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Wine Photography: Storytelling in a Bottle
Wine Photography: Storytelling in a Bottle is a photography workshop intended for insiders of the wine industry needing to direct and present their releases with evocative wine photography. The participants will learn how to better photograph a wine “story” for use in traditional print, web site and social media marketing channels. The workshop will be [...]
Good Evening: Lighting Design Photo
Lighting designers have a challenging time photographing their projects in high end residential homes. How do they show the subtleties of the project when faced with the limitations given in the reproducible range that print and computer screens can show? How can they find a photographer that understands their intent and be able to capture [...]
Napa Light: Shooting with the Sun
My photos have a warm natural feeling to get this effect I like to work with the natural light as much as possible. I show up to a photo shoot with close to two pounds of lighting equipment some days I use it all others just a bit. Here is a charming vacation home east [...]
Photo Styling: Real Simple
Following the lead of magazines like Real Simple and Dwell, here are examples showing a minimum use of styling elements. Florals are non traditional and not floral at all. Items are tidy and not placed askew. Quiet restraint, with a touch of the natural, rules the day.
Product Photography on Location
Brownstone Furniture is a mid-size furniture company embracing today’s global market realities. They commission fresh designs and work with a range of quality manufacturing partners. They then layer on stylish marketing and provide timely distribution fulfillment. Brownstonis on steady 20% growth path year over year. For this two day photo shoot I brought my gear [...]
Photo Styling: A Harmonious Palette
Styling interiors is much like finishing a puzzle, putting in the last piece to create a whole. Here are some examples of styling elements that blend in, add life, give texture and feel natural. For me the elements of scale, color and texture need to come together supporting the balance and harmony of the space.
Art Direction: Samantha Lyman
These photographs showcase an editorial and graphic perspective of Lyman’s work with a San Francisco home in a series of duets. Samantha, who has had her practice for three years in Ross, wanted me to create photographs that would be paired together on her website samanthalyman.com. She sought to showcase the broad strokes and tasty [...]
Photography: Lighting Interior Photographs
A photograph holds a composition and captures light. Throughout the years, the lighting style in my photographs has been soft, natural and light handed. Whether working with digital cameras or film cameras, the need is the same: to reduce the contrast between the highlights and shadows. I like the analogy of what we can see [...]
Photo Styling: Sub-Zero
Photographing a home to feel inviting and natural in a fresh style is truly an art form. Recently I shot a project for Sub-Zero, who wanted an editorial look for their magazine. Here from Sub-Zero are styling guidelines that are right on the money and a great help in prepping for a photo shoot. Photography [...]