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Stricken Smitten

I had the privilege of photographing the most delicious goods the other day: various hand-dyed yarns by Seattle’s Yarn Maven, Desiree of Stricken Smitten. This yarn is just yummy. I had heard great things about it from knitter friends of mine, but when I saw the real goods, I was indeed stricken, and then smitten. This is the kind of stuff you want to pile on the floor in a big mound and roll around in.

Ahem.

(I really did NOT do this to your yarn, Desiree. I promise!)

In any case, she had asked for a few glamor shots of her goods, for potential publication, and I was only too happy to oblige. And if you are a knitter, I highly recommend picking up some of her luxury skeins at her Etsy shop, linked above. You won’t be disappointed. This is high-quality stuff, and I can only hope that I portrayed this in the following photos. She pretty much gave me artistic freedom with this shoot, so I went nuts.

Here are, as always, a few of my favorite shots from the shoot! Enjoy!

Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon!

I was invited to shoot the recent 2nd annual Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon, put on by Taste TV. And what an event it was.

I should start by saying that I’m actually not a real serious chocolate eater. (I know, I know.) If I’m going to indulge in sweets, I’d much rather go for something fruity. And if I’m going for richness, I’ll take something buttery or creamy. I usually choose something chocolatey as a last resort (meaning: I’m desperate). In essense, I’ll take strawberry over vanilla over chocolate.

So, I felt that I would not be too tempted to taste the goods while photographing them. See, I was on a “diet” and tried to abstain from sweets, and felt that a chocolate festival would be no tempation at all.

I was wrong. DEAD wrong.

I tried many bites of some of the best chocolate I’ve had in my life. I enjoyed so much of it, that I bought several little samples to bring home to Rick. My favorite? Posh Chocolat’s “10 Year Old Balsamic & Strawberry” artisan truffle. Listen to this description.

“10 Year Old Balsamic Vinegar, Strawberry Puree and Fresh Cracked Pink Peppercorns infused in 61% Single Origin Dark Chocolate Ganache. This sweet and tangy truffle is enrobed in 74% Single-Origin Ecuadorian Dark Chocolate.”

One word: sublime.

Enjoy the photos!

 

Cheers to chocolate!

Another Fun Product Shoot!

Many of you might remember the blog from when we launched this web site on January 1, which was a product shoot. Well, we did yet another product shoot for the wonderful Seattle company, Compendium, which designs/sells/distributes inspirational gifts to retailers. They have some really lovely books, notebooks, wrapping paper, and so on.  Check out their site! www.live-inspired.com

 

 

Catalog Product Shots.

I shot these over several weeks in October for the product catalog for Compendium, Inc. in the Fremont area of Seattle. I really enjoyed shooting their gorgeous products, as well as some of stores that carry their products.

Indeed.

Be happy!