all about potatoes

all about honey

honey and pears

whole grain mornings

I have been waiting to post some photos from this shoot for MONTHS!! 

Early last year, I got to photograph the recipes from Megan Gordon's delicious new cookbook, Whole Grain Mornings. I gotta say, this shoot totally rocked. First, the book is put out by one of my all-time favorite publishers, Ten Speed Press, and I got to work with an incredibly talented art director, Betsy, which is always a huge bonus. Also, I met Megan on this shoot, and she is fabulous-- a talented, hilarious, witty, creative, and all-around cool gal. It was great collaborating with her. (Plus, she introduced me to Heath Ceramics, which are my new prop obsessions.)

Last but not least, I got to work with the food styling goddess, Julie Hopper. 

All in all, a dream team.

Aside from all that goodness, the food featured in Whole Grain Mornings is TASTY. If you are familiar with Megan's blog, then you know she creates wholesome and delicious recipes that are also approachable, and her book is right along those same lines. I highly recommend checking it out.

collections cafe

A few weeks ago I talked about my client, SkyCity. The shots below are from another client located at the Seattle Center; Collections Cafe.

The cafe is connected to the spectacular Chihuly Garden and Glass, and the restaurant is just what you would expect in such an environment-- a colorful, playful and eclectic space, serving delicious food.

pretty food from a fun shoot

ivory: a maternity shoot

While the vast majority of my shoots are food or farm oriented, I still occasionally do portrait work and I'm kind of in love with this recent maternity session.

I went to art school with Joe, who is not only a visual artist but a talented designer, and I recently met his lovely wife, Ivory, who is a musician and vocal coach. Being the creative folks that they are, Joe and Ivory were interested in having some fun with their photo shoot. :)

See below...