Cucina 24 Shoot

I love editorial shoots! They are an interesting orb of creative energy married with a demanding timeline. This one was no exception. A collaborative shoot between myself and fellow "Nine" photographer Honour Mann, we had merely two hours to get a rather large shot list and be cleared out so a local downtown restaurant could be ready to open their doors for dinner. The shoot was staged at local red-hot restaurant Cucina 24 on Wall Street. I'm not sure these dear folks knew what they were getting into until the flurry of floral designers, set designers, hair/make up, models, photographers with large cameras and light set ups besieged their lovely restaurant. They were very gracious hosts. The talents of Shay Brown, Michael Hofman of Hofman Studios, Aria Floral Design, Brown's Floral, Flora, Brooke Priddy, Jade makeup and Roberto Coin came together so wonderfully and we got some really lovely work. Can't wait to see the final results!! Big thanks to Peter and Luke of Blend Photography for being our boy "accessories". You guys were awesome models!


Honour Mann preps model Amanda for shoot.










The AMAZING pottery of Michael Hofman. I am such a huge fan!!!

Portraiture work at Palettes

I was so excited when Shay Brown of Palettes of Perfection pitched the idea of having a fine art gallery devoted to photographers personal work in her new space. While I love weddings, I also want a place to show other work as well. Of course, there is plenty of wall space at Palettes for weddings as well!! Here are the pieces I chose to show this show.







A special thanks to Honour Mann of HH Fine Arts for her collaboration in styling the chicken image. We had such a great time on a fall afternoon shooting together. BIG thanks to our muse Katherine who dealt with a bit of chicken poop, but remained a trooper!!