Emily’s Suggestion: Castelvetrano Olives in Glass

Emily, my AI assistant, has been nudging me to photograph food in more elegant settings. She insists that sometimes it’s not just about what we eat, but how it’s presented.

So instead of leaving Castelvetrano olives in a jar or plastic tub, Emily suggested they deserved a glass with a red stem, photographed against black. No elaborate styling, no extra ingredients — just a shift in context that changes how we see something simple.

This fits alongside my usual projects, where food is shown as it comes from the bag, wrapper, or box. Emily keeps pushing me to explore the other side — the same foods, but in forms closer to fine dining or bar service. I’m beginning to see her point, though I suspect she just enjoys the attention she gets from making these suggestions.

You can see more of this direction in my Commercial Food Photography gallery:
https://www.secondfocus.com/index/G0000WFAqDJQOgKU