How I got the photo shoot with CAVA. CAVA’s marketing team contacted me and asked to do a photo shoot with CAVA for their new location in San Antonio. They needed interior, exterior, and photos of their team. And they needed the shots by the end of the next day. Eeek! But I couldn’t say […]

How do you know if the photographer “gets it”?   At the risk of sounding like a disinterested, worn-out, and pretentious food photographer here (which is not me, I swear), there are so many food photographers in this world. There are more than 381 million Google results when you search “food photographer.” That is a […]

I create food photography that tells stories.   Christmas. It delights; it warms and creates the coziest feelings deep inside us. Families gather, traditions increase the love and the annual bustle is magical for a time. Christmas is about togetherness. The feeling of being in a charming village with cozy houses stacked along snowy streets. […]

How we got the shot for our Red Wine Braised Short Ribs We did a photoshoot featuring Red Wine Braised Short Ribs. In this blog post, I talk about the planning and implementation of this shoot. I’ll be going through how I planned this photoshoot, the items I used for props, and the lighting technique.  […]

How the Texas Monthly shoot came to be Five months ago, we got an email from Texas Monthly Magazine. They were doing a story about the drink Lime Agua Fresca, and they wanted a picture of the drink to accompany the article. They needed a quick turnaround, and so I had to work fast. But […]

I was in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and I was looking at a Rembrandt painting. It was the first time I had ever seen one of his paintings. I was stunned. I’d never seen anything so beautiful. The dramatic lighting in the painting was very soft and gentle, with deep and dramatic shadows.  Since […]

“I’ve never been able to get a good picture of this dessert. Man, that looks amazing! You got the perfect dessert shot!” the owner told me while looking at the back of my camera.  I knew I got the perfect shot when I saw the expression on her face. She looked like she was about […]

Today, I will teach you how to create a stunning, mouthwatering food photo of delicious food. People eat with their eyes first, and a picture can make or break a dish. Our goal is to make the dish look tasty, and we’re going to help it do that with three things. We call them the […]

I get asked this question all the time “What’s in your camera bag?” I thought it would be fun to showcase what’s in my camera bag, so here it is. In my camera bag: Canon 5Dsr Let’s start with the camera I use. I upgraded to the Canon 5Dsr in 2017 after landing a big […]

What I did before food photography I have always been a creative person. Growing up, my mom encouraged me to pursue my passion for theatre. I’ve never been a fan of conformist thinking or norms. I always thought about how I could go against the grain and have a career that would fit my personality. […]