editorial photographer

Bluegrass Fairway - Featured Etsy Store

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Bluegrass Fairway has been a client of mine since almost the beginning of both of our businesses. I shoot a lot of their product photos and promos. Matt the owner started his Louisville-based business on Etsy and relies heavily on social media and word-of-mouth to spread his products. Matt makes awesome handmade golf accessories. He has everything from head covers, to scorecard holders, and now branded wallets. A few weeks ago Etsy contacted Matt about being a featured shop on their blog. These are some of the images that went along with their post. Etsy's story can be found here. Bluesgrass Fairway's website can be found here.

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!

What's In My Bag?

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Here is what's in my camera and flash bags.

Camera Bag (Think Tank Retrospective)

Lighting Bag

Other

Everything is linked via my Amazon affiliate links, if you decide to buy from amazon please use my links! Everything I own has a purpose. I don't own 15 lenses because these are the only ones I need for my style of shooting. I always will have a 50mm lens (read about why here) and something a little wider, like a 35mm. When the job calls for it I rent whatever is needed. Currently toying with the idea of switching to a Sony A7RII or Fuji X-T2 for the addition of 4K video.

Click here for all the gear that I recommend

Creative Space

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Louisville is rich with some of the most creative people. With so many artists, painters, directors, photographers, and designers, Louisville is one of the most creative cities. I started this project by accident. I had scheduled a few test shoots with some people in the creative industry and decided to expand it into a personal project to feature some of the creatives in our community. 

The idea was to produce a portrait of my subject in their place of work and then take a couple shots of them working on their craft. I've also started making a short promo video highlighting the artists at work. 

This is an on-going project, to see the on-going project see this page here: Creative Space. Below are some of the artists I have had the pleasure of photographing. If you are a creative either here in Louisville or anywhere and want to be featured please contact me here: Contact

See some of the videos I have created for this project here: Creative Space Playlist

Subaru WRX STI - Teaser

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Last weekend, my buddies and I shot a car commercial and some promotional photos of a Subaru STI. We shot a rolling shot on the new bridge in Louisville, Ky and some photos on a parking garage roof. I'm still working on the photos so be on the lookout for those. Here is the final video.