a trip to Dutcher Farm

all in all,  i am one pretty lucky dude.  currently i am shooting both the Le Pigeon and the Toro Bravo cookbooks.   not only are the chefs of those places two of my best friends,  but their restaurants, food and staff are all amazing.

on top of that,  i get to travel around and meet all sorts of cool folks in conjunction with the projects.   last week,  to get some portraits of the owner of Nicky USA, Jeff and his right hand man,  Nicky Bob,  we took a quick drive out to a farm in Boring where they get some of their rabbits, duck eggs, and lamb.   the Dutcher family were so gracious,  their animals were amazing and Jeff and Bob were great.  as you can see,  i got a ton of cool images.

to learn more about Dutcher Farm,  click HERE.

new catching the ox

i just finished up the newest installment of my food photo project catching the ox.   my partner in crime this time around was the lovely and talented Ariana Vitale,   an amateur photographer in her free time, Ariana is an amazing bartender.  (she just won a cocktail contest that afforded her an all expense paid trip to the Encanto Pisco distillery in Peru.  Not bad!!)    she chose Salad as the theme.   this was a hard one,  but i feel a well won victory.    check out the whole project HERE.

the lovely andrea sloenecker

for the uninitiated,  andrea is a really talented local food writer who is currently finishing up her first book about pretzel making.  i was supposed to go over to andrea's apartment and shoot some new headshots for her.   i fucking hate headshots.    so this is what we ended up with.  we had a great morning... drank a little Lillet,  talked shop, took some photos,  ate some stew.   i rarely get to shoot portraits these days,  so i really tried to take advantage of the opportunity.    and i gotta say,  i really love these.   andrea,  sorry we actually never got the headshots taken care of.  soon,  i promise.

thrift store project pt. 16

i don't often post 2 images for the TSP,  but i really couldn't decide which of these i like better,  so whatevs.  i'm posting 2.  deal with it.    i have always been a big fan of owls and this guy just caught my eye.   i thought he was so cool  i didn't even notice his missing toes until the lady at the register pointed it out.  by then it didn't really matter tho.  i knew he was gonna make a good addition to the project.

new times with my old friends

many moons ago,  i was a cook at Simpatica.   recently i was hired to shoot a PIKA fundraiser they were catering.  here are some of my personal favorites from the day.

portland juice press

i was recently hired to shoot a new company called portland juice press.  started by two women in town,  the company offers fresh squeezed juices delivered  right to your door.  check em out HERE.

...just married

for those unaware,  meredith and i got married on may 5th on russian hill in SF.   it was a great trip,  a great day and fun (i think) for everyone involved.  here are a few pics,  all taken by our good friend Josie Fox.  you can see the whole gallery of images HERE.

pre wedding jitters, via instagram

as agreed,  i was booted from the Marina house a few hours before the wedding.  so i went over to gabriel  and jacobs house,  watched the NY Rangers lose and drank a greyhound.   photos courtesy of Hana Rucker and her trusty iPhone.

Alcatraz

in all my years living in the bay area,  i had actuality never gone to Alcatraz.   so meredith,  my folks and i headed out there a few days before the wedding.    i love shooting super touristy areas cause it makes me try much harder to find those different shots that everyone else overlooks. good practice.

this is my favorite shot.    its of the morgue,  a tiny shack with one planked table outside the main building.

the holga goes to SF

my holga sat me down recently and very calmly explained that it wasn't jealous of Instagram,   it just felt a little neglected and asked if i, in the interest of full disclosure and as a caring friend,  might make a little effort to show my love.    what a baby,  right?     so just to be nice,  i took it to SF for some fresh air and celebrations.   and it was right.   i had missed the holga.

April Joy Farm pt. 2

after shooting what we needed for the ad spot,  i was free to roam around the farm,  make some new friends and shoot anything that looked cool.    so i did what i normally do.  i found the cats and dog and hung out with them!   this first image could possibly be the greatest cat portrait i have ever taken.

April Joy Farm pt.1

a few weeks ago i was hired by New Seasons to shoot one of their vendors on location at her Washington farm.  April and her husband Brad could not have been more wonderful people to work with.   Their produce was amazing,  as were their pigs.

the kettle works dudes

i had the opportunity recently to get some good Bro time in and shoot the fellers at portland kettle works as they welded and did other super burly dude things.   they are really a great group of guys and it ws a fun shoot.   nice to be out of the kitchen.