A few weeks ago I was super lucky to be able to go on vacation with my sister. It was a quick trip, but we did so much. It was definitely the LA/Palm Springs Tour. We went to Venice & Hermosa Beach, downtown LA, Palm Springs and Joshua Tree. Wow. And then on short notice,… Read more »
I recently did a photo shoot test with my friend Pip McKay, who has a blog called the Rainy Day Gourmet. I picked out a few of my favorite shots from the shoot, posted above. We photographed salmon, lamb, mussels, halibut, veggies, steak, and even a few more! I was pretty impressed with how fast… Read more »
Once again I was collaborating with my friends over at Pie Drunk, Allison & Liz. This time I left all the recipe research and cooking up to them, the pros. They decided on two of the recipes from Love & Lemons. You can find the recipes here. One was a roasted butternut squash soup &… Read more »
A few weeks ago, I had my friends Lindsay Burrows (stylist) and Allison Swanson (trained as a baker) over to make some varieties of Ginger Beer/Ale. It was a really fun shoot. Lindsay focused on the styling, which looked amazing, and Allison cooked and researched the recipes, which tasted amazing. We created mint, blood orange,… Read more »
I went up to Snoqualmie Falls last weekend with my roommate and we hiked to the bottom on the recently renovated trail. It was beautiful. The falls have a crazy amount of water right now flowing out of them, due to our increased amount of rainfall this year. I had been hearing about it on… Read more »
This seems like so long ago now, with Christmas and New Years already come and gone. I went pumpkin picking with a few close friends back in October, to Bob’s Corn. I love doing this and Bob’s is my favorite of the pumpkin patches in Western Washington. There is a lot you can do, and… Read more »
I was really happy to have been able to photograph not one, but 3 stories for the Winter/Spring issue of Cidercraft magazine. Cidercraft, if you don’t know, is the only national magazine devoted entirely to cider. The women who create the magazine are so awesome too, it’s pretty cool to be a part of their… Read more »
I can’t believe 2014 is over. I had a fun and exciting year! I started working somewhere new and met some really great people. I was also able to photograph for a bunch of new clients and go on some much needed trips. I feel very lucky and grateful for all the new friends I… Read more »
About a month ago, I did a test shoot with Rachel Grunig. We had been joking for a while about just photographing cheese because we both love it so much. We had originally met on a shoot about a year ago and ended up bonding over the cheese, and our obsession with it. Well, we… Read more »
A few months ago, I was asked to photograph for Yahoo Food. It was a 16 course lunch for famous Italian chef Massimo Bottura at the Modernist Cuisine Lab. I was thrilled! Massimo Bottura was touring the US for his recently published book, Never Trust a Skinny Chef. I was a bit starstruck by the… Read more »