Morella Velazquez

Food Photographer, Food Stylist and Digital Marketing

Brighton, United Kingdom
After studying architecture and working for several years in the construction industry I decided leave it all behind and follow my passion for food. I started by creating The Taste of Calabria an import company trading as an e-commerce selling artisan Calabrian foods.

This continued with Mi Terruño Food a blog and youtube channel focusing in Venezuelan and Calabrian cooking. It is from these two main experiences that my passion and knowledge for food photography, digital marketing and website design came along.

These skills then translating in beng hired by several companies to work on their websites, digital marketing, strategies and photography.

"Food is my passion, love to eat, love to cook and love to capture the essence of food in beautiful photographs. Getting a beautiful food photo is not only about camera settings, but about getting up and close with the food you're photographing, understanding it and styling it to bring out its most beautiful essence and flavour... the best food photo is the one you can taste. We eat with our eyes, vibrant colours, textures and beautiful settings make us want to eat so why not have the most beautiful photos for your culinary creations... I've been fortunate to make my passion my job and this is what I do everyday...."

Work Experience

Nude Food Prep

Freelance Food & Product Photographer

I was hired by the business to do several food photography shoots for all their dishes to use in their social media platforms and website.
January 2020 - March 2020 Brighton, United Kingdom

Crusader Vehicles

Product Photographer and Digital Marketing Manager

August 2019 - Present Brighton, United Kingdom

EGALLE

Product Photographer and International Business Development

January 2019 - June 2019 Zaragoza, Spain

Kosari Group

Freelance Photographer & Digital Marketing

Food photographer
Styling
Digital marketing
April 2018 - December 2018 United Kingdom

Mi Terruño Food

Freelance Digital Manager

Website design
Photography
Styling
Content writting
Videography
Digital marketing
October 2014 - Present Brighton, United Kingdom

The Taste Of Calabria

Freelance Digitial & Photography Manager

In charge of:
Ecommerce site (design and editing)
Content writter
Digital Marketing
Photograhy
Business development
November 2009 - May 2016 Brighton, United Kingdom

B4U Media Communications

Freelance Web Editor, Digitla Marketing and Translator

Web editor using Magento for all their UK and European websites
Translator between English, Spanish and Italian
Digital marketing
June 2012 - December 2012 Worthing, United Kingdom

Architecture Studios

Assistant & Senior Architecture Technician

Whilst and after finishing my architecture studies I worked in several architecture studios in Venezuela and UK working in residential, industrial and education projects as an architecture assistance and architect managing projects.
January 1996 - October 2008 London, United Kingdom

Education

Jose Maria University

Degree in Architecture

Degree in Architecture
July 1993 - July 1998 Caracas, Venezuela

Open University

Certificate in Business Studies

2010 - 2011 Brighton, United Kingdom

Open University

Degree in Business Studies

Have a remaining module to gain my degree in Business Studies
2011 - 2014 United Kingdom

Languages

Spanish (Native),
Italian (Native),
English (Fluent),

Skills

After Effects CC, Audition CC, Design, Digitial Marketing, Ecommerce, Editing, Food Photography, Food Styling, Google Analytics, Lightroom CC, Magento, Malchimp, Photography, Photoshop CC, Premier Pro CC, Prestashop, Translations, Videography, Web Design, WordPress, YouTube,

Some of my Clients

Paradiso dei Golosi (IT))
Franco Manca Pizzeria (UK)
The Garden Bar Pub (UK)
The Venue Beach Bar (UK)
Araguaney Gris (SP)
The Taste of Calabria (IT)
Dr. Jackson (SP)
ABSOLUK (SP)
Nude Food Prep (UK)