As part of an ongoing series of assignments from Penny de los Santos, last week I had to compose a self-portrait. Among the rules: It had to express something about me. I had to push the shutter (no help from anyone else). It needed to something conceptualized and composed, not … [Read more...] about Self Portrait
The last time I came to Austin
A couple of years ago, Mike and I came to Austin for the Texas Book Festival, a massive annual literary event started by Laura Bush. As we checked into the Sheraton, a standard monolithic corporate hotel, we noticed something… unusual in the lobby bar. A Texas-sized gentleman … [Read more...] about The last time I came to Austin
Creative Live workshop with Penny de los Santos
So, my video worked and I managed to snare one of the six spots in Penny de los Santos' three-day food photography weekend. You can watch along for free this weekend as its streams live, or purchase the full three-day course for a discount over the weekend. Update on Saturday … [Read more...] about Creative Live workshop with Penny de los Santos
Penny, I Need You. Can’t You See That?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8If0nx-cR0&feature=youtube_gdata]Famed food photographer Penny de los Santos will be hosting a free online food photography workshop next weekend from a studio not far from our digs in Seattle. This past week, she offered six people … [Read more...] about Penny, I Need You. Can’t You See That?
Galleys!
Officially known as "uncorrected proofs," a box of bound galleys for the new book arrived today. The inside design is lovely, too. Amazon officially listed it on the site this week, too. Crazy. We're in full book tour planning mode right now. If you'd like to see if we can set … [Read more...] about Galleys!
