Category:Photography
Listen to Your Clients: They Have Good Ideas Too
Being creative and finding the perfect shot is the photographer’s job. Period. When you accept a job, you also accept the responsibility for taking...
Tips for Photographing Beer
People often ask me why I’m a Redskins fan, and although I often ask myself that same question, the answer is really quite simple....
Dramatic Cocktail, Dramatic Lighting Technique
At the end of June and the beginning of July, I worked on a large project for Feast magazine which involved about sixteen individual...
The Lunch Tray: Re-Mastered
Remember lunchtime in grade school, middle school and high school? That 45 minute hour of minimally-supervised trauma that happened every day at 11:05am? Your...
On Assignment: Lighting in Tight Spaces
If you can’t stand the heat … get out of the kitchen. When I’m booking editorial photo shoots for restaurants, whether it’s food or...
Hidden Kitchens for Feast Magazine
Back in July, I undertook a daunting project for Feast magazine: documenting Mexican tiendas (grocery stores) and the taquerias that reside there. Why was...
Chris Sommers, Pi Downtown
Those of us who live downtown are super excited about the new branch of the Pi chain of pizza restaurants that just opened up...
Spanks $2 to Receive
I love this photo of my friend Renee being spanked by Arch Rival Rollergirl Kirsten O’Loughlin at the 2012 Midwest Mayhem in the City...
Backyard Grilling with Rob Uyemura
Another of the fun assignments I got to shoot last month was a quick portrait of Rob Uyemura for Sauce Magazine. Rob is the...










