June 9th, 2009 | link
Ryan, Holly, & Pax on the left and Dan & Bethany on the right in Portland.
June 8th, 2009 | link
Next weekend I’m driving down to Portland for 4 days to shoot a cookbook for a television show (which I’m not allowed to name just yet, but I will when I can). Ryan & Holly of SharpSeven are doing the design work and Kierstin Buchner will be doing the food styling.
So let’s call a spade a spade: The only food photography I’ve done is shooting burgers on a green table while one of my roommates hits ping pong balls at me. Still, I’m thrilled to be a part of the project. However, I am very experienced at eating food. So let’s call a spade a spade: QUALIFIED.
The books above are the ones I’ve been looking through for some inspiration. If you have any particular food websites that you think have great images, please pass them along.
Production photos, food photos, photos of all of us stuffing our faces and more this weekend.
#2
June 5th, 2009 | link
What a tremendous response. Such an honor to have taken a photograph that someone would actually want to hang in their space.
Photograph #2 got over half of the votes, and it’s my pleasure to give the print to you. Feel free to print as many as you like and give them away, or link here for others to get it themselves. True, items lose value when they are no longer rare, or if they are free, but you know, whatever. Scarcity shmarcity. I’m no economist. I just like taking photographs.
It’s sized to print at 8×10. Simply put the file on a thumb drive or a CD and take it to a photo lab. Or you can upload it via the internet, if you’re fancy and you know how to manage such things.
Kids these days, with their hula hoops and fax machines.
Art For Your Wall
June 3rd, 2009 | link
Hanging in my bedroom I have anywhere between 50-100 prints, ranging from Polaroids to 8×10s to 24×36 inch photographs. Some of them I change around constantly. Some have been there since the day I moved in.
Taking photographs and printing them is easier than ever. Sometimes I go to the high-end photo labs, like Panda on Warren Avenue, and other times I take rolls of film to Walgreens because of the convenience. If you love photographs on your walls then there’s no shortage of opportunity to make prints.
And because the sun has come out in Seattle, bringing its optimism and general happiness all over the city, I thought I’d give a print to you for free.
Below are three photographs I have hanging behind me as I type. They each have meaning to me, as all three have their own stories as to where I shot them, what was going on that day, and why I love each individual one. But my reasons for liking them aren’t your reasons, and shouldn’t be. You bring yourself to art and draw meaning out of it as you see it. All art evokes emotion. Some more than others.
So here are the three prints. Leave a comment saying which is your favorite, and after a day or two I’ll put up a printable 8×10 file of the one that gets the most votes, like American Idol without Seacrest Out! You will be able to download that file and take it to a photo lab or Walgreens or wherever, and get it printed. Your only cost will be the printing fee, which will probably be between $5-$10. You get a free photograph and I get to share. Print one for yourself and one for your grandmother. Easy peasy.
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#3
June 2nd, 2009 | link
If there are three main themes to life, they are births, weddings, and funerals.
I pushed away from shooting weddings for a long time, mostly out of arrogance. But every time I shoot a wedding I find myself smiling again and again at the beauty of it all. I love seeing two people create something new together. I love the awkward family interactions. I love hearing the bride scream at the top of her lungs after she says I do and I love seeing the guy weep like a child.
Congratulations Zach & Jenny. It was an honor to be a part of your story.
