Recent Work
MICHELLE V - FOOD STYLIST ASSISTANT
One of my neighbors is launching a website soon to promote her work as a food stylist assistant. We collaborated on a shoot that showcased her amazing and delicious skillset. I had a concept for a creative portrait that featured her exquisitely-styled food as the “hero” of the shot. I used my 14mm-28mm at 14mm just inches from the food to create a unique perspective. A bit of Photoshop post production allowed both food and subject to be in sharp focus. During the session, I captured some images of Michelle’s process, and shot a few more standard portraits as well! I’ll update this post soon with links to her website!
Senior Portrait Session
I had the honor of shooting this senior portrait session recently at the abandoned Glendale Mill, near Spartanburg, SC. My subject attended the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities.
After we got “safe pictures for Mom and Dad,” we let our creativity come out.
Assistant Professor Sarah Sebo for UChicago
I recently did a shoot for UChicago featuring Sarah Sebo, a computer scientist who is working with her lab to train robots to better interact with humans.
While I had other cameras with me, I did the entire shoot on my Leica Q2. It’s more than capable and such a joy to use for its light weight and killer lens and sensor!
Check out the article, as well as the video I co-produced and edited here: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/sebo-lab-programming-robots-better-interact-humans
Portrait Session - On Location in Tennessee
My longtime friend Skip Bivens invited me to his family farm in Fayetteville, TN recently to take some portraits. When I arrived, the light was getting really good so I got straight to work taking advantage of sunlight through the slats of the large barn on the property. Then we explored various locations to highlight Skip’s connection to his family land. This is a sample of what we were able to accomplish during a relatively short period of time. I worked with a single flash in a softbox on the interior shots. The exteriors were a mix of natural light and a reflector for fill.
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH - Admissions Photography
I got to return to my alma mater recently in Sewanee, TN to shoot a variety of photos for University Admissions. A stacked schedule found me at all sorts of classes and events all over Sewanee’s stunning 13,000-acre campus in middle Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau.
Isaac Couch
I visited Isaac in his studio as he was preparing for his show “There are Ghosts in These Walls” at Comfort Station.
Learn more about Isaac here: https://www.icouch.work
I only shot with natural light for this shoot. The portraits were shot in near full sun.
Gabriel Chalfin-Piney & Jess Bass
I had the privilege of visiting these wonderful artists in Jess Bass’s studio recently. They were preparing for their upcoming Comfort Station show called “When Souls Stick.” These two were welcoming, kind, hilarious, but also serious about their mind-opening craft.
Check out the artists’ work here:
https://www.chalfinpiney.com
https://jessicabass.com
I shot these images all with “natural light” - in this case, meaning what was available in the space. There was a large frosted window on the far side of the studio that made the blank white wall a natural spot for portraits. Candle light in the foreground, combined with the distant window light set a great mood, and a floor lamp doubled as a key light for several shots. What a blast.
Lydia Cheshewalla & Jessica Price
On one of the first really Spring-like Chicago weekends of the year, I got to hang out with these artists as they worked on their Comfort Station show called, “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire.”
You can learn more about Lydia and Jessica here:
https://www.lydia-cheshewalla.com
https://www.doomflower.com