Bug Me

Shooting with bug chef, Daniella Martin, was definitely an experience. She was a fantastic subject that came along with a whole host of little friends: some frozen and some live. Art director, Andrew Nilsen, put together a really fun animated gif of our images for the web version of the story.

Barret & Strater

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of shooting all the catalog images for Barret & Strater - a new online sustainable fashion boutique based in San Francisco. Green really is the new black...

Models: Katy Hankins (pictured here), Elena Stepanova

MUA: Mother Joseph

Hair: Ellyse Bernales

Wardrobe Stylist: Maxie Mccarley

Assistant: Jeremiah Damian

Art directors can be so uptight sometimes.

Wrestlers

I'm just sure they battle for supremacy while I'm sleeping. My friend Jamie, who is a former professional wrestler in the U.K., gave me the guy with the chair and my friend Tony bought me the Luchador in back when we were in Mexico a couple years ago. In case anyone is wondering I don't collect them, I just magically ended up with these two characters.                                                    

As a performance artist, Jamie taught me to look at wrestling and masculinity in a whole new light. This little picture is definitely an "inspiration nugget" or place holder for a future project. 

Plate Shop: Kimberlys Rule!

I'm totally behind in my blogging. Bad Kimberly!

A couple weeks back I had the pleasure of shooting a slideshow for Jonathan Kauffman's review of Kimberly Alter's new joint in Sausalito: Plate Shop. I'd met Kimberly a while back on a shoot for San Francisco Magazine that I was assisting for, where I earned my "chicken wrangler" badge managing her two young hens that turned out to be a little camera shy.

Plate Shop rocks. I'll leave the reviewing to Jonathan, but you should totally go. A big thank you to Kimberly and everyone there for helping me get some great shots and feeding me amazingness, fresh from the garden.

Citizen Cake

This shot didn't make it into the article but it's my favorite. That's what a photo blog is for, right? 

V Day assist

I may be a cover girl but I still enjoy assisting. We photographers have a somewhat insular trade and assisting offers me exposure to different methods and styles. 

Spent Valentine's Day with NYC photographer Julia Baum and the incredibly fine folks (and not-so-far neighbors) over at Myth Busters. Adam is to be featured in her upcoming book on redheads.