Keeping It Cool: A Cheese Shoot for Wisconsin Cheese Company

Cheese is one of the most beautiful and most unforgiving things we shoot. It sweats, it softens, and it changes character the second it gets warm, so when Wisconsin Cheese Company came to us for their special package rebranding project, we built the entire day around temperature control. Every wedge, wheel, and slice stayed cold and camera-ready right up until the moment it hit the set, so each piece looked as fresh in the final frame as it did coming out of the cooler. From there we photographed three different product family collections, each one styled to match the new branding, first clean on white for ecommerce and retail listings, then styled lifestyle to show the cheese the way people actually enjoy it.

The goal was never just a handful of pretty pictures. Wisconsin Cheese Company needed a complete marketing library to launch the new look across every channel, so we planned the day to deliver exactly that. One production gave them crisp white-background images for packaging and product pages, warm lifestyle shots for advertising and their website, and a batch of social-ready content to keep their feed fresh long after the shoot wrapped. That is the whole idea behind how we work: build one cohesive visual system in a single day, and hand a brand everything it needs to show up looking like itself everywhere its customers meet it.

Judy Doherty

I am a food, beverage, and CPG product photographer specializing in photos, stop motion, and video, with over 90,000 photos and motion graphics delivered. 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.

My experience 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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