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I have been so beyond excited to share this interview with Tamron (a vastly popular and well-known lens brand). What a proud (mind-blowing) moment for me! Tamron reached out over a month ago, asking to interview me for an eNews Article feature... and of course, being a Tamron lover, I said yes! Their very lovely writer, Jenn Gidman, called me one evening, and we spoke about all things Product Photography, how my career began, and how I use my Tamron 17-28mm lens within my work. I have beaming ever since! What an honour to be interviewed by one of the world's leading lens creators, and a lens creator that I frequently use! You can read the full interview here.

First, let's start with a miniature introduction... I'm Claudia (cloud-ee-uh), and though I originate from Bristol, with an Italian heritage and nationality, I now reside in and shoot from a little town along the coast in Cornwall. My background is a mix of Photography and Digital Marketing with Social Media Specialisation (sounds fancy, I would simply make your social platforms pop and your reach organically climb). Before the pandemic hit I was heavily working with a variety of businesses and Influencers, helping their reach to organically grow on Instagram. I was also shooting for a variety of travel & tourism brands as a Content Creator, and travelling the globe at every available opportunity. The two careers married together perfectly as both could be carried out remotely. Unfortunately, the moment my own Instagram was finally taking off and speeding into wonderful press trips and collaborations, the pandemic of 2020 hit. The Digital Marketing clients I had naturally panicked and put a hold on their spending, and travel was of course suspended - and who knew for how long, or what effect this would all have on the economy. After completely losing both sides to my business, I definitely had a Netflix and Slump few months. Three months in fact, before I started to internally panic and wonder what was to come. To keep myself occupied I began to genuinely (though randomly) find a love for skincare. I have always struggled with very oily/combo skin, and somehow I realised that I should probably pay more attention to my skincare routine instead of the types of makeup I was using - start with the problem itself, right?! And so my research began, and I entirely revamped my very basic, very awful skincare routine. Whilst I was going through this skincare epiphany, and my bank balance, I had a lightbulb moment. I have a camera. I know how to use it. I know how to edit. Why don't I shoot some of my new, aesthetically pleasing skincare items and see if it flourishes into something. I had never considered Product Photography before, in fact I wasn't even entirely aware that it was a career. Of course I knew that somebody had to be taking photos for websites, magazines, social media etc., I just had no idea about that world. I set to work, and began to shoot every day, every week, every month... endlessly practicing. I had no professional gear, other than my Samsung NX300 'bridge' camera. I was utilising sheets of white and pink paper as backdrops, my living room coffee table, and natural light from my large patio doors. From there I naturally learned that I needed to upgrade my backdrops, acquire a cheap professional lighting set-up (I was shooting through early spring, and in England our daylight consists of on/off rain), and a few helpful props. I started to incorporate a few leftover tiles/slabs from my parent's shed as backdrops, along with a glass cooking dish from my own kitchen for some water/pool-side shots. Flowers also began to make an appearance, and very minute props such as soap trays. With these little upgrades, and becoming somewhat confident in my abilities, I began to reach out to fairly new and smaller brands to offer my services on a free collaborative basis. This way I could continue to practice, gain experience from working with real brands, and also receive some invaluable testimonials. These are a selection of the very first collaborative images I ever created! For The Pink Clay Mask, The Somerset Toiletry Company, AnnLi'Co, and Perl Cosmetics (left to right). Thankfully these brands agreed to trust me with their products, we made the trade off, and they very kindly provided me with some wonderful testimonials that helped start my career. It's now three years (and 14 days) later, and I am regularly creating beautiful content for amazing brands around the globe. Photography has always been a passion of mine, from a very young age of 11/10, and to think that I'm fortunate enough to be behind the lens as my growing career... what a dream come true. Here's to many many more shoots with incredible brands! Claudia xo

Wow... it's been a few years since I've shared a blog post, but I thought it was absolutely time to renew the art of writing. In case we haven't met yet and/or you'd like to know a little more about me, you can find some fun facts here. Happy 3rd Birthday thosemomentsofmine Product Photography turned three on 1 June 2023, and so I felt the website deserved a little update, along with restarting the blog. What an achievement - three years creating beautiful imagery for brands across the globe. I am truly grateful to be able to do what I do, and so thankful for numerous wonderful brands putting their trust in me. A Very Mini Update The summer has been off to an incredible start, with projects for Octoba Skin, Secrets de Miel, Velvet Caviar, and more, alongside hosting another community challenge with Creatively Squared. There are still plenty of features and projects yet to be shared too! I am looking forward to including a few personal projects within my social media, with plenty of behind the scenes videos as always. Don't want to miss out on those? You can keep up to date with my Instagram here, and my TikTok here. Prop Hauls I've also being hugely enjoying more and more thrifting - for props! Carboot sales (I believe the closest version you have in the States is a yard sale... image that, but several people selling... in a big field!) have started up again now that the sun is shining, and whilst they've proven to be hit or miss, I have found the odd perfect gem for my ever-growing prop collection. You can certainly find props in the unlikeliest of places! Perhaps a blog post on this in the future?! Mentoring Along with the revival of the blog, comes the return of Mentoring Sessions. I am so very excited to be able to talk to more of you about all things product photography, and to help develop your passion and potential. Mentoring will be available between June and the end of August, with limited availability each month. If you are finding that you need a little guidance with moving forward, or are struggling to pitch new clients, please do reach out and we can face those challenges together! I'll leave you with this mini update for now, and be back soon to share all sorts of information. If there are any topics you'd like me to cover, please do leave a comment below. I'd love to share posts that you find useful! Claudia xo