commercial photography

Photographing Heroes

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This past weekend I had the privilege of photographing the South Oldham Firedepartment. My director friend Mike Vance (http://themikevance.com/) was shooting a commercial for the local fire department and asked if I wanted to come along to capture behind the scenes shots and production stills of the shoot. 

Mike Vance and Qaaim Nayyir on location

Mike Vance and Qaaim Nayyir on location

Mike Vance

Mike Vance

Mike Vance, commercial film director

Mike Vance, commercial film director

We shot some still and video portraits both in the fire station and on the "crash" location. The whole idea behind the commercial was to highlight the volunteer fighters and that anyone can volunteer as a firefighter. 

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The second location was a staged crash site on a closed off road. We had them spray some water in the air to mimic rain, and combined with the beautiful Kentucky sunset we got some really awesome images!

Here is a slideshow of my picks from the shoot.

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Going West

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My wife is a travel Occupational Therapist (OT), she just graduated and unfortunately has no work experience outside of clinicals and fieldwork for school. After months of looking for an entry level job in a city that has the biggest OT school, we decided that we would take out three months and take a temporary job in California. After some confusion on the location and the needs of the healthcare facilities, they settled us in beautiful Los Angeles in the Hollywood neighborhood. 

I made a photo series and short video of the trip and to be honest, this series isn't nearly complete. This only shows a little bit of the Rocky Mountains, Arches National Park, San Francisco, and Yosemite National Park. This is merely a glimpse at our beautiful country. If you can do it I would encourage anyone and everyone to go on a cross-country road trip. Pack your car, bring your friends and see our nation, it's transformative. I've never experienced such beauty in the world and I only saw the smallest portion of our country and even smaller of the world.

Anyway, I just wanted to share some of the sites we saw on the way and the beauty of the American landscape. Below is a short video of the highlights along the way, and below that are all the photos I took.

Food Photography is the Best!

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I don't get to photograph food nearly as much as I would like. This shoot was for The Voice-Tribune's feature about some of the awesome restaurants around Derby City (that's Louisville long-standing nickname thanks to the Kentucky Derby). My assignment was to photograph the 502 Bar & Bistro's signature dish, Pan-Seared Diver Scallops with Heart of Palm Salad and Yuzu Crème Fraiche, along with Executive Chef Ming Pu. 

For this shoot, I photographed the entire shoot with all natural light coming in first through a window, then through a diffuser to create a nice natural polished look to both the food shots and the portrait.

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Food photography is something I rarely do, so that's why it's not included in my portfolio, however, it is one of my favorites! Not for the art form, just because I am a nut about good food. Moving to the Highlands neighborhood was probably influenced mostly by Louisville's food scene. There are some of my wife and I's favorite Bardstown Road restaurants right around the corner from our apartment. We also are close enough to Nulu, Germantown, and Clifton/Cresent Hill to enjoy some of the best food in our city. 

Here is a list of some of my favorite places to eat in Louisville!

Highlands Neighborhood:

  • Louvino - Italian Small Plates and Wine Bar
  • Stout Burgers and Beer - between 5 PM and 6PM, all food is half off!
  • Holy Grale/Gralehaus - Amazing burgers and brunch (brunch is at Gralehaus)
  • Game - amazing burgers with exotic meats 
  • Highland Morning - Delicious breakfast at reasonable prices
  • Ramsi's On the World Cafe - International food from all over the world

Nulu:

  • Feast/Royals - Both owned by HiCotton, both amazing!
  • Mayan Cafe - authentic Mayan food in the heart of Louisville
  • Harvest - amazing farm to table restaurant featuring local farmers
  • Rye - amazing American food and cocktails

Germantown:

  • Hammerheads - The sister restaurant to Game
  • Four Pegs - Super underrated burgers and Chicken-And-Waffles. It's amazing! GO!
  • Eiderdown - European Inspired Southern Comfort Food
  • The Post - New York style pizza only a neighborhood away

Clifton/Cresent Hill:

  • Varanese - Mediterranean and New American. They have an awesome Jazz band!
  • Volare - Amazing Italian. I've had the pleasure of photographing here!
  • Blue Dog Bakery - Go try their Egg Pizza, it's not what you think. Also best bread in the State
  • Irish Rover - Cozy Irish restaurant in an old converted house turned Irish pub
  • El Mundo - some of the best Mexican Food in town!
  • The Grape Leaf - awesome Middle-East food on a budget!

Print Shop

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Hello, over the past few years every once in a while I will venture out and take some photos around my city and in nature. I've decided to make some of my favorite work for sale on my website. I've picked my favorite 4 images (two from my honeymoon on Catalina Island, one from the Hoosier National Forest, and one from the Red River Gorge). 

To retain the highest quality, I will be printing the photos myself with some of best fine art Hahnemühle paper. It's a matte finish with museum texture.

Here is one of those images below. Be sure to check out the rest here

Subaru WRX STI Part 2

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Last night, I finished up my Subaru shoot from a couple weeks ago. This time we focused on the insane details of this car. All these shots were photographed with one strobe, almost always overhead pointing down. I was going for a super dramatic look to give this car a really dark and mean look. I hope you enjoy the photos!

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Here are the photos from the other shoot