West End

Finally! I am happy to have recently had the chance to do some interior work. As some of you probably know, interior and architectural photography are my favorites to shoot. This project was brought to me by Rebecca Soskin. When I was first approached by Rebecca, I was immediately excited to work with her. I feel we have a very similar style when it comes to design and when you are asked to shoot what you are drawn to inherently, things just always work out. For this shoot it was off to West End Avenue in NYC. When I arrived I was more than anxious and after I learned I could potentially run into Tina Fey in the lobby I was even more on edge. Doing the initial walk through of the apartment, I found out this was not your average home. Bold patterns and loud colors throughout the space really made the rooms speak their own language. That being said, I'll let the photos speak for themselves. Enjoy!                 

Bull Terriers and Interiors

April, 2016 was a great month, no fooling! I had the pleasure of working with a new client.  Her name is Alison Kinney. Recently, with her online business doing well, she made the leap and opened her own beautiful showroom to display her great finds. Alison, the owner of AWK Design Antiques, located in Stamford, Connecticut contacted me to inquire about doing a photo shoot. The shoot was to include portraits of her two adorable bull terriers, interior photos of her showroom, as well as portraits of herself. When it came time for the photo shoot, I was incredibly excited knowing this shoot would be a lot of fun. What's better than dogs and cool furniture? (As long as the dogs are all house trained.)  By far my favorite images are the portraits of Alison. Using one Canon Speedlite and Alison's studio space where she does her own photographing of furniture to be sold online, I was able to create high low key images. With these images I broke the rules a bit doing a nontraditional lighting setup. In doing this, the result was a more visually desirable set of photos with a bit more contrast than the typical high key image. Working with Alison was such an awesome experience.  Her showroom features a wide variety of one of a kind antique pieces from designers such as Harvey Probber, Vladimir Kagan, and Ralph Lauren.  I am looking forward to working with her again on other projects in the future. 

"You Should Blog..."

I am often told I should blog, so this is me trying it out for the first time. Since graduating photography school in June 2015, I've been working as the photographer/sales associate at a mid century modern furniture store. For those of you that don't know what the heck that is, it's more or less 60's-70's style furniture with class and great lines. Being an interior photographer at heart, I am more than excited to share space with classic designs that shaped an era; and continue to have influence on designs of today. Pick up any of the big magazines; Dwell, Luxe, and even Connecticut Cottages and Gardens, and I can guarantee you will see MCM design elements and influences. I am just dipping my toes in the world of design, studying what is hot and what is not. That being said I've had the pleasure of photographing furniture with names like Knoll, Robsjohn Gibbings, John Widdicomb, Milo Baughman, and Hans Wegner. Having the chance to photograph these iconic designs has made me realize how essential it is to capture the room in a way that also flatters the furniture. Before photographing furniture daily, I was much less aware of how to make a piece look good as part of an interior photo. I am eager to see where this position will take me, as I start to make connections with people in the interior design and architecture field.