N-Photo: the Nikon magazine

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THE PRO

NAME: Emma Dunham

CAMERA: Nikon D810

Emma left sales and marketing over 16 years ago to become a pro commercial portrait photographer, but it wasn’t her passion. When lockdown hit, it became the incentive she needed to pursue a different avenue. So, she enrolled in Jeff Brown’s mentoring program and dived into the world of food photography. A few years later and she runs a thriving ‘foodie’ business and has won multiple awards. To find out about her workshops and more, visit: www.emmadunham.co.uk

THE APPRENTICE

NAME: Tania Delohery-Duffy

CAMERA: Nikon D850

Tania was always the family’s designated photographer, but when she bought her partner a bridge camera – which sat on the shelf – she decided to tinker around with it. Before long, she was photographing her partner and his children doing motocross. When the track owner invited her to step behind the barrier, she donned the high-vis and has done so ever since. Today, she’s excited to try something a little less muddy! See her work: www.reminiscentimagery.com

When Tania arrived at Emma’s home studio, gorgeous morning light was filtering through the windows, and the pro was busy adding berries to a delicious-looking Italian ‘pandoro’ cake. The apprentice admitted that she was both excited and a little nervous to be trying food photography for the very first time. But Emma soon made her feel right at home.

 pandoro, they discussed the itinerary for the day. “I wanted to provide as much variety as possible, so I’ve got

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