Luxe environmental portrait of Jim Staicoff, übdr-talented interior designer. See some of his work here:
The American Lamb Board had us prepare and photograph several new recipes featuring USA lamb. Over the course of one day we styled and shot nearly half a dozen recipes including these two shown here. I liked a few of
In March, Bergstrom Winery hosted a special dinner to celebrate the release of their Sigrid Chardonnay. The meal, prepared by The Painted Lady's Chef Alan Routt, paired courses with Shea and Bergstrom Pinot Noirs and Bergstrom Sigrid Chardonnays.
Great partnerships make for great work. Here, friends at USA Pears brought me in to create a shot with the insanely creative team at Ox Restaurant, Gabrielle and Greg Denton. The dish features their pear prosciutto, foie gras terrine, pickled
It was super cool to collaborate with Chef Higgins at the restaurant for a couple of editorials including the Saveur 100 and California Walnut Commission. This shot of Greg is one of my fav portraits from last year.
Chef Greg Higgins, a Portland culinary pioneer cooking at home. What Greg creates at home often finds it's way onto the restaurant menu, and it's always delicious!
Bright, crisp, delicious white wines from Germany, shot in studio reflecting what's in the bottle.
White on white. Ever since I've been excited by making photographs, I've been intrigued by the tones on either end of the brightness scale; the brightest whites and the darkest backs before those tones slip off the scale and leave
The Levant is a geographical area around the Eastern Mediterranean, (see wikipedia) and also in this case, a red-hot restaurant in NE Portland. Chef Scott Snyder calls upon family history (Scott is surrounded by them while he cooks - see
Two great inner city wineries, Helioterra & Alchemy Wine Productions, team up to celebrate an under appreciated grape varietal. Mourvedre is a full-bodied, earthy grape and the people that make wine with it are pretty robust as well. Check one