soba noodles

some more tasty work for this months issue of the seattle met. all of a sudden i'm craving asian for lunch.

seeing stars

this image reminds me of something you might come across while scuba diving. but in reality it is just something you will come across if you are reading the february issue of the seattle met.

family feast

this is one of my favorite images from the "best of asian restaurants" issue. we wanted to convey a very compartmentalized and intentional composition that incorporated flavors and dishes from a multitude of asian cuisine.

best asian restaurants

extra, extra, read all about it..

i just completed a concept piece illustrating the best asian restaurants in seattle. my images were used for the cover and feature story in the february issue of the seattle met. its on shelves now so pick one up. don't be shy, i'd love to hear what you think. for those of you not here in seattle i will be posting images over the course of the next few days.

one too many.

its happened to all of us, when you just don't know when to say when and everything you look at comes in threes. this is the first of a new series on the effects of some of our favorite beverages.

the visual effects your looking at were created in-camera using multiple stobe pops on one capture.

enjoy responsibly.

ice cold

here is the final image from the "chill factor" tests from monday. yesterday's and today's images will be a nice addition for the book as i think they work really well together. sorry to post imagery of ice on such a cold and snowy day but at least its something we can all relate to...

"come quick were drinking stars."

i started the year off saying, "no resolutions just big plans". i'm thinking i am going to amend that by adding one resolution. that resolution is to celebrate life at every opportunity. and what better way than with one of your favorite beverages. in my case it's a glass of champagne, or as we like to say around here, pizzle. cheers and happy 11111.

"come quick were drinking stars" - such an enchanting quote by none other than dom perignon.

the architecture of design

a while ago i recorded a documentary on one of my favorite architects, i.m. pei. one of my favorite parts of the film was when he was comparing his work to that of bach's, there was a specific quote that stuck in my head: "constant variations of a simple theme". that got me thinking about what a great principle of design that really is. just look at natures design, everything is a slight variation of itself. i've always been fascinated by the rate of growth and how its repetitive nature creates pattern. the control over repetitious design principals is one of the things i love about graphic design, but how can i achieve it in photography? the answer was in the documentary. the answer is architecture! staying within a specific theme or subject matter and building a set that would slowly grow in incremental amounts allowed me to find the repetition i was looking for. easy right? i found myself reminiscing of the game jenga as we began to build our stair stepping set.

below is picture i snapped with my phone while we were working and one of the finished image. yes, i know i already blogged this image but i thought it would be fun to show the inspiration and process behind it. i am also including an excerpt from the documentary. this does not include the inspiring quote that i mentioned but is definitely worth a look.