I worked on this fun soup campaign for Idahoan and The Kitchn! We had 3 different set concepts, cozy snow day at home, movie night and Super Bowl Sunday. Each one was paired with an Idahoan soup product. The food was styled by Brett Regot and the props were by Sophie Strangio.
New work on the Cover and Inside the Jan/Feb issue of Country Living Magazine!
I’m very excited to have photographed the cover story for the (current) January/February issue of Country Living Magazine! The beautiful home featured for this story is in the quaint little town of Bel Air, MD. I pitched this home to the fabulous editors at Country Living last March (2018) and they loved it so much that we booked the shoot for a few months later in June!
Backing up a little though, I had originally met the homeowner, Jeannette Fristoe 3 years earlier as I was visiting my relatives whom also live in Bel Air. My Aunt and Uncle live 5 minutes away from Jeannette (who knew!) and that one summer when we were visiting, my mother, grandmother and cousin decided to go to a garage sale that was right in town…and yup you guessed it…it was Jeannette’s garage sale! My mother found some glassware for sale there that she loved and struck up a conversation with Jeannette which minutes later somehow led to Jeannette inviting them in to look at her house. It may seem odd but Jeannette is one of those lovely ladies who is made to entertain and is so charmingly hospitable. Next thing I know, I’m getting a text from my mom saying ‘you have to come here and see this house!’. As soon as I walked in, it was love at first sight and I absolutely knew it had to be photographed for a magazine.
Fast forward 3 years and I was photographing Jeannette’s home for Country Living Magazine! It seemed surreal at the time and still does to be honest. When I found out back in November that the image of Jeannette’s kitchen would make the cover I was overwhelmed with joy and excitement. Seeing it in print was yet again a wow factor that both Jeannette and I cried over together for a couple minutes! But you really never know who you’ll meet (or how) in this crazy life. Im positive that I was meant to meet Jeannette and I’m so very happy that I did. She is a wonderful woman that truly inspires me and feels like family. Jeannette is so deserving of this cover and I feel so grateful that I was able to capture it through my lens.
The full feature inside the mag:
The ever-so-lovely + incredibly talented Page Mullins was the stylist on this shoot and she did such a great job of making Jeannette’s collected pieces shine. I also love how she incorporated elements of green (esp. the flora/fauna) throughout the images. Since this story is all about green being the new neutral she really tied everything together with subtle pops of the shade.
Here are some behind-the-scenes iPhone shots I took during the shoot…
I am so grateful for the editors at Country Living to have given me this opportunity to photograph Jeannette’s home for the magazine and to be considered, let alone chosen, to have an image featured on the cover. It definitely is a career highlight for me and a super sweet start to 2019!
Cheers.
Starting 2019 Off With A Bang!
I am so excited to share that my image is on the cover of Country Living Magazine’s January/February 2019 issue! Of all the covers I’ve had out there, I think this one takes the cake as the most exciting.
This house and the incredible homeowners are quite special to me. I originally met them 4 years ago via their garage sale! But more on that later. Stay tuned because I will be sharing the full feature of this beautiful house that is inside the pages of Country Living and some behind the scenes footage from the shoot.
Happy New Year!
Styled by the amazing Page Mullins.
Merry Christmas from Golden Hill Studio!
I’m sharing a few of my favorites from a recent holiday shoot for Golden Hill Studio! Bette’s house was decked out for Christmas and we photographed the space room by room for her holiday collections and for social media. It was a true winter wonderland!
It’s been a busy holiday season wrapping up shoots for the end of the year. I had lots of great projects that I worked on that I cannot wait to share with you all!
But for now, I hope you all have a wonderful holiday season and a fabulous New Year!
See you all in 2019!
Happy Thanksgiving with The Spice Hunter!
Some great new work shot for The Spice Hunter and The Kitchn, all about brining your turkey for Thanksgiving! Check out the full article here.
Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Working with Golden Hill Studio
I had another wonderful opportunity this year to work with Bette Hestle of Golden Hill Studio. I love shooting for Bette because she gives me total creative freedom and trust with her brand! We style and shoot her products in lifestyle settings throughout her gorgeous property out in western New York. I absolutely love being able to collaborate with her and the amazing team of incredible people that help to make these shoots go smoothly.
Here are just a few of the images that we captured during those days of shooting:
New work for NAR
I always love having shoots in upstate NY and connecting with fellow New Yorkers + creatives who made the move from the city to the upstate life! I had the opportunity to do both on this shoot for the National Association of Realtors + Apartment Therapy up in Greenville, NY. We photographed interior design extraordinaire, Megan Pflug’s Woodhouse Lodge room by room and with DIY tips to give you a peek into the lodge and how Megan pulled off this amazing project. I LOVED working with Megan! We had a lot of fun and she was super easy to collaborate with, here’s to hoping there are many more collabs in the future!
Take a peek at the story here.
