Oh damn, I'm going there. In my time of working in the coffee industry, I've come across some - to put it bluntly - meanies. Without naming names, there's been some owners/managers of shops who have found it fun to mentally and emotionally (even physically) push their employees past their limits - making the place miserable. Now this isn't a naming and shaming post, and I'm not going to say who they are. To be honest, I doubt those guys will even be reading this blog, as tha

Now I'm super super duper lucky having the job that I have. I get to say that I can be that person taking photos in a coffee shop, but doing it for a living (after many years of it simply being my hobby). I've gone from not only taking professional photos for myself, but also becoming a social media manager for coffee shops. Isn't that just living the dream? 1. Lighting. Natural lighting is absolutely key to making your photos looking better, especially if you're not able to

Outpost Coffee is an up and coming, high quality coffee roasters based in Nottingham in England. Here's my review on their leading Timbe

Oh, I'm going there today. I'm in a down-n-out mood today, so probably shouldn't be touching upon any hardcore topics at the moment, but this is way too much of a serious and important topic to cover. And it's something which is brushed off and overlooked for the most part, which is very scary. However, before we get into this, I want to emphasise that, like many sexist parts of an industry, this does not affect everyone and anyone who is a part of the coffee industry. If you

And you know what, working on the border of Vauxhall/Kennington has its perks, as all of this has been given to me through the ever-amazing coffee shop that is Vanilla Black. I first became acquainted with Vanilla Black after they started following me on Instagram a while back. From then on I thought their aesthetic of the place was absolutely gorgeous, and definitely my kind of coffee shop if I ever wished to open one in the future. Until I started working in the area, howev