Photo a Day – Not.

Well, I got through 19 days of “Photo a Day” with good intentions. The process served me well, but paying work and other responsibilities has to trump the exercise.

Here, already a month later, I am publicly confessing or announcing that “Photo a Day” will now be “Photo Whenever I Can Squeeze It In” going forward.

For that who may be curious, I’m currently working to further my Food Portfolio. I will keep you posted on my progress.

– Kyle Dreier

Day Nineteen – Photo a Day

I’m allowing myself a little grace from this assignment today. While I didn’t actually shoot this today, I did process it today. This is from my Friday shoot with Aux Choux. I love the imperfections of this photo as I was shooting hand-held through a glass in the display case.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Eighteen – Photo a Day

As trite as photos of flowers can be I couldn’t resist.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Seventeen – Photo a Day

Today was a fun one. I shot a number of specialty desserts for Aux Choux, a dessert café in Franklin, TN. Crystal is a fine dessert maker and super to work with. Here is one of the many fun shots from the shoot.

Look for more shots from this shoot in a later blog post.

-Kyle Dreier

Day Sixteen – Photo a Day

Today I was on assignment for a cookbook. This is one shot that stands out as I’m only midway through first edits.

The secret ingredient.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Fifteen – Photo a Day

Please excuse the “butt” in this photo.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Fourteen – Photo a Day

I have this strange love affair with old and new technology. Here that contradiction plays out with old wood type and a new iPod Nano.

Tomorrow … another day … another photo.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Thirteen – Photo a Day

Can the common look scrumptious? I guess that’s pretty subjective, just like taste buds.

What will tomorrow bring? Hopefully more food.

-Kyle Dreier

Day Twelve – Photo a Day

I’ve always had an affinity for typography. Even as I look at drawings from my childhood I could see my fascination with the letter form. In art school my love for type was ignited further via Eric Ligon who we dubbed the “Type God.” Today, my eye is drawn to type and in this case the end margins of some fabric being used by my wife for a quilt.

What will tomorrow bring?

-Kyle Dreier

Day Eleven – Photo a Day

Shooting more food. I can’t think of anything I’d rather be doing … other than devouring it.

-Kyle Dreier

Day Ten – Photo a Day

Well, this is still a good challenge. Ten days into it and my eye is still finding fun stuff to shoot.

This was shot with available light with the help of some reflectors and gobos.

-Kyle  Dreier

Day Nine – Photo a Day

In most food shoots you don’t get to eat the subject as it’s been manipulated with foreign objects to the point that one bite would send you to the ER. But, in this case, I was fortunate to be able to eat to my hearts content, and WOW was it awesome!

- Kyle Dreier

Day Eight – Photo a Day

In 1965 my parents moved back to the States after spending three years in Malawi, Africa. Their belongings were shipped (literally on a ship) in wooden crates. For years growing up we always had these slabs of wood from those crates in our garage. They recently found their way to my garage.

Determined not to haul this wood around for 43 more years I decided to hire the services of Brent Lenthal to convert them to something with longevity and immediate use.

I am thrilled with Brent’s craftsmanship and detail to what now will be a family heirloom. Mom and dad say the wood is Mlumbwa from Malawi.

- Kyle Dreier

Day Seven – Photo a Day

What was new technology 3 years ago seems very common and even old today.

– Kyle Dreier

Day Six – Photo a Day

Good morning. Remnants of a quilt Amy is making caught my eye and became the subject of my shoot this morning.

– Kyle Dreier