A Season of Honey: Fall, Holiday and Foodservice Content for Sue Bee

Some brands need one hero shot. Sue Bee needed a whole season. Over several shoot days we built content for summer, fall, Halloween, the holiday table and foodservice, plus a library of stop motion videos, all shot in and around our studio.

OUT IN THE SUNFLOWERS

We started outside with a wall of sunflowers, bright yellow hives and a beekeeper in a full suit holding the lineup. The bottles got their own portraits too: every variety, from the classic clover bear to the raw and regional honeys, lit by the sun against a soft green background.

FALL BAKING AND THE HOLIDAY TABLE

Inside, the kitchen turned to fall. A roast on the stove, a lattice apple pie fresh from the oven, spiced tea and muffins, with honey on every surface. Then we set a full holiday table with green plates, gingham, pinecones and fall leaves so the brand has images ready for the biggest cooking season of the year.

FOODSERVICE: HOT HONEY PIZZA

Sue Bee sells to kitchens too, so we built a pizza kitchen set with sheet pan racks and a tower of pizza boxes. Our model tossed dough, drizzled hot honey, and boxed up finished pies with the foodservice jugs front and center. It is a completely different audience from the holiday table, shot in the same studio.

STOP MOTION FOR EVERY SEASON

Alongside the stills, we made stop motion videos for the Fourth of July, fall pie, spiced tea, and a Halloween spider. Short, looping and made for social, they give the brand a steady stream of movement between campaigns.

WHY ONE STUDIO WORKS

When the same crew shoots every season, the brand looks consistent from summer to the holidays. The props, the lighting style and the color all carry through, so the feed feels like one brand instead of five different shoots.

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Judy Doherty

I am a food, beverage, and CPG product photographer specializing in photos, stop motion, and video, with over 250,000 visuals delivered worldwide. Based in Southern California and formerly in the San Francisco Bay Area, I work in my studio, throughout California, and on location nationwide. Clients hire me for my eye, creative direction, and passion for taking their idea to the next level.


My strength lies in a nimble and lean creative process. Clients love getting creative content at a reasonable cost since my studio can art direct, style, and shoot their images quickly and on budget. My studio features an extensive surface library and prop house with a fully equipped kitchen and two shooting studios.

I bring over 20 years of professional culinary experience and more than a decade in commercial photography. My work as a chef, stylist, and photographer has earned many awards, including APA Top 100, ACF Gold Medal, and a juried fine art photo exhibit at Art Basel Miami. I was Executive Pastry Chef for two Hyatt Hotels and Resorts before completing two post-baccalaureate certificates for Visual Art and Graphic Design at U.C. Berkeley Extension in San Francisco.

https://judydohertyphotography.com
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