Photo courtesy of Diane Cu and Todd Porter.

Welcome to Tartelette, a blog devoted to food photography and styling, food and life. I'm Helen, a French expatriate living in Charleston, SC since 1998.

I started writing Tartelette (my nickname in my family) in 2007, at the same time I was leaving a position as Pastry Chef of a French restaurant, unsure of what to do next, knowing it would evolve around food. And not only sweets!

When asked “so, what do you do?”, I have to think real hard about my answer which generally starts with “well, that depends which day you ask…”.

I work as a food photographer, food stylist, food writer (no product or descriptive writing), and I occasionally team up with my husband to do portrait and wedding photography. If there is a photograph you would like to have as a print (either 8X10 or 8X12) please email me for a quote. All photographs are professionally printed on Kodak Endura paper.

My Food styling photography portfolio can be viewed here: http://www.helenedujardin.com/

Clients include: Charleston Magazine, Garden & Gun Magazine, House Call Magazine, Syrup Magazine,...

Thank you Dessert Professional Magazine, Joshi Magazine (Japan), The UK Times Online, Saveur, BlogHer, Design*Sponge, Decor 8, The Oregonian, Skirt! Magazine, ... for the features.

When my schedule allows it, I give baking and cooking classes to small groups (10-12) where we can have a real 101 demo and spend quality time understanding baking or cooking.

To get in touch: mytartelette[at]gmail[dot]com
My portfolio email is my professional/work one - please send blog questions and blog inquiries to the one I have just listed here above.

I style and photograph all blog pictures (unless otherwise specified) and all are subject to copyright.

You can also follow my tweets @SweetTartelette

What I DO NOT do: product or descriptive writing. Product advertising or review (other than the ones by my advertising network, Platefull.com). Cover or promote events that I am not personally invited to attend.