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.

Art directors can be so uptight sometimes.

Eat Your Heart Out

Art direction: Andrew Nilsen
MUA: Mother Joseph

I managed to coerce one of my colleagues - architectural photographer extraordinaire, Rebecca Daniels - to step in front of my camera this week for a cover, no less.

Cotogna

 My brother, Eric, has been in town for the holidays visiting from Austin, TX and wanted to see his sis at work. When SF Weekly sent me to shoot for Jonathan Kauffman's review of Cotogna I enlisted him to assist. I kept him on his toes following me around with lights and reflectors, and made him carry all my gear just like a little sister should. He has a lifetime of big brother karma he's working off so it was a win-win.

Chef Tim Caspare with spit roasted pork.

Chef Tim Caspare and team were so incredibly great to work with and even made a wood-fired pizza especially for my assistant on top of all the dishes we shot. A slideshow of more shots can be seen here.

Brother gives it the thumb's up and contemplates a career change into photo assisting.

Citizen's Band

I had a grand old time snapping pics at Citizen's Band for SF Weekly this week. I'd been out there before to shoot for Pinkie's Bakery, which is under the same roof and represents half of the partnership of the operation. It's the kind of joint my friends would own. They are definitely worth a visit if you love American classics re-invented for these modern times. Mmmmmm, modern.
A slideshow can be seen here.