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I just finished teaching a Family Beach Photography photo session for The Palm Beach Photographic Center FotoFusion 2014. It was a wonderful opportunity to share with my students much of the information I have gleaned from thousands of hours photographing families at the beach.

Family Beach Photography

I thought about titling this blog: All Dressed Up With No Place To Go,  What Can Go Wrong, Will or Three Strikes And You Are Out.. At the location secured three weeks before the class, we had permission to photograph but had to pay for parking. It turned out the day of, we received free parking passes but were not allowed to photograph. My two families with their young children were incredibly patient as we moved to a second location. Since we were not going to be able to photograph at the beach, I figured we could create the same type of portraits, with similar lighting techniques and students could learn from the experience.

Family Beach Photography

After going through two very useful lighting setups, again we were asked to leave the location. The gate was going to be locked and we needed to be on the other side of it. No worries, next to that site was a place I thought I could finish up with more candid family photographs and give the students the final part of the workshop. Mom and Dad are in position, the background is good, the light is perfect. About to shoot, once again we are asked to leave. No worries. I resorted to begging. It worked with the promise of being quiet.

Family Beach Photography

The students appreciated the experience. Lesson learned, you can make plans but when reality takes over, go with the flow and do the best you can!!
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As a family portrait photographer, I am used to subjects that wiggle,sometimes run, climb, dance, swim and are in perpetual motion. Choosing which fleeting moment to memorialize is always a challenge.

I had the pleasure yesterday to photograph the delicacies of Cuisinier and Chocolatier Kristofer Kalas. Many of the ingredients were grown locally- well maybe not “New Zealand Cockles” or the “Alaskan Sockeye Salmon”…but all was as fresh as possible. So instead of my subject giggling  and moving out of the range of my lens, my subject was melting every extra minute I took to frame and expose.

So, for some “Summer Lovin”, feast your eyes on the photographs below starting with some homemade ricotta, sunflowers, espelette, thyme, sungold tomatoes, honey pate de fruit:

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Rorschach?

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Alaskan Sockeye Salmon, agretti (look it up!), white beets and green apple foam

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Spring radishes, baby beet greens, baby leeks

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Kougin Amann...Need I say more?

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Nooks and Crannies-Homemade English muffin, cherry and thyme confits and whipped butter

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Yellowfin tuna, rubbed with olive oil and sea salt, baby leeks, preserved lemon and corn

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Carrots, curry, ramp greens and spring onion

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Scallops a la Bras, scallop and celeriac emulsion, yellow carrot puree and lambs quarters

 

Food Photography: Summer Lovin
All About the Sea-New Zealand cockles, oyster mushrooms, baby lima beans, romanesco, white mussel foam —
Food Photography: Summer Lovin
Dragees-Freddy Guys Hazelnuts, caramelized and coated in Madagascar chocolate and cocoa powder

 

One of the benefits of being a food photographer is sampling the goods at the end of the session. I have probably put on five pounds sampling the vegetables, fish, pastries and chocolates. If you would like some for yourself Kristofer can be reached at: Kristofer@Cuisinier-Fr.com.

 

 

 
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I could also title this blog, “The Life of a Tree,” “Climbing Trees”, or “A Tree over Time”. I have been a portrait photographer in the Hamptons for over twenty years. When I photograph I imagine what would be enjoyable and interesting for my clients. I like my portrait clients to be engaged in whatever it is we are doing. I feel that natural expressions come forth and enable me to photograph who that person really is. One of my favorite locations has a giant tree. It’s a magical tree with all of its nooks and crannies stretching out over the sand by the bay.

Portrait Photography, The Life of a Tree

This giant tree has held countless children and families in its limbs.

Portrait Photography, The Life of a Tree

I remember how much fun I had as a child climbing trees. The world looks so different through the limbs of a tree.

Portrait Photography, The Life of a Tree

Some families have chosen to make their holiday cards from the portraits on the tree.

Portrait Photography, The Life of a Tree

I started using this location with its giant limbed tree over twenty years ago. It has weathered many storms, lost some branches and many leaves. This is what it looks like now, in July 2013. I wonder what portraits I can make from its aging limbs.

Portrait Photography, The Life of a Tree

Time will tell!