I’ve started a new series of images based on a concept that came to me the later part of last year (Fall 2009). What’s exciting to me is as I’m now only three images into the series, the legs on the concept continue grow … I’ve got thumbnails for about a couple of dozen photographs [...]
I don’t know any guy who doesn’t enjoy setting things on fire. I’m no exception. I love watching things burn. Mix this with my affinity for food, photography and well … things that are sugary … and this is what you get. Additionally, while there may be a debate about the optimal roasting of a [...]
Last month we had an architectural photography assignment that took us to Le Conte Hospital in Sevierville, Tennessee just outside of Knoxville. This new hospital is in the Smoky Mountains and on our shoot day we were greeted with snow then clear skies. Thankfully, the snow melted enough to get a few exteriors, albeit with [...]
There are too many puns and jokes that could be made from these situations from a recent architectural photography shoot for Marriott here in Nashville. My first assistant Rory White is lightning fast with his iPhone camera to capture me in precarious situations. It never fails, regardless of how big a room is, when photographing [...]
I don’t know that I’d classify myself as “dangerous” when shooting architecture but, as documented by my trusty first assistant Rory White (and his Swiss Army Knife iPhone), standing precariously on the roof a moving truck might qualify me as a little “risky.” I spent the last two days just outside of Knoxville, Tennessee in [...]
The February issue of Nashville Arts Magazine just hit the stands this week. The creative team lead by Paul Polucarpou and Katie Sulkowski make for a fun group to work with. This particular feature was driven by poetry from Alimentum: The Literature of Food and written by Paulette Licitra. On the photography side of things [...]
Looking at the campus of the Vanderbilt Hospital you’d think there wasn’t any room to fit a new building. Somehow Earl Swensson Associates managed to fit this 200+ critical care tower and integrate it into existing facilities. Betsy and Ken were great to work with on this project, as was my first assistant Rory … [...]
Following are images from an editorial gig for Home Life magazine which is a title produced by Life Way in Nashville. A fun project. Always a pleasure to work with my assistant Rory and food stylist Teresa. And, the art director was great to work with. Thanks Susan for an all around a fun assignment. [...]
I’ve been delinquent in posting recent samples from both food photography and architectural photography assignments to my blog. I’m attempting to remedy my lack of sharing this morning in an effort to start off 2010 on a good foot. October and November of last year were the busiest I’ve experienced ever. I was fortunate, particularly [...]
In a world of “more is better” I often find myself fighting for the “less is more” concept. (see
We all know that planning ahead is a great way to make the most of any task. Last Fall (mid-October) I began planning for today … when artist David Arms would show his art in a Fall-like setting. Because I don’t show client work until it’s published I’ve not shown this image until now. This [...]
I couldn’t resist the pun. Forgive me. Sometimes objects themselves serve as inspiration for me. I’m a sucker for anything old … for the most part … old cheese isn’t top of my list. Anyway, I found this old whisk on a recent outing were I end the day with a car load of photo [...]
In the commercial photography industry there is a specialty known as a “pour”. This is a test I did yesterday. I think I went through about a dozen or so glasses of wine … shooting, not drinking. The challenge is stopping motion but at the right time. There are certain equipment limitations which prevail … [...]
Well, today was a testing day. Needless to say, the studio is a little more wet than … well … it’s never this wet. It’s been a fun day of red wine, whipped cream and strawberries … not all in one shot. This is one of the successful splashes. Just like any other day of [...]
It’s Friday and I’m feeling the need to blog. I could probably stand a few laps around the track and a visit to the gym but for now … I’m gonna blog. A few weeks ago at the Food Network Southern Food & Wine Show I met an industrious and personable gentleman (Eric Rion) who [...]
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