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Samosas and More – Food Photography

For Nooren Samosa, a beloved Calgary-grown family business known for its handcrafted, flavour-rich samosas made with fresh ingredients and a unique spice blend, we had the opportunity to capture the essence of their product in a way that makes viewers almost taste it through the screen. Great food photography combines visual storytelling with technical precision.

For this shoot, our focus was on showcasing texture, colour, and authenticity—highlighting the crispy, golden exterior of each samosa and the fresh fillings within. Achieving this required careful attention to lighting, composition, and styling to bring out the natural appeal of the food. Using diffused natural light and controlled artificial lighting, we balanced highlights and shadows to create depth and dimension, while ensuring accurate colour rendition that reflects the true quality of the product.

From selecting the right angles to deploying appropriate camera settings (such as a wide aperture for selective focus and a tripod for sharp, consistent framing), every technical choice contributed to images that are both appetizing and brand-aligned. Our approach also included thoughtful backdrop and prop selection, ensuring that the samosas remained the hero of each frame. The result is a portfolio of images that not only enhances Nooren Samosa’s online presence but also helps elevate customer engagement by visually communicating the care and craft behind every bite.

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August 18, 2025

Chapati and Bolani Food Photography

Chapati and Bolani are popular food items in different cuisines.

Chapati is a traditional unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in Indian cuisine. It is made from whole wheat flour, salt, and water. The dough is rolled into thin discs and cooked on a hot griddle or tawa. They are often served with curries, dal (lentil soup), or other dishes. It is a versatile staple and can be enjoyed as a main accompaniment or used to wrap various fillings to make rolls or sandwiches.

Bolani is a type of stuffed flatbread originating from Afghanistan. It is made by rolling out a thin dough and filling it with a mixture of ingredients such as potatoes, leeks, spinach, or lentils. The filled dough is then folded and cooked on a griddle or fried until it becomes crispy and golden. Bolani is typically served as an appetizer, snack, or side dish. It is often accompanied by yogurt sauce or chutney for dipping.

Both chapati and bolani are popular for their simplicity, versatility, and ability to be paired with a variety of dishes. They are enjoyed in different regions and have their unique flavors and preparations, making them delightful additions to meals.

Good food photography typically involves several key elements to make the food look appealing and appetizing.

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Food Photography – Ingredients

Lighting: Proper lighting is crucial in food photography. Soft light is a first setup to go, but hard light is a popular trend.
Composition: the placement and the balance of items is important, the center of the image is not always the best.
Styling: is paramount, and it’s an established job: food stylist. Not every project can afford one but every cook has must have a skill for presentation.
Background: should complement and enhance the food. Simple is great, as it should not compete for attention with the food.
Props and utensils: while this project was rather simple, it doesn’t hurt to have appropriate props and utensils that suggest serving style.
Focus and depth of field: you may be tempted to use it, it could be a great ingredient of food photography but not a must. It’s in fashion for portraits, always has been, but not for food.
Editing and post-processing: enhance the images but over-editing can be an easy pitfall. Usually it’s removing crumbles, fixing some funny spots, but you have to know when to stop.

The ultimate goal of food photography is to make the viewer crave the food and capture its essence.

March 19, 2023

Groceries Bag

Recycle, Reuse, Reduce

As simple as it looks, there’s a considerable amount of effort behind these photos. The bags have to be cleaned, steamed, propped, filled, pinned and so forth. It’s a polished look that moves product of the shelf.

October 19, 2019

SaltCraft – Cured Meats

Patience, attention to detail, stand back and build up

     Food photography is definitely a complex endeavor. Good food photography sells to all senses, not just sight. Smell and texture, taste and even the sound of a sizzling stake needs to transpire.
   Maybe you look incredulous at the perfect image of a hamburger but but nobody will go for anything less. The photos need to be mouth watering.
     Many times you sell a full experience with a photo. The table setting, the atmosphere, the restaurant lighting. You won’t have to be a gourmand connoisseur to see the fest that awaits you. It’s not unlikely that the simplicity of a photo is backed by hours of work, preparation and styling.

October 25, 2018

Sliding Door Commercial Cooler

Commercial Cooler

Big window fridges didn’t warm up to me easily. If you can take a single photo and make them look like this, please let me know how. I had to take up to 8 photos and do some tricks to get what you see ( for each fridge ).

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October 25, 2018

Orgali Holistic Nutrition

Food | Holistic | Natural | Orgali

Alina has a very specific approach to food making. The recipes are focused on the little picky eaters, and their mindful parents.

Orgali is about living well. Feeding children is a tough job. As parents, we want to make healthy choices that stay with them for a lifetime.

Alina Muresan

We can say this nutritious delicious food selection got the organic photography treatment from Philux Photo. No fake gloss here, no tricks, no oversized portions. We can do it on location and you would probably prefer that. Philux Photo is fully mobile, fast and much better than fast food. We are happy to be a small part in the growth of any small business.

June 12, 2018

Silicone Food Storage Bags

Reusable Silicone Food Storage Bag

Sajac food storage bags are made from non toxic and tasteless food grade silicone, that is BPA free and FDA approved. Protect your health & environment by safely storing your foods/liquids in our reusable containers, eliminating the need for any use of disposal zip lock plastic bags. The preservation bags can be washed by hand or dishwasher and reused over and over lasting for years.

Perfect storage for snacks, sandwiches, soups, stews, juices, meat, fish, fruits and vegatables. Sajac bags are strong, durable having multiple uses for food storage at the home, work, school, and travelling.

Sajac food bags are manufactured with a leak proof vaccum and zip lock seal to keep all foods and drinks fresh. The Leak Proof Seal is a perfect solution for hassle free storage of liquids, no spills , no mess, no worries.

Usable safe temperature ranges are for -58°F (-50°C) to 482°F (250°C). The resuable bags are safe to use in the microwave, oven, refridgerator, freezer, crock pot, pressure cooker and as sous vide cooking bag.

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May 18, 2018

Pleasant Valley Oil Mills

Canola Oil Bottles

You already have heard about the benefits of using canola oil for cooking, and you may want to hear about non-MGO canola oil. These photos will get your customers in the door and make your audience listen. This canola oil bottle is produced by Pleasant Valley Oil Mills in Alberta and Philux Photo did this product photography set. A simple clean and sharp starter package of photos will get you going with flyers, leaflets or online advertising.

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April 14, 2016

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