they are so excited to show off all these great shots of their food.

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:09 am

      Thanks Chelsea ๐Ÿ™‚ You’re the best!

      Reply
  15. Melanie

    June 20, 2014 at 4:58 am

    Wow. That does sound fun! Good for you.
    Photos turned out marvelous. ๐Ÿ™‚
    Have a super awesome weekend Chris!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:08 am

      Thanks so much Melanie ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  16. Jess

    June 20, 2014 at 8:14 am

    This looks amazing- all the photo’s are great, Chris! Looks like it was a great experience!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:06 am

      It was def a great experience! Thanks Jess ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  17. Tina

    June 20, 2014 at 9:06 am

    How excited to be asked to be the photographer! The photos came out gorgeous!!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 2:05 am

      Thanks Tina! It was a great time!

      Reply
  18. Laura

    June 20, 2014 at 2:18 pm

    Love these pictures! The food is so dynamic. I’m wishing I could have tried all the dishes.

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 1:58 am

      It was pretty fantastic to try all the food after, not gonna lie ๐Ÿ˜‰

      Reply
  19. Sarah

    June 20, 2014 at 5:30 pm

    Nicest restaurant photography around! What a great opportunity to work on!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 1:58 am

      Aw well shucks.. thanks Sarah!

      Reply
  20. Alessandra // the foodie teen

    June 21, 2014 at 11:14 am

    GORGEOUS photos! I love seeing the behind-the-scenes stuff!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 1:58 am

      Thanks Alessandra!

      Reply
  21. Helen

    June 21, 2014 at 6:37 pm

    Oooh … is that pad thai? My favourite! You did a great job, Chris! I would be SO stressed not being in my normal photo environment (although mine seems to change every few weeks anyway with all the moving around I’m doing!) but looks like you pulled it off!

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 1:57 am

      Hahaha I was going to say, your photo environment has been changing like crazy lately! You’re a rockstar and would pull anything off ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 1:57 am

      And yes, that’s pad thai ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  22. Sandra

    June 23, 2014 at 3:34 am

    Great pictures! And how much fun!!!! That dessert looks amazing…I’m going to have to see if they have something like that at our favorite Thai place…I don’t think we have ever had dessert, normally we get too full on dinner. At the rate you are going when people ask what you “DO” you’ll be telling them you’re a photographer who teaches on the side ๐Ÿ˜‰

    Reply
    • Chris

      June 24, 2014 at 1:55 am

      Hahahahaha… when people ask what I do my response time always takes a bit longer nowadays. I just love doing a lot of things!

      Reply
  23. Christine

    July 2, 2014 at 4:34 am

    this is so wonderfully exciting Chris, your photos look incredible!!! so inspiring to hear you expanding your food blog career, I love everything about this post!

    Reply
    • Chris

      July 2, 2014 at 10:26 am

      Thanks so much Christine! Really appreciate the encouragement!

      Reply

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