Bio

Prior to Erin starting The Endive Chronicles, I had only dabbled in photography which  is very apparent in our travel photos, using Erin as my bi-pod to take night shots in Prague.   Since the creation of  her site, I have been focusing mostly on food photography and the occasional cow.  In the early days of The Endive Chronicles, my setup usually consisted of a Canon Pixima and a work light from the garage sitting on a tall stool pointing at the white ceiling.

After moving from NY to Seattle, I bought a Nikon D60 and started to get a little more comfortable with the process.  I started to focus on the lighting and angle more, but the photos were still not too spectacular.  About this time, Erin got picked up at Mutineer Magazine and I was promoted to her photographer.  This was a huge step for me.  Until this point, all of my subjects were stationary and taste good.

Erin’s first gig was about the Seattle Coffee Culture.  She interviewed a handful of independent coffee shops and scheduled me to show up after I got out of work.  This seemed crazy to me because after leaving work, I showed up to my first gig on the motorcycle with the camera and a tripod strapped to the back of the motorcycle.  This was the first time I had introduced myself as a photographer from  a magazine.  As I did this,  I laughed to myself for the absurdity of it all.  When it was all said and done, this was my first real photography work and I had four photos published in a national magazine.

Since my first foray into  professional photography, it has been a constant learning experience.  Whether it’s a new way of looking at a subject, or how the hell do I use this light meter, to all I want for Christmas is a Nikon  Sb-900  AF remote speed flash for the D60.  Although I don’t think I will shoot my eye out with the speed flash.