Partnering up for Coca Cola Cinemagraphs
We were approached by Mesh Media to partner with Pacific Digital Image to create a pair of Cinamagraphs™. The goal of the cinemagraphs was to sit quietly and have an intriguing element of surprise that catches the viewer off guard. Keep your eye out for the subtle drips and fluttering curtains.
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note: Cinemagraphs™ is a trademark of Jamie Beck & [...]
Shooting real people doing real things in Mumbai
I proclaimed that I did not want to do anything touristy while in Mumbai. I want to shoot real people doing real things. Blah, blah, blah. So what do I do? First day in India, head straight to Dhobi Ghat thinking I’m stepping off the beaten path for innovative and new photography. Duh. My motivation [...]
Starbucks Store Spring Promotion… Super Tasty
Starbucks Store Spring Promo… Super tasty in the morning and afternoon! Recently I was lucky enough to shoot the Spring 2012 campaign for Starbucks for in store signage and web. So pretty and fresh, we had so much fun! Robyn Valarik, food styist & Emma Star Jensen, props.
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High Five a Rainbow! Method 2012
I use Method cleaning products all the time – they smell amazing, they’re natural and biodegradable, and they look pretty too! I was so thrilled to shoot for them recently for their web and in-store signage. Bright, clean, and fun just like their products!
March & April Covers for Sunset Magazine
It’s been a busy start to 2012! Here’s a little of what I’ve been up to – the March & April Covers for Sunset Magazine which are full of fresh recipes for Spring.
Myanmar 2011, A Magical Place
I just recently returned from Myanmar. What a magical place! Myanmar is a country that has over 4 million temples and the people are sweet, kind and beautiful. The country boasts a literacy rate of 89.7% and is vastly rich in natural resources such as: pink diamonds among other precious stones, copper, rice and various [...]
Ice Cream, You Scream! We All Scream with Heidi Gintner
Recently, Heidi Gintner and I wanted to get to the bottom of what cold really means. Let’s try Minus 10 Degrees. My Canadian parents would say: “Don’t freeze your bippy!” My bippy was alright, it was Heidi’s that was doing all the freezing. We played with all things ice cream just to do it. Cheap ice [...]
Ring in the Year of the Dragon!
Celebrate Chinese New Year! It’s the Year of the Dragon and we shot a delicious spread for Sunset Magazine with a modern tasting menu from Sacramento chef Billy Ngo. Recipes included Brussel Sprouts and Shitake Lo Mein, New York Steak with Clamshell Mushrooms, Shanghai Buck Cocktail, Chinese Long Beans with XO Sauce, Billy’s Vegan Egg [...]
A Twist on Coffee Cake from Sunset Magazine
I recently shot a pretty breakfast spread with Sunset. They include a simple how-to for the Chocolate Apricot Wreath and suggest serving it with Mexican Hot Chocolate. Yum!
Food Styling: Karen Shinto
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When in Doubt, Aerate your Booze
Sunset recently did an article all about the latest red-wine craze with a focus on Malbec grapes from Washington Winemakers. They say that young reds taste best when decanted because it gives them a chance to air out a bit. Enjoy!
Breakfast Sandwiches from Sunset Magazine
Check out these yummy, unexpected and healthy breakfast sandwich ideas that we shot with Sunset Magazine. They have recipes for Almond Butter and Smashed Berry Sandwiches, Egg Avocado and Crispy Prosciutto Pitas and Scrambled Egg and Smoked Trout Breakfast Burritos.
Food Styling: Robyn Valarik
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Everything but the Bird in 7×7 Magazine
I love it when an editorial pub thinks outside the protein. 7×7 Magazine focuses on top chefs for Thanksgiving, and it’s all about tasty side dishes in Everything but the Bird. Don’t get me wrong, I happily wallow in a tryptophan induced coma every year. For this story, I got to focus on making beautiful images of [...]
In the Studio with Karen Shinto
Still Lifes, Radishes and Toast with Food Stylist Karen Shinto
United flight 837 to Narita, then connect to Bangkok for 1.5 days then on to Yangon, Myanmar for 2 weeks. Oh my, I have nothing to do. Odd.
As I fly away from my life and the busy-ness of all the daily activities start to fade, it feels as if [...]
Big Bird on a Platter (?!) Move it on Over.
How fun is it to take a traditional annual feast and make it all new? In Diner-style Thanksgiving Recipes, Rebecca Hecht of Sunset Magazine takes the classic flavors of Thanksgiving and gives them a modern, yet nostalgic twist. One might just have the most fun and easy Thanksgiving ever.
Recipes:
Thanksgiving Turkey Sliders
Fried Green Beans & Shallot Rings
Pumpkin Bourbon Shakes
Pecan [...]
Getting Coffee at Starbucks Just Got Way More Fun
Pinch me! My pics are all over the stores! Recently I was fortunate enough to be able to shoot the Fall 2011 campaign for their In Store signage and Web use. SO FUN! So pretty. Some of the team from Starbucks HQ came to shoot in my lovely photography studio in San Francisco. We. Had. A. Blast. Check out a store [...]
Check it Out: Our New Ad for Glade, SC Johnson
Made the studio smell so sweet. Thanks DraftFCB Chicago!
Q&A With Heidi Gintner
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Meet Heidi Gintner, food stylist extraordinaire. I have been working with Heidi for a few years and I have love, love, loved getting to know her. Not only is she one of the top food stylists in the San Francisco Bay Area, she has her feet firmly planted on the ground.
She has been styling food [...]
Iceland: Cool New Boyfriend Story #29
When we first started dating, in conversation he mentioned that he had a trip to Iceland coming up. Hmm. Who goes to Iceland? Interesting.
I suppose things were going well as I was invited to go and meet the family on their ‘Big-Christmas-Holiday-In-July’. Upon telling my friends that I was going to go to Iceland to [...]
Fish Market (Fiskmarkadurinn), Reykjavik
Anthony Bourdain totally freaked me out. Damn you Tony. In his review of the food from Iceland: You. Did. Not. Represent. Really funny, but kinda shameful. Maybe because it was winter and it dampened your sunny disposition? I found the food in Iceland to be quite amazing. Iceland offers spectacular seafood, lamb and dairy. They [...]
Starbucks, Paris
During our recent Paris trip, how fabulous and totally impressing my new boyfriend, I learned that I had been awarded to shoot the ‘Fall Promo’ for my favorite standby, Starbucks. Not only do I drink gallons of Starbucks coffee daily, I am a huge fan of the company.
My agent texted me the news and I [...]
Farm Fresh with Delicious Living Magazine
I was lucky enough to be able to shoot the cover for this month’s September 2011, Delicious Living Magazine. The very yummy recipes are from Fresh & Wyld Farmhouse Inn and Gardens in Paonia Colorado. Chef Dava Parr lives and cooks by her motto: Keep It Simple. Keep It Local. You can read the article [...]
Q&A with David Shultz
Meet David: Originally from Kansas, David Shultz is my favorite kind of good hearted mid-western folk. In recent years, he ran a very successful graphic design office in Menlo Park focusing on the high tech and financial industries. He recently decided to launch his own firm, Perspective Lab, and has hit [...]
In the Studio with Heidi Gintner
Heidi Gintner is one of the most creative food stylists I know, and what do we do for fun over Labor Day weekend? We get together and do a test. I’m currently on this water-in-various-states kick and I thought it would be fun to do some still lifes on huge blocks of ice. Heidi, of [...]
George V, Paris
Pronounced: ‘zjorszy•sank’. A while back, I was working on a job for Sunset Magazine, with the fabulous food stylist, Robyn Valarik, who studied at the Cordon Bleu in Paris. I was planning a trip to the amazing city and was looking for some interesting recommendations for bars and restaurants. She had a number of fantastic [...]
