AI-AP American Photography 42 Chosen Winner

What a great start to Spring with news hitting my inbox that 2 of my images were chosen winners for this year’s AI-AP Photography Contest!!! It’s always a great feeling to be picked among 6,000 entries! So much fierce talent out there and it feels good to be amongst the many. Thank you AI-AP!

Thank You to my creative crew from these 2 very different, and very creative projects. Let’s keep making great work!!

First Chosen Winner: Casino Night

Food Stylist: Janine Kalesis

Prop Stylist: Penelope Bouklas

Studio: Blue Salt Studio

Second Chosen Winner: Spring Awakening

Food Stylist: Judi Orlick

Floral Stylist: Zofi Lipton

Studio: Simple Studio

Assist: Jarrett Murphy

B.T.S. Spring Awakening Series Shoot

This personal series has been brewing for awhile. I wanted to create these sculptural images that incorporated raw ingredients and flowers. I wanted to shoot this when fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers were peeking in season. This allowed us to have the flexibility to source some stunning options! My stylist did not let me down. I got to work with food stylist Judi Orlick and Florist (and ceramic artist studio owner!) Zofi Lipton on this shoot. I was so excited when they were on board to help bring this vision to life. We narrowed down the ideas and left room in the day to just explore and play around. I wanted the lighting and propping to be dramatic. Once the food and flowers touched the surface the vibrant colors and interaction of the two things just came to life in the shot. Beside minor dust spotting and creative rigging these are true to what we captured in studio. It was great to shoot at Simple Studio, the perfect still life studio with a view! Assisted by Jarrett Murphy