Recently I was asked to shoot some food photography for a local restaurant, Boomerang Bar & Grill. This isn’t my first go round with food shots, but it is the one I’m most happy with. It is actually only the 3rd time I’ve ever taken pictures of food. I don’t even use my phone to pictures of my Italian subs and fries.
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of linking up with Chris Kuhn, a film photographer based in the Harrisburg area. We originally linked via Instagram. Say what you want about social media and it’s misuse, but I have connected with more like minds on there in the last 6 months than I have in my previous 35 years on this planet.
In early September I had the honor of shooting a wedding for two of my good friends, Keith & Lauren. Being the second wedding that I photographed, I had a bit more of an idea on what to expect. I haven’t shot a wedding since 2008, which I did when one of my friend’s sister was getting married. Seven days before her wedding her photographer cancelled on her, so I stepped in to help out.
If you’ve been on social media lately you no doubt have seen the countless posts proselytizing the need to go out and see the super moon. This technically isn’t the super moon, as it was taken a day before being full, but my brother and I wanted to head out and scout a location.
I finally got a chance to go out and shoot for the first time in close to a month. And when I don’t shoot, I can feel the adverse results of through my entire being. When I shoot I sift through the muck and sludge of reality to find the intrinsic beauty therein. This perspective shift then bleeds into all areas of my life.
It wasn’t supposed to rain until late afternoon, but that didn’t stop morning rain. Krik & I headed out to film some videos like we always do. A couple lefts, a couple rights, and a couple minutes later we were jingling down the backside of the mountain on a rocky forest road.
