Soda Bread Studio: Capturing Where Food & People Meet
My next project, I hope you'll follow along as I figure it out!
I’m excited to share that I’m finally doing something that’s been a dream of mine for many years: I’m starting a photography business!
I’m still in early stages. I’m taking a few months to build thoughtfully, learn from experts, and set myself up for success. In February 2026, I’ll begin a five-month coaching program with the incredible photographer and educator Elena S Blair. During our initial conversation, she reminded me how important it is to clearly define my niche.
I’ve always said I love food photography, but when I pushed myself to dig a little deeper, I was brought back to some of my favorite images that have been sitting in a small vision board folder in my Google Drive.
Both could be categorized as food photography, but in each, the presence of a person is essential to making it a great image.
That was my lightbulb moment. There is food, and there are people. Both are fun to photograph on their own, but for me, the excitement lives in capturing the moment where they meet.
Looking back through my own camera roll, the puzzle pieces started to click. Last weekend, when I brought my camera along on a family trip to Princeton, NJ, this image immediately stood out as my favorite from the day.
I could photograph a perfect mug of hot cocoa, steam rising against a styled backdrop. And I could take a cute photos of my kids in their winter coats, smiling next to a Christmas tree.
Or, I could capture the moment when tiny, freezing hands reach so eagerly for that hot cocoa they nearly spill it, and bigger hands rush in to steady the cup holder. That’s the image that stays with me.
To me, these photos hold memories. They’re so vivid I feel like I can step right back into the moment. That’s the work I want to continue to make.
If you live in New Jersey/NYC and would like to help me build my portfolio, please reach out, or share this post!
I’m offering three free Saturday sessions in January or February to families where we’ll capture images of you and your loved ones interacting with food (cooking a meal, grocery shopping, making ice cream sundaes, enjoying takeout…whatever!).
More to come… but I’m excited to finally begin!
If you have Instagram, you can also follow me there @sodabreadandbutter or check out my work-in-progress website at sodabreadstudio.com.
This is you on so many levels Brittany. I can only imagine where you can take this! : )