3 day location catalog

If you can't get the product to the studio go to the product ...... 3 days on the Johnny T-shirt catalog in Hillsborough NC. Some table top,models and lots of T-shirts and jackets. A fun project, but long hours. I don't know how people can work in RTP and drive I40 everyday. There was a car in front of me on the way home and the licence plate was I-H8-I40 ...... Classic .......

stop to take the shot. LOST.......

I think it was on Highway 42, I passed an old factory/power station, I was running late, but turned around anyway to shoot some photo's. I knew I'd never be back this way. Same thing with the field. I just accepted the fact I'd be late with all the tractors and goats crossing the road.
Years ago I was driving from Madrid Spain to Faro Portugal ( looks closer on the map ) I'd been in the car for about 8 hours and had 4 to go. I passed a hill of golden wheat with a single olive tree in the middle and it was one of the most spectacular sunsets I've ever seen. I didn't stop to take a picture. This is something I regret to this day, maybe one day I'll get back and try to capture my lost image. So now I try to stop and take the shot, even if I'm running late or in a hurry.

Snap shots in Sanford

Some snap shots walking around downtown Sanford.

Sanford

Some shots for a story on Sanford NC and the surrounding area. Had a good time walking the streets downtown. The Sanford Antique mall is great and goes on forever.

10 minute food shoot

Working on some images for NC Signature Magazine of local restaurants, Crooks Corner in Chapel Hill. Set up outside on the patio on a black table soft-box camera left and grid for backlight on right. This was the wait staffs dinner, the tray of food arrived at 5:10 and left at 5:20 so the staff could eat before the doors opened at 5:30. One of the fastest shoots I've ever done. I'm usually not a big fan of shooting food on black, but I think the shots turned out OK, I took advantage of the bamboo for the strawberry sorbet shot. Thanks to Bill Smith chef for his patience.
I was suppose to shoot the Magnolia Grill in Durham, but they told me to download some images from the website. I know I'm not with the NY Times,Gourmet Magazine or Bon Appetite but, just let me do my job and take some cool images.

red espresso tea

An article on red espresso tea. Shot with a combination of available light and strobes. Thanks to A Southern Seasons and Weathervane Restaurant (thanks for lunch), this is one of the only local place that serves red espresso tea.

Bavarian Brathaus

The Bavarian Brathaus for an article coming out in October, who thought German food could look so good. Owner Paul Hoffman was a pleasure to work with, he had the kitchen jumping. Some of the best Kartoffel Puffer (potato pancakes) I've ever had. Soft-box front left and grid back right.