When planning concepts for the Soft project, I considered marshmallows. I made some test images and, while I found they were not as well suited to the concept as were the cotton balls, marshmallows are fun to shoot. I chose a high-key, white-on-white theme for the…
The ‘pour shot’ is practically a rite of passage for every commercial photographer. I decided it was time. There are any number of ways to approach a pour shot, and most often they involve a colorful liquid. I wanted to test lighting and composition as…
A growing trend in the world of coffee, particularly espresso, is “single dosing.” Rather than fill a grinder’s hopper with beans that can begin going stale with exposure to air, the idea is to keep the beans sealed and as fresh as possible, only grinding…
The P52 Assignment Brief: Chocolate. A square image that screams chocolate, with a bit of an editorial look if possible. That is the extent of the brief, the rest is up to me. Lots of possibilities, of course, which is wonderful and challenging. I needed…
