Knife Studies

Long ago I used to work in restaurants.  While I always worked front of the house, I've always found the back of the house process captivating.   So any chance I have to get into a commercial kitchen I jump at the chance.  In this instance, I found out a new friend was a baker.  So I've shot a couple of times this month at Azucar, a Cuban Patisserie in Ocean Beach.  Here are a couple of preliminary still lifes...

Black & White Spider Awards

I did this shot in the courtyard of our studio during my 366|08 project. I really liked the shot a lot, but have had mixed reviews. Some people weren't that crazy about it...others shared my affinity for it. About a year ago, Dec '08 I believe, I entered it in a photo contest called the Black & White Spider Awards It looked like a prestigious contest with lots of great B & W work and a nice line-up of judges. Well contest season came and went in 2009 and I had forgotten all about this...then I got a google alert last night that my name had come up. It was for an Honorable mention in the abstract category of the Black & White Spider Awards. Well, lo and behold, I won an Honorable Mention in the Professional Abstract category. It's funny because I never got any kind of notification. Crazy...