We sat down with Nelly le Comte, the talented food photographer behind our Byron Bay Cookbook - A Taste of the Region. We're featuring this cookbook in one of our new hampers called 'Diner's Delight' because we know how much our customers love local produce and healthy food ideas.
The Byron Bay Cookbook showcases recipes from across the Northern Rivers region and includes food inspiration from producers, caterers and restauranteurs. Some of our favourite chefs from the regions top restaurants share their secrets, leaving us with a mouth-watering collection of tasty recipes we can't wait to try for a dinner party!
Tell us how long you’ve been doing photography for and what inspired you to start your business?
I started Photography in my early twenties and then studied at the Royal Academy of fine arts in the Hague. After finishing my degree, I went to work for a lifestyle and fitness magazine as their chief photographer.
How do you come up with your concepts and next creation for food shoots?
I do keep up with trends that arise worldwide and explore various social media and websites to be able to give my clients images that are eye-catching.
What have you learnt about your business along the way?
Always deliver the best I can and work with my clients to achieve what they are after.
How did you come up with the name and logo of your company?
My graphic designer designed the logo and the name I decided to work under my own name.
What is your favourite recipe in the Byron Bay Cookbook?
The Byron Bay Cookbook is a project near to my heart, my love of food stimulated me to get to know the food industry in the area, while photographing and compiling the recipes for the book.
What have you learnt about your business along the way?
Deliver excellent quality work and keep communications open.
What’s new for your business over the next 12 months?
As I finished a unit at Le Cordon Blue in food writing last December I will venture into adding words to my photographs.
Where’s your favourite place in Byron Bay?
Walking to the lighthouse and just spending time at the fantastic view and realising what a stunning place Byron Bay is.
Sum up your product in five words…
My photography is:
Creative
Innovative
Skilled
Playful
Exciting
Find out more about Nelly le Comte Photography