Dallas BBQ & Smokehouse Photography

Rosewood Wagyu Beef whole cut suspended on chains over an open wood fire, vegetable skewers and ribs on the rack above

Two seared Rosewood Wagyu roasts resting on an iron grate beside pepper and onion skewers at an open-air asado

Chef tending the coals beneath a hanging Rosewood Wagyu cut, smoke rising across an outdoor live fire setup

Frenched four-bone Rosewood Wagyu rib rack hanging raw above a hardwood fire before cooking

Chef lifting a hinged iron grill basket holding a cooked Rosewood Wagyu cut away from the fire

Chef turning a thick Rosewood Wagyu steak with tongs on an iron grate over glowing coals

Chef finishing a rack of Rosewood Wagyu ribs with flaked salt on a wood board

Ten50 BBQ cook shoveling glowing coals into the firebox of a wood-burning smoker against a deep red wall in Richardson, Texas

Hand-lettered Longoria's B-B-Q sign above a row of cut oak logs stacked along the fence, shot in black and white

Ten50 BBQ cook carrying a tray of smoked meat on his shoulder past a stack of split wood in Richardson, Texas

Open brick pit at CT's loaded with ribs and smoked meats, a long-handled fork hanging on the blackened wall beside it

Shovel standing in a galvanized bucket of pale wood ash cleared from the pits at Smokey John's in Dallas, Texas

Bone Daddy's barbecue tray with smoked sausage, ribs, wings, brisket, and half chicken on butcher paper in Dallas, Texas

Overhead Bone Daddy's barbecue spread with ribs, brisket, smoked chicken, sausage, stuffed jalapeños, and house sides

Bone Daddy's barbecue plate with sauced brisket, smoked chicken, baked beans, and Texas toast in Dallas, Texas

Ten50 BBQ pitmaster lifting a smoked half chicken from a full tray at the open smoker door

Pitmaster setting a whole chicken onto the rack inside the open brick pit at CT's, ribs and sausage links smoking below

Cook glancing back from the range at Smokey's, stock pot on the burner beneath a rack of hanging pans in black and white

Gloved hands slicing brisket and sausage links on the cutting board under a heat lamp at Smokey's

Hand-painted BARBQ sign advertising briskets, chopped beef, and links on the block wall at Meshack's in Garland, Texas

Pitmaster pausing at the window inside the Meshack's kitchen, enamel crock pots warming on the counter in black and white

Pitmaster in a red apron standing in the open doorway of Meshack's Bar-Be-Que Shack in Garland, Texas

Chinese cleaver with a wood and brass handle resting on a scarred butcher block at Baker's Ribs, shot in shallow focus

Fogo de Chão bone-in ribeye sliced on a wood board with flaked salt, cracked pepper, and a carving fork

Ranch House Mesquite Smoked Meats glazed pork ribs sliced and stacked on a wood board with barbecue sauce and a basting brush

Pitmaster slicing a barked brisket with a carving knife behind the counter at Angelo's Bar-B-Que in Fort Worth

Black and white portrait of Chef Tim Love in a straw cowboy hat working head down in the Lonesome Dove kitchen

Bone Daddy's barbecue sandwich piled with sauced smoked meat on a toasted brioche bun

Bone Daddy's whole smoked turkey with a dark pepper rub on a maple board with charred jalapeños and grilled scallions

Fogo de Chão bone-in pork chops seasoned and seared on churrasco skewers over a wood board

Chef Tim Love working the pass with two cooks in cowboy hats under heat lamps at Lonesome Dove in the Fort Worth Stockyards

Cook dusting flour across a prep table in the open kitchen at Smokey's, cooling racks and dining room beyond

Fogo de Chão frenched rack of lamb carved beside an herb-crusted roast with chimichurri

Fogo de Chão long-bone beef rib carved into thick slices and finished with chimichurri on an olive wood board

Ranch House Mesquite Smoked Meats spiral-cut glazed ham sliced on a round wood board with brown sugar, salt, and sauce

Fogo de Chão seasoned lamb chops stacked on a wood board with charred lime and fresh mint

Bone Daddy's beer can chicken served in a checkered basket with baked beans, cheesy potatoes, and a roll in Dallas, Texas

Ranch House mesquite smoked peppered ham sliced on a dark patinated platter with garlic and brown sugar

Turning grill-marked steaks with tongs over an open grate in bright sunlight at North Main BBQ

Pitmaster in a cowboy hat beside a crank-wheel grill with a single steak on the grate at North Main BBQ in Euless, Texas

Weathered steel smoker doors blackened from years of service at Off the Bone Barbeque in Dallas, split logs stacked alongside

Pitmaster loading racks of ribs into the smoker at Off the Bone Barbeque, stacked firewood filling the foreground in Dallas

Slicing a rack of Pecan Lodge pork ribs with a chef's knife on a cutting board, dark bark against a pale wall

Pecan Lodge barbecue tray with brisket, pulled pork, ribs, and sausage links on butcher paper in Deep Ellum, Dallas

Fogo de Chão steak sliced on a dark wood board with flaked salt, sage, and churrasco skewers behind

Fogo de Chão picanha carved from the churrasco skewer into crescent slices with sea salt

Overhead chili-rubbed flank steak sliced against the grain with a bowl of spice rub and charred jalapeño on parchment

Sliced medium-rare strip steak topped with melting herb butter beside a loaded baked potato on a cast iron skillet platter

Bratwurst sausages searing on a hot grill grate with charred onion and bell pepper rings over glowing coals

Overhead glazed barbecue rib rack with steak fries, dipping sauce, and a cold beer on butcher paper over rustic wood

Bone Daddy's smoked brisket sliced on a wood board with a heavy peppercorn bark and visible smoke ring

Carving a glazed roast at Fogo de Chão with knife and fork, rosemary, peppercorns, and spice rub alongside

Chef Brent Hammer at the open fire grill with tongs and towel in hand, smoke drifting across the cooking surface

Chef Brent Hammer setting oysters on the half shell across a live fire grill grate

Chef Brent Hammer working a flatbread with mushrooms and cheese beside an open hearth fire

Ranch House Mesquite Smoked Meats sliced smoked brisket on a worn wood board with a carving knife

Ranch House Mesquite Smoked Meats table spread with peppered smoked beef, brisket on a butcher block, and glazed ham

Ranch House mesquite smoked beef, summer sausage, and beef jerky arranged together on a wood board

Overhead Ranch House Mesquite Smoked Meats spread with bacon in a cast iron pan, summer sausage, smoked beef, and ham

Overhead board of Ranch House mesquite smoked ribs, sliced turkey, and sauced brisket with jalapeño and onion

Ranch House Mesquite Smoked Meats chopped beef sandwich with pickles, beans, ribs, and the house Barbeque Sauce bottle

Ranch House mesquite smoked peppered beef sliced in a black cast iron serving dish

Two Ranch House mesquite smoked peppered beef roasts sliced on a rustic board with crackers, cheese, and fresh herbs

Good barbecue photography has to carry the smoke: bark on the brisket, lacquer on the ribs, coals glowing in the firebox. Kevin Marple photographs barbecue for Texas smokehouses, restaurant groups, and mail-order meat purveyors, from family-style spreads on butcher paper to the pit room where the work happens.

Clients include Bone Daddy's House of Smoke, Ten50 BBQ in Richardson, and Ranch House Mesquite Smoked Meats of Menard, Texas. Menu stills, catalog product shots, and short-form video of the fire and the slice can all be shot on the same production day.

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