Food. Photography. Red Pony.

I've recently shot a number of dishes for Red Pony Restaurant in downtown Franklin, TN. Here are a few of the shots. There are others but I have yet to fully process them.

Sushi from Red Pony - Franklin, TN

Shrimp - Red Pony - Franklin, TN

My only disappointment was …

Mexican Food - SOL (sun) Style

Having grown up in Texas I've long searched for the perfect enchilada here in the Nashville, Tennessee area. It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it. My wife and I have been here since 1998 and have yet to find what we would say is the perfect Mexican food …

Seared Tuna Nachos, Oh My!

I'm not sure any words I can say would do this dish justice. It was a pleasure working with the chef and crew at SOL Restaurant in Franklin, TN on this food photography assignment. Franklin is a historic town just south of Nashville.

Seared Tune Nachos

Enjoy.

Kyle Dreier

Ugly? Coffee? Yummy!

Well, I've just finished up a shoot for Ugly Mug Coffee Company out of Memphis, Tennessee. Not only was this a fun product to shoot, the company is a great company to work for. They have a great mission ... they basically support the coffee growers who are normally …

Espresso Shot

What you see here in this one espresso shot is an espresso shot and three chocolate espresso cookies. So I guess that means this is a shot of four espresso shots ... one way or another.

shot of espresso and chocolate espresso cookies

Do You Hear What I Shoot?

I was on location at the new Noah Liff Opera Center ... the new headquarters for the Nashville Opera. I have been commissioned to shoot architectural photography for the architect Earl Swensson. One of the features of their new space is that they can setup a complete …

Natural High

I was out scouting the other day on a beautiful afternoon here in the Nashville area. The results of my joy ride in an R22 helicopter are below. I love shooting aerial photography. I love it even more when I'm able to land (safely) and process images such as these. …

The Fun of Shooting Food

Well, I feel I have to kind of apologize for not having more frequent entries into my blog. Truth be known, I'm finding that I'd rather spend my time shooting then blogging. I suppose there's probably a balance. But for now, I'm going to lean toward shooting and let the …

Food Revamp ...

Well, I'm in the process of revamping my site ... one section at a time. I've just completed the food photography section. While many of the images are the same as the previous version you will notice I've increased the sizes ... the bigger the image the better. I've …

Tony Wood - Songwriter

When you get a call directly from one of the most prolific and awarded contemporary Christian songwriters in the industry to shoot some quick portraits/headshots, you stop everything and say "Sure."

It also helps when this person with such a prestigious music catalog is …

On the Run

Well, I got to spend the day with a great group of people ... runners and spectators ... all supporting the Tug McGraw Foundation. Tug McGraw was Tim McGraw's father who died of a brain tumor.

We started out the day for the Nashville Country Music Marathon with a chili …

Out for a Spin

My three boys have an affinity for cars ... and the oldest isn't even 6 yet. I suppose that get that naturally.

So, I thought I'd take their love of cars (and mine, too) and my passion for photography and find where the two converge.

The backdrop for this was shot …

Photo a Day - Not.

Well, I got through 19 days of "Photo a Day" with good intentions. The process served me well, but paying work and other responsibilities has to trump the exercise.

Here, already a month later, I am publicly confessing or announcing that "Photo a Day" will now be "Photo …

Day Eighteen - Photo a Day

As trite as photos of flowers can be I couldn't resist.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Nineteen - Photo a Day

I'm allowing myself a little grace from this assignment today. While I didn't actually shoot this today, I did process it today. This is from my Friday shoot with Aux Choux. I love the imperfections of this photo as I was shooting hand-held through a glass in the …

Day Seventeen - Photo a Day

Today was a fun one. I shot a number of specialty desserts for Aux Choux, a dessert caf

Day Sixteen - Photo a Day

Today I was on assignment for a cookbook. This is one shot that stands out as I'm only midway through first edits.

The secret ingredient.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Fifteen - Photo a Day

Please excuse the "butt" in this photo.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Fourteen - Photo a Day

I have this strange love affair with old and new technology. Here that contradiction plays out with old wood type and a new iPod Nano.

Tomorrow ... another day ... another photo.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Thirteen - Photo a Day

Can the common look scrumptious? I guess that's pretty subjective, just like taste buds.

What will tomorrow bring? Hopefully more food.

-Kyle Dreier