I happy to announce that I have joined an amazing agency: STING inc . They are now now my agents worldwide for commissioned work. You can read the announcement here . Having an agent frees me to concentrate on the creative side of commercial photography and leaves a lot of the finding, quoting and producing client shoots to them. I'm looking forward to a long relationship with STING!
Shoot at Momofuko's new Kojin restaurant
It was great shooting at Momofuku's new Kojin restaurant for the Globe and Mail. The food is amazing! It is different than other Momofuku restaurants in that it strays quite a bit from their usual Asian fare, while not abandoning it entirely. Chef Paula Navarrete is truly a rising star. Full review from the Globe here.
Product shoot for Where Toronto's Essentials edition
Lots of fun shooting a product spread for Where Toronto magazine for Linda Luong Luck. Working with a great stylist like Kristina Lerner is always a treat. You can see assistant Mike Chui, who is a total pro, in the photo below.
Kristina at work
Hands on Mike!
IL Covo Restaurant
When I photograph a restaurant to accompany a review I am always a little nervous because I don't know (by design) if the review is positive or negative. What a relief to see Il Covo get a great review. Their food is fantastic and they are really nice people.
Paris, Paris is calling!
Shot for the Globe and Mail -- review of westside restaurant Paris, Paris. Great place and Globe reviewer seems to agree!
Is there anything more fun than a champagne shoot????
There probably is I suppose ... but I have always loved shooting champagne. The elegance, the bubbles and if it is rose, the colour!
Time to Shake it Up!
When the Bacon is Sizzling ......
Breakfast is served. This is a quick comp from a recent breakfast shoot.
Beer Porn!
We've been having a blast pouring beer lately - stills and video. Here's a closeup of a nice IPA doing its thing.
Escabeche Chicken
This dish is so photogenic it's almost hard to get a bad image of it!
Bystander Beer
Loved photographing this product!
On a cold day ....
On a cold day ... and it is cold up here in Canada ... a soup shoot is just the thing to warm the studio and the day!
Overflow!
Sometimes good things happen fooling around. I was actually testing this glassware and stirred the beer a little too much.
Hot soup on a cold day
So often we are shooting for seasons far ahead .... (ice cream shooting season now!) so it's fun to shoot soup when it's actually cold outside!
Canned food fun
i've always had a fascination with canned foods. Most disgusting ... a few are not I suppose. I have always wanted to shoot a personal project on these foods and have finally got it off the ground. I wanted it to be bright and playful so I used vivid coloured backgrounds. The project continues!
A fish and pizza story
Sometimes it is great to get together with other creatives, put your heads together and produce some new work. I worked on these images with food stylist Sarah Sweeney and prop stylist Christine Roberts, two really great pros and fun to work with. Ron Hartwell assisted. Shot at Album Studios.
What goes with champagne?
The answer, of course, is everything. In this case stir fried snap peas and grape tomatoes, but really find me the dish that champagne does not go with!
Shooting what I love ...
We can't always shoot exactly what we love and frankly my taste for beer had waned quite a bit until the rise of the micro brewpubs. There are so many amazing beers produced in these places with really unique styles and flavours. It really re-ignited my love of beer. That make this assignment a fun one. Four brewpubs in two days ...
It's all about the legs ...
If there is one thing better than photographing BBQ it is eating it!
My big fat rib dinner!
Summertime shoots are so much fun and I especially love shooting dinner scenes, particularly when the involve barbecue. There are so many elements involved that have to come together to make it a success!
