No Artificial Colours Photography

12/10/2024

I've been clearing out some space on my hard drive and polishing up my portfolio. Came across this composite I shot a while back that I never got round to editing.

What do you think?

08/10/2024

As promised a few more shots from the demonstration stage at York Food and Drink Festival the other week.

Unfortunately this year, I didn't have as much time to explore everything the festival had to offer. I did however make it to the demonstration stage to witness 2 of Yorkshire's finest chefs. Owen Diaram (Finalist of Master Chef) and Kurtus Auty (Executive chef of Bosun’s) took to the stage, hosting some of the most entertaining and enlightening demos I've witnessed to date. Each with their own unique sense of style, skill set and wit, enthralled the crowd that gathered to behold and sample their dishes.
Honestly these 2 should have a show together.

02/10/2024

Had a cracking Sunday afternoon with Owen Diaram and Kurtus Auty, as they demonstrated their skills and passion for food at York Food and Drink Festival.
Stay tuned for a few more shots I'll be posting up soon.

21/09/2024

Caught up with Ed from York Gourmet Mushrooms this morning, selling his produce down at Tang Hall community centre. As some of you know I'm quite into my foraging, though Lion's Mane is somewhat rare and on the endangered red list. So I've never had the opportunity to try it, let alone come across it in the wild. So when I saw Ed was growing and selling it, I had to give it ago. At his suggestion sauteed in garlic butter served with a poached egg topped with some chili salt.

Delicious guys I'd highly recommend giving them a go!

21/12/2023

In light of Wix being an Israeli owned company, I've taken down my website and cancelled all my subscriptions with them.
I hope to have a new website up and running again sometime in the new year.

05/12/2021

I've had a few people enquiring and commenting on my Spiced Pumpkin Dalgona Coffee shot, namely 'What is it?', 'Where can they get one?' (being my own creation, I haven't got a clue, possibly... nowhere!) quickly followed by 'How do I make one?'

This little glass of deliciousness, I came up with by taking a little seasonal inspiration last month and mixing it with the new craze, my partner informs me is currently taking Asia by storm.

Dalgona Coffee is credited to a Korean café owner Leong Kam Hon, though it doesn't contain Dalgona (a Korean treat made from honeycomb toffee, if you've watched Squid Games they are the biscuits players have to cut out!) it is said to have a similar taste. What's different about Dalgona Coffee is how it's made, by whipping coffee until it becomes a thick foam with a consistency similar to stiff whipped cream and then adding it to cold or hot milk. On discovering how it's made, I'm sure you can follow my train of thought.

When I came up with it, social media and recipe blogs were going mad with pumpkin fever in the lead up to Halloween. I'm not usually one to follow the trends but I couldn't resist the urge to shoot some cute tiny ornamental pumpkins whilst they were in season. And so the Spiced Pumpkin Dalgona Coffee was born!

It is quite a sweet one so it would be ideal as a dessert coffee, if you don't have much of a sweet tooth you could omit the golden syrup. In this recipe I used granulated white sugar but potentially a soft golden or palm sugar may lend well to the caramelly tones. I've not tried it yet, though I feel it may also be a perfect winter warmer adding a nip of amaretto, brandy or Irish cream liqueur to the milk part.

Recipe: Serves 1
Spiced Pumpkin Milk

2 tbsp pumpkin puree *
1 tbsp golden syrup
1/4 tsp spice mix (cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in equal parts and a half quantity of allspice)
200ml milk

Dalgona Coffee

2 tbsp instant coffee
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp hot water

Topping suggestions:
Whipped cream with a dusting of sweet cinnamon, nutmeg or cocoa powder; biscuit or honeycomb crumbs; chocolate shavings or marshmallows. Feel free to go crazy with a mixture of all or just plain is great.

Instructions:

1. Combine all the spiced pumpkin milk ingredients in a saucepan, heat on a low temperature stirring occasionally till it starts to steam but do not boil.

2. Place all Dalgona Coffee ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk by hand or on a low setting until the mixture makes soft peaks.

3. Pour spiced pumpkin milk into a glass or mug, then spoon the coffee mix on top. Add toppings as desired and serve. (Goes great with gingerbread or shortbread biscuits!)

* To make your own pumpkin puree, simply cut a small pumpkin or butternut squash in half, scoop out seeds and innards, place face down on a lightly greased baking tray. Place in a preheated oven at 180°C for 45min. Once cooked, remove skin and puree in a food processor until there are no lumps.

23/11/2021

I also took the opportunity at York Food and Drink Festival to dust off my video production gear and have a little play. Safe to say after having not used any of it over the past 2 years, I was a little rusty! Still, I'm relatively pleased with the outcome, even if it is a little on the cheesy side - Enjoy 😅

Currently, I'm not offering video production as a commercial service, as I feel I still have much to learn and skills to polish. I am however very keen to work on those skills, so if you or your company have a project you'd like to collaborate on in the York area please feel free to drop me a message.

A snap shot of York's food and beverage festival held in September each year. Set in one of England most beautiful historic cities, the 10 day festival hosts...

19/11/2021

As some of you may already know I’m now based back in my home town of York and things are starting to resemble some sort of normality. I took the opportunity in September to go meet various chefs and producers from around my region at the York Food and Drink Festival.

If you are unfamiliar with the event, York is taken over by a foodies heaven for 10 days in mid September. Visitors to the city can sample and buy products and produce from a wide variety of local and regional vendors and producers, learn a few new things with a host of demonstrations and workshops from some wonderfully talented people or explore the city following a tasting trail that will lead your taste buds on a journey of discovery and to some of the city’s most fantastic bars, cafes and restaurants.

You can find out more at www.yorkfoodfest.com

Frankly, I wish we could host the festival more than once a year!😂
But you’ll be pleased to know, many of the vendore and producers are back with the Christmas Market which opens today!

08/11/2021

Hi everyone it's been a while since I've posted anything here, however, I can assure you I've been squirreling away in the background working on various side projects and still shooting along the way, so I’ve got plenty of content to share with you all.

I'm now starting to focus more on my photography again, particularly on the professional side, as such, I'm very excited to announce that I've just relaunched my website!
www.noartificialcolours.photography/

I'm keen to know what you all think, so feel free to drop your thoughts in the comments below. Admittedly there is much more to be done, particularly regarding the travel section which I'll be keeping you up to date with as and when it is ready to check out. I'm also contemplating adding a blog that will include how-to guides, a few recipes and my travel experiences. I'm also considering including a shop so you can buy prints of my landscapes and travel images.

Furthermore, I've drawn up a new social media strategy, so you can expect to hear a lot more from me much more regularly both on here and on my Instagram account (). Speaking of which, my first post in a long while is up, if you'd like to head on over to check it out & give it a little love.

Freelance Photographer & Content Creator Alexander Fell based in York, United Kingdom. No Artificial Colours Photography specialises in Food, Lifestyle, Docmentary and Adventure Travel Photography.

31/10/2020

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! 🎃

Models :
Harvey Mcdonald
Nadia Lara Sbai

Makeup:
Jojo Davies