I will never forget the first time I went to Golden Corral. I’d never been to a buffet before and y’all—I swear, it was a life-changing moment. Obviously, since I’m writing an entire blog post about it. LOL. After all, that first buffet felt like a dream come true. But seriously. There were food stations […]

Five Minutes Before the Hero Shot When steam becomes the story in beverage photography, magic happens — light, emotion, and timing come together to turn an ordinary cup into art. I was near the end of my test shoot, and while the shots were solid, they just didn’t sing. You know that feeling when something […]

I’ve heard this phrase more times than I can count: “Find your light!” And sure, I get it. Photography literally comes from photon—the study of light. But over time, I discovered something deeper—the language of photography isn’t just written in light. It’s also whispered in the shadows. Shadows give light its purpose. They carve mood, […]
