Simi Valley Hospital

Wow, I haven't blogged in quite a while. I have been very busy traveling up to Sequoia and teaching a class to 63 women on 'How to Take Better Pictures'. So I will try and catch-up as quick as possible. Anyway a few weeks ago I did a job for Simi Valley Hospital and Jeff Gordon over at Brightwise. Here is the finished product.

Cookware

Over the last couple of weeks I have been working two and three days down at Mike Chan Design photographing a wide variety of cookware from Keilen Llt. They distribute a wide variety of pots , pans and utensils under several brand names including Italian Villa, Mexican Fiesta and Joyce Chen.

The process of creating a cover shot for some of the cookware was challenging. Mike would prepare the food in a makeshift kitchen in a corner of his office while I set up the background and atmosphere which consisted of food items themed around the product.

Photo 1 shows some of the hundreds of items photographed either for a product cover or catalog.

Photo 2 shows a finished shot with artwork as is would appear on the store shelf.

Photo 3 shows the finished shot of the fajita platter.

Photo 4 is the setup with a steel pan as the place holder. The background are vinyl floor tiles.

Photo 5 show Mike preparing food for the fajita platter.

Debbi Clark

Congratulations to Debbi Clark the Rancho Simi Recreation and Park District's Employee of the Year. Debbi met her husband John while they both attended Simi Valley High School.

Peltenon Family

Check out the most recent Peltenon family portrait. There are now 32 people.

Burbank Water and Power

Tuesday afternoon I headed off to Burbank to take some employee photographs at the Burbank Department of Water and Power for their annual report. Here are a couple I liked.

Julia Diamond

On Tuesday morning I met with Julia Diamond out at one of her recent installations in a beautiful home in the Santa Rosa Valley.Here are some of my favorites.

AFP Luncheon

Last Wednesday I photographed the annual Association of Fundraising Professionals luncheon high atop the Crown Plaza Hotel in Ventura. The Master of Ceremonies was Lance Orozco from KCLU Radio. . It was especially significant since my wife Becca Merrell was an honoree.