Product Shot: Guild Nightbird
I bought this guitar new in 1988, and every few years I photograph it. It is a reference for me, a litmus test of lighting and patience, and this shot was a really tough piece of camera work. I set the guitar up on a wooden block on top of some oiled black formica for a background and [...]
Bouillabaisse
I adore bouillabaisse. I learned to make a great one years ago from a French chef, have had the real thing in Marseille fresh from the Mediterranean, and now have had the best one ever in the unlikely location of Costa Rica.
Golf Digest Perfection at the Four Seasons Papagayo
I had wanted to shoot his photo for a long time. I do some work at the wonderful Four Seasons Hotel in Costa Rica, and I was photographing a corporate group playing golf and doing various activities and I camped out on this amazing hole and waited for the perfect light and the perfect shot. It was [...]
Maternity Portrait
My friend Caroline is beautiful in every conceivable way, and I jumped when given the chance to photograph her. The trouble was, we were in France and I had just a camera and a standard lens and no lighting. I wanted a studio photograph with quality light that was controllable, so we worked smart by waking [...]
