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What’s a guy like me doing speaking at a women’s photography conference? Well, I’ll be talking about food photography, of course. I get to return to Dallas and spend the day with a fabulous group of speakers at the prestigious Southfork Ranch—where JR got shot in the 1980’s TV show “Dallas.” I Heart Faces Photography [...]
Food Stylist Whitney Kemp and I embarked on another food art adventure with this Jackson Pollock inspired banana split. Hershey’s Chocolate, Strawberry and Caramel Syrups offered some fun surprises and colors…and they played amazingly well together. Here are a couple of details images from the banana split art. You can see our earlier Jackson Pollock [...]
I’m a huge fan of breakfast for dinner. Given the opportunity I like to monopolize the kitchen and transform into a short-order cook. I wish I had a cape. I’m not sure how my kids will one day descibe their dad whipping up french toast, waffles, pancakes, eggs, bacon…and serving it up for dinner. Let [...]
A couple of weeks ago we had a break in our schedule allowing us time to do some personal work…time to raid my twine collection. I don’t know exactly what started all my tying up food with twine but it’s certainly turned into a bit of a direction for me. Initially I thought the food [...]
When I was growing up my mom made Brussel sprouts now and then. (Nope, I didn’t grow up in Brussel—I grew up in Dallas, Texas.) Sitting around the dinner table and being expected to eat these cabbage-like oddities felt more like punishment than anything, but over time I developed a taste for them—I think if [...]
I go through phases now and then with my likes and wants. It plays out in various ways from what I wear (heavy cotton t-shirt with pocket) or what I eat (banana smoothie with sun-butter, rice milk and oats) or how I spend money (vintage pie and cake servers). I kinda get myopic and somewhat [...]
It’s no secret that I’m a texture-holic…I love visual and tactile textures. I can’t get enough. Amy and I have a friend (Kristin Murray) who is an accomplished potter…or is it potterer? Ceramicist? I don’t know the technical or appropriate title…she’s a talented artist who works with clay and glazes and bisques and fire and [...]
For some people “time off” means 18 holes of golf. I’m not those people. I’ve played golf three times. Loved the scenery. Loved being outdoors. Loved time with my friends. But my 84 on nine holes doesn’t make for much enjoyment. Yes, I’m that bad. So, what to do when there’s a break in the [...]
Today only happens every four years (almost) and it has me pondering—is February 29th a gift which is actually spread out over the next four years or is it repayment for time we’ve already used from the last four years? While you wrestle with that I’ll move on to my next question. What will things [...]
We recently worked with a soft serve client to update their photography for their sixty locations here in the US and overseas. Prior to our actual shoot we spent a little time doing some preliminary testing where we work with the product, various lighting, a few compositions and some basic art direction. Making, or even [...]
The January 2012 issue of Popular Photography Magazine features a small profile about my food pairings series. Magazine articles always make me a little nervous—seems that regardless of how the interview goes the article ends up sounding like it’s about someone I don’t know. Sometimes the facts are incomplete or the adjectives are a bit [...]
It’s no secret that I have some German in my blood. What gave it away…my last name? Well, I like to bask in my German heritage which sometimes leads me on scavenger hunts for Germanesque stuff and junk—which often end up as props on set. I ran across this beautiful old (1917 to be exact) [...]
In a previous post “Want Hot Dog with that Ketchup and Mustard” you saw the evolution of a hot dog on canvas. Here’s a little video footage of the action from behind the scenes. photography: Kyle Dreier food styling: Whitney Kemp footage: Kyle Dreier, Rory White editing: Matt Huesmann So, what do you think? Wanna [...]
What do you get when you put together a fine crew of people and lock them up in a house for two weeks with lots of food? Well, that’s kinda what we did except we weren’t exactly “locked up” together against our will. We did spend two weeks on location at two different houses and [...]
(ring, ring …) Hello, Kyle Dreier speaking. Hi Kyle, this is Katie at Food Network Magazine. Hi Katie, what’s up? Are you available to shoot a five-pound cannoli? Um, a “five-pound cannoli?” Count me in! – – – – – – – – – – – Well, that’s pretty much how this assignment got started. [...]
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