Sushi and Dim Sum

Today I had the pleasure of my first dim sum experience. I was at Mitaka taking pictures for Fly Magazine and they asked for some food shots. Even though I had a crock pot of vegetable soup ready at home, I couldn't help but bring home some of this food. It looked too good - and the vegetable soup will keep. Right?

This is  the dim sum. The dumplings were especially delicious. The metal cans are the steaming vessels.

The Tropical Inferno roll.

Some assorted handrolls.

A Sushi sampler.

Rhea Silvia

Rhea Silvia was the mythical greek mother of Romulus and Remus the twins who founded the city of Rome. Rhea Silvia the band is made up of  Jason Barshinger, Michael Adams and Cory McClain. A power trio of central Pennsylvania musicians who I had the opportunity to shoot yesterday while recording their next CD. This was a real fun shoot. According to their MySpace page they are "kinda like a shot of hard rock that you can enjoy with a lime..." I caught up with them at Seventh Wave Recording Studio with the more than gracious host and producer Jason Rubal. The guys were proud that they were in the studio again laying down some tracks. Therefore I wanted to try to emphasize the recording studio and fit them into it. Below are the results with the final shot being a safe final image. Hope you like 'em.

York Swing Dance Club

I had the opportunity yesterday to photograph the York Swing Dance Club. I had never heard of the place before. It was a cool little storefront on Market Street in York that hosts swing dances on Friday nights. They are actually setup as a non-profit and have a small lounge and a large dance hall. This place was a lot of fun and had patrons of all ages from high school kids up to retirees. Every Friday before the dance starts (which goes from 9pm-12pm) they do a 1 hour beginner class which is included in your regular $6.00 admission. 

In this shot and the next I used 2 gelled remote triggered flashes (one pink and one yellow) to add some color to the room and emphasize the silhouettes. Doesn't it look like fun?

In this one I let a longer exposure blur some passing cars to add a sense of motion to the image.

General dance Photos to follow:

Here's an aerial move performed by Jason Richwine and Joanna Hendrick.

Just Some Fun

Today I went out and had a little photography fun with fellow photographer Paul Kruis. This image is one of the byproducts of the day. The main subject (other than Paul) is a hand painted Zane Kesey (son of Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test fame Ken Kesey) mailbox. Photography really is an enjoyable journey for me (but nothing like the journey of the Further bus), and I try to let my enjoyment show up in the final work. That enjoyment is always there, whether I am working for myself or a client. Give me a call today to see how I can bring my creativity to your project.

"Magic Mail"

Rutters Progress