Robust Recipes

📷Food Photographer and Blogger
🌽Based in Dubuque, Iowa
📧 emily@emilykochphotography
Specializing in local restaurants, bakeries, and wineries.

06/16/2026

After returning from my first summer vacation, I am all about the summertime vibes! Last summer I went through a phase of shooting produce with very hard light, and all of them happened to land on the same teal backdrop. That teal screams summer to me - it's the perfect contrasting color to make the reds, oranges, and yellows pop in these produce photos!
Which one is your favorite? 🌶️🍅🍍
hard light · summer produce · food styling . food photography . color theory

05/21/2026

The details you miss at first glance. 👀Almonds, cashews, and pistachios up close - every texture, ridge, and grain of salt accounted for. Macro photography has a way of making the everyday feel extraordinary, and nuts are one of those subjects that are often underestimated. Salted and ready for their close-up.
food photography . macro photography. nuts . almonds . cashews. pistachips. texture. color theory
photography

04/29/2026

This series was inspired by a photo I took last summer - tomatoes with hard light on this same blue tile backdrop, anchored in the lower right corner with a lot of negative space - simple, yet dramatic. There's just something about the combination of the blue, moody hard light, and red that keeps drawing me in. I'm loving how this series came together. P.S. Styling spaghetti is a lot of fun!

04/20/2026

Rose and lavander macarons - pretty in pink and purple, no notes. 🌸🪻 Light blue and lavanader backdops to match - sometimes everything just comes together.
Food photography . food stylist . macarons . bakery photography . color theory.

04/08/2026

Clean ingredients, beautiful packaging, and an almond butter filling that speaks for itself.🍫 A little shadow drama to add dimension. Hail Merry Snacks never disappoints.
food photography . food stylist . Almond butter cups . dark chocolate . product photography . brand photography . CPG Photography

04/03/2026

Can we talk about how beautiful pistachios are? The greens, the yellows, the browns - they were made for macro photography. And they taste as good as they look! Wonderful Pistachios

03/24/2026

Lemon meringue tarts made for the camera 🍋 Piled-high meringue swoops and that bright lemon filling underneath - these were begging to be photographed! Roses & Berries Cafe
food photography | lemon meringue | desserts | food stylist | photographer

03/17/2026

When my uncle sent us these Danish pecan sticky buns from O&H Danish Bakery for Christmas, I knew I had to tuck them in the freezer and save them for a shoot. Worth every bit of the wait!
I love chasing those specular highlights that bounce of the gooey pecans coated in caramel - the kind of shot that feels cozy and a little rustic at the same time. And as a Wisconsin girl now living in Iowa, there's something extra special about supporting a bakery rooted in the same state I grew up in. ❤️
P.S. They taste as good as they look!
food photography | bakery | Danish Bakery | sticky buns | pecans | breakfast

03/10/2026

40 years of shredding and he's still going strong!❄️ When your husband's birthday cake looks like this, the camera comes out immediately - the attention to details, the artistry made this such a joy to photograph. Thank you Candle Ready Cakes for going above and beyond my expecations - I am obsessed. Just in case you were wondering, it tasted as good as it looked! 🎂✨

03/03/2026

When your macarons match your asthetic perfectly. 💜🌸 Rose and lavander from Roses & Berries Cafe - as delicious as they are stunning.

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