I admit, I know very little about horses. I’ve ridden a few on trail rides. I think they’re beautiful animals. I know some odd tidbits like the fact that horses are physically unable to throw up. The little bit of horse knowledge I have came from a couple of people, one of whom is my...
There are few things better than the smell of a bakery. After I finished photographing the IACP conference in Louisville, I met up with Claudia from Cake Flour to do a quick shoot. She had been responsible for a gorgeous pink domed dessert at the IACP host city welcome party, where local eateries gave a...
If you’ve been residing beneath a solid mineral (aka living under a rock), you might not know that my Christmas cards have kind of become a “thing” over the years. The theme is carefully planned and changes every year. The photographs are taken, then the cards are made and delivered with the understanding that the...
I have a soft spot for small businesses, especially ones that involve food. I had the opportunity to shoot with Nola Granola one day in Nashville, where they produce their artisanal granola at an incubator style kitchen facility. Made from scratch, their granola is unusually flavorful and sooooooo good (my favorite is the salted caramel). ...
If you follow my Twitter or Facebook, you might remember me mentioning a hardcore 12 hour lighting workshop. Well, while we were honing our skills working on different lighting setups, my photographer friend Olivia and I decided to shoot each other (photographers generally have very few pictures of themselves – ironic, I know). With her...
