Michelle Parkin

FOOD & LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHER

About me

Michelle Parkin is a Cape Town based food & lifestyle photographer who loves doing her own styling too. With a degree in Graphic Design and international hospitality experience it is a match made in heaven!

Second to photography, cooking and recipe development are her other great loves, so it was only natural for these passions to come together and launch her food photography career in 2012.

She has a great eye for detail as well as an obsession for proper seasoning & balanced compositions.

If she is not behind a camera, you will find her baking or cooking and posting to Instagram about it.

 

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I'd would love to hear from you! Pop me a mail and let's see how we can work together! Fill in the form below or contact me via dear.miss.parkin(at)gmail.com or +27 79 468 9377

  • Massive giveaway happening with all these sensational local brands over on the @cocoafair IG account. You can win @hopeonhopkins gin, beautiful pieces by @klompceramics + @arkworkshop and of course some decadent choccies 🍫🍫🍫 All you need to do is follow these brands and post a pic of your food heritage using #mycocoafairheritage. Simple 🙌🙌🙌 Styled by the fab @ypapaya 💕
  • Honey Honey 🐝 Beautiful Greyton honey from @urban_delicious, as tasty as it is beautiful 🌱 Have a *sweet* weekend!
  • Throwback Thursday to the pink swirl cake I made for my good friend @michdurnez first baby's cake smash shoot. Such fun! 💕💕💕
  • Spring has well and truly sprung here in Cape Town. We spent the weekend in the mountains, climbing Bloupunt outside Montagu. The variety of beautiful flowers and terrain was insane. Well worth the hike if you are a nature lover 🌿 This Warm cauliflower salad is great for the transitional days and perfect for a healthy meat free Monday. It can easily be adapted to a vegan recipe by omitting the cheese and changing the stock to a vegan stock. 🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿🌿 Warm Cauliflower ‘Couscous’ with goats cheese & Herbs Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 large head of raw cauliflower 1 liter water & 30 ml NoMU chicken fonds 2 handfuls flat leaf parsley and basil 100g roasted and salted mixed nuts 10 ml fresh lemon juice 20 ml olive oil Smoked Salt to taste pepper to taste 100 g herbed goat's cheese, crumbled Micro greens to garnish Directions: Bring a saucepan with water & NoMU fonds to boil. Meanwhile coarsely chop the cauliflower and place the florets and stem in a food processor or blender and process until fine couscous- or rice-like texture. Do it in batches if you have a small food processor. Pour the cauliflower into the boiling stock, lower the heat to simmer and cook for about 3 minutes. Drain the cauliflower ‘couscous’ well in a sieve and place in a large serving bowl. *TIP: leave the “couscous” to drain while you prep the rest of the ingredients” Chop the herbs and the nuts and keep aside. Once the “couscous” has strained , transfer to a large bowl. Add herbs, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and combine everything. Add crumbled goats cheese and toss until mixed. Garnish with microgreens. Can be served warm or chilled.
  • Shot for The fabulous new @lou_lous_bar in Cape Quater. Freshly baked banana bread with crispy bacon, banana and some sweet syrup. Aaaaah... bring on lazy weekend breakfasts! 💃 Lighting assistant : @sammyjoe70
  • Happy spring day! 🌿 So ampt for the weekend 🌿 Shot for The Creamery 🍦
  • 🌿 WE'RE HIRING 🌿 Things have gotten so busy over here at MPP that we are looking for a part time photographic assistant / intern. ° Ideally you should have done a course in photography (or be self taught!) MOST importantly ... you've gotta love photography! ° Know the basics of LR cc or Capture One Pro + PS cc ° Reliable, on time person with a kick ass work ethic ° Own car is preferable but not essential ° Bonus marks of you have a love of food! Mail me on dear.miss.parkin@gmail.com if this sounds like you so we can meet for a coffee and chat about our future 😘 ☕Photograph taken for Retro Roasting ☕
  • I could so easily move to Europe and adopt a Mediterranean way of eating. Snacking on platters all day long 🌱 These easy dips and homemade crackers are up on Pesto Princess blog. #meatfreemonday #dips #mediterraneandiet #feedfeed #foodstyling #hummus #pesto #crackers #foodphotography @food52 @foodgawker @bonappetitmag

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I am a Cape Town based food & lifestyle photographer who loves doing her own styling too. With a background in Design and international hospitality its a match made in heaven!

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