Food Arts covers the most interesting topics. Recently, they had me shoot "how to" photos for a sandwich made of pig's ears at the food cart, Lardo. (I love Portland. The things we eat here.) The fun part was fitting
It's always fun to shoot with Oregon Home. They've always got something creative up their sleeve. In this case, a story about holiday tabletops. For two days our studio was transformed into a party that you would really want to
Last Fall was a whirlwind of travel and shooting. More than 70 outings to a gazillion locations over 6 months lead to a whole bunch of satisfying images and at least 300 photos delivered the publisher. I'm proud to say that
The invisible ingredient in a good photo is rapport. Why? Because with that strong foundation of trust, there's freedom to challenge and be challenged. To push, to be better. That's what I often get with Vitaly Paley. Over the years,
This project was a fun shoot with Jon Taylor Carter for the recently spiffed-up Oregon Home Magazine. Jon is a great hands-on art director and it was a pleasure to work with him and Sophie Goodwin
A few more of my summertime favorites from the "Dishing Up Oregon" cookbook project. Soon I'll have to glue my face to the computer and finish the monster edit. These are from Meriwether's Restaurant & farm, where Chef Earl Hook sources
Working on a great assignment with Ashley Gartland on her cookbook "Dishing Up Oregon" that has me shooting farms, food & restaurants all over the state. As time and inspiration allows, I'll post up some progress pics. Today, I spent
Cake good. Beer good. Cake 'n beer together - outta sight !!!
I worked with Andy Paiko on another B+W portrait for Luxe. Shooting with him creating a new piece was like a performance, for both of us. Because the glass cools so rapidly we had to move fast and couldn't go
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