Still photography & videography & social media & …
Doing it all simultaneously When I was a teenager, maybe relaxing and reading a book on a weekend morning, my dad would often say, “While you’re resting, go mow the lawn.” The phrase “While you’re
Category: Food and restaurant photography
The story behind an image
I thought I’d share the story behind “A Baker and his Oven,” the image I chose in my print giveaway for my fine art print site. The story is interesting in itself, but it’s also
A pop-up Supper Club in Jackson Heights
I like food, and I like to spend time with interesting, active, and passionate people, so when the opportunity came to photograph Beta, a pop-up supper club run by three chefs who worked for Jean-Georges
2013 in review
I don’t often look back in review—too busy looking ahead, I think—but I’ve got a few minutes, and this seems like a good opportunity to do it. Last year’s shoots were for a wide a
Photography for a newspaper restaurant review: a follow-up
I was finding some shortcomings in the photos I had been taking for the restaurant reviews in the NY Times (don’t tell my editor, OK?) so I revised my methods and gear a bit for
A restaurant shoot for a newspaper review: Part 2, The Gear
Given the low light I so often find myself in, I sometimes think what I do is more “skotography” than “photography.” (“Photography” comes from the Greek “phos”, or light, and “graphi”, or drawing, so “drawing
A restaurant shoot for a newspaper review: Part 1, Planning
I was asked to shoot a new restaurant for the local paper, and thought the experience would offer some insight both for photographers new to the restaurant photography scene and photo editors as well. (OK,
Event photography: available darkness and you
I photograph corporate, non-profit and other events, and most of them are pretty basic flash-on-camera. The choice is often my clients’, rather than mine: they’re used to seeing smiley people lit from the front, and
Chocolate and Light
There I was, happily working my weight down to where I want it, when Karen Seiger at Sirene Media Works and Markets of New York City asked me to shoot the New York Chocolate Show.
Come Hungry – Part 2
At this point some of the tour group started to flag. (There were a number of attendees from undisclosed suburban locations, possibly unused to city walking. Or maybe it was the eating that tired them.