Yea-Haa! After years of working in a cave, I've finally got some nice light. Check out the new glass door and the awesome little heater going in. These tea photos are from the first shoot where I could work
This project reminded me what a challenge it can be to do a great job on something so simple: portraits on white. The same lighting has to help everyone look their best from all camera positions, while also keeping the
This is Chef Gregory Gourdet at Saucebox. He is super professional, very mellow, and a lot of fun. We had finished shooting a couple of dishes like this halibut when it came time for the portrait. He went off to
[nggallery id=11] It’s great when personal interests intersect with a professional assignment. That was the case for these recent images of Langdon Cook, author and professional forager. I met up with Langon on the PCT at the 5000 foot elevation mark
Chocolate cake transports me back to my best birthday memories. A good photo can do just that: communicate an experience. This half eaten chocolate cake takes me right back to playtime and birthday parties. Shooting with art director Nancy Austin for
A year after sending in my book, I got a call from Photo Editor Cathryne Czubek at Metropolitan Home to shoot a garden designed by Andrea Cochran. I was totally fired up to shoot for them, a magazine I always
A good portrait is one of my favorite challenges. There’s so much to think about. Figuring the shot, building rapport and coaxing out the “moment” while at the same time working with the light, timing, and keeping out distracting elements.
While shooting a travel story in Ashland (where it seems it’s always 100 degrees) for Country Living, the writers & I went up into Lithia Park. There we saw this ridiculously cute kid chilling out in the stream. Mom was
Six of my large-scale Cuba photographs will be on display at PNCA beginning on October 19, 2009. The six images center on the topic of childhood and rural life in Cuba. The work is part of an ongoing personal project.
A hamburger at the Helvetia Tavern is practically as big as your head. You’ve got to commit to get through the entire burger plus fries. It’s the massive burgers along with great beer that makes this quirky spot popular with