Archive for May, 2010

A Pure Day

May 26, 2010

The idea was for people to be able to feel the freshness and the excitement of the restaurant through images.   Many times, restaurant shots are just plain and boring; shots of an empty room with no people; static food sitting on a bland table.  Blah!  These folks wanted you to be a part of the action and crave the food that would be in front of you.

So what do we do?  Show up at 5:30am to start working with the prep-cooks:

See how food is prepared:

Set up and getting ready for the action:

Can you say awesome fish tacos:

Would you like a drink with that?

As the night ends……

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Cinco de Mayo in Motion

May 7, 2010

This week I was asked to shoot a restaurant for Cinco de Mayo.  They wanted images that showed people in motion with the hustle and bustle of the day; while highlighting their establishment.   Because of the amount of people (and the last minute nature of the shoot); I was unable to get releases from people.  To be honest, I am not even sure I should have tried there were so many people there.

This is a 30 second shot @ f22.  It was getting dark fast and this was one of my last shots of the night.  Of course I had a tripod and you can only image how much fun that was with all of these people milling around. I love how the lights in the distance flair up and sparkle.  And yes, I played with the TV for my client.  Why not!

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Blue House Portrait

May 5, 2010
My new favorite thing to do with an image is to add  tonal contrasts to an image.  While I don’t want the subject to become “funky”, I do want their  surroundings to be interesting.  I look for an image be felt and not just sit there; not to be flat.   Perhaps That is too much philosophy , but that is what I strive to do.  Sometimes I push it too far, but sometimes (most of the time), it just works.

Below is an example of that.  The first image is the finished work, and below that the original.  The original is not much to look at, but by adding tonal contrast to the house and playing with a levels adjustment, you can see the result.  It literally is night and day.

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