In my last post, I showed some select shots from the first shoot with Matt Mermod, the Executive Chef at soon-to-be-open Kaama Lounge in San Jose. We were experimenting with high-speed (1/800 sec) food photography, which is fun, but a little stressful for the photographer (aka me) as I really only had one chance to...
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I met with Executive Chef Matt Mermod at Kaama Lounge, which is slated to open in the next couple of weeks at 385 S. Winchester Blvd., near Santana Row in San Jose. We wanted to do something a little different from the norm with the food shots – somehow make them more dynamic with action...
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{Click to visit Pictory Mag Site}
There’s a new online photography magazine called Pictory (Picture + Story) where photographers from around the world submit a photo and short story to predetermined themes. I submitted a shot I took at Refuge in San Carlos for the “Local Flavor” theme. The website is a great idea, started by...
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This is a follow-up to Beautifull!’s architectural photos, click here if you missed that post.
We didn’t plan on shooting any food, but like many photo shoots, it just kinda… happened. It started out with a “hey, let’s get some shots of the [delicious] polenta fries in front of the oven” …which quickly moved on to...
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Llana at Espetus asked me to get some new photos of their beautiful (and tasty) skewered meat that’s the mainstay offering of the restaurant. Last time we tried to include plated side dishes and cocktails in the shots, but because the skewers are so long, composition was challenging for those shots. Llana also wanted to...
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