Most photographers say that they were given a camera by their grandfather as a child and discovered their passion for photography back then. I didn't get a camera and didn't want one either. I found photography boring, time-consuming and annoying. That only changed when I got my first digital camera. Yes, that was fun. No light metering, hardly any waste, direct results and the material straight to the computer.
I set up my own business in 2004 and now work here in my studio with studio flashes and natural light, and I have to admit that I do now have a light meter. But the passion has remained, especially when it comes to food photography.
I always work alone and do everything myself on my food shoots: Planning, shopping, cooking, food styling, prop styling, photographing, editing, usually keywording and captioning, sending to agencies and, of course, cleaning up and washing up. Although I have to admit that I have help with the washing up here and there :-)