People always ask me what it’s like being a food photographer. I tell them that I’m a problem solver more than anything else. Sure you’ve got to have the technical skills and an eye for food but when it all boils down, you need to deliver a final product and find solutions to obstacles. No...
Oyster sauce. Hoisin Sauce. Black Bean Sauce. Surely you’ve heard of them before? Even if you haven’t, you’ve probably eaten something made from one of those sauces – especially if dining in a Chinese restaurant. One of the most famous sauce makers worldwide is Lee Kum Kee. No doubt you’ve seen something from them on...
Back in July, I went on assignment for Orange Coast Magazine to shoot at Stonehill Tavern in the St. Regis Monarch Beach down in Dana Point. I got an opportunity to work with the very talented Chef Black and was blown away by his attention to detail for each dish that he produced. They were...
Shooting editorial food photography is one of my favorite type of work assignments. There’s flexibility to be creative, to work with the chefs in creating something colorful for print and there’s just an overall casual feeling about these types of photo shoots. I’ve been working with Orange Coast Magazine for about 18 months consecutively and...
Sure, Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us but you won’t see any red hearts or pink cookies in my kitchen….oh noooooo….this year Vday coincides with Chinese New Year on the Lunar Calendar and that my friends, take precedence above all else. Every year during Chinese New Year (which will be acronym-ed into “CNY” from hereon),...
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