We had a fun winter shooting with Hannaford. We even got the special treat of working with Kevin Miller a few times since they were doing a bunch of video of our still shoots and then Carolyn Bowes had her baby a few weeks early! Congratulations to Carolyn and her baby girl Grayling! We're looking forward to shooting with her when she gets back.

Our spring sandwich shoot

Catrine worked very hard that day

and so while Carolyn and I worked...

Catrine and Mike played (they're playing badminton!)

The final spread

Moving on to soups

So serious, what am I thinking about?... I look like I'm mad at the food

Catrine on the other hand...

Coffee, bean juice, black gold, morning thunder, brain juice, the elixer of life, what would we (I) do without it?

I just love playing with the light in my studio as it moves and since Hannaford likes using just natural light I get to do it all day long

Kevin and his adorable (and extremely well behaved) daughter

Emily, she's always smiling

It's infectious....

One of my favorite covers that we shot

Last time I checked it was December. At least according to my blog schedule. Just never seemed to be able to get around to it, but then that's simply an excuse.

Back in January, I had the privilege to be featured on Channel 5's Chronicle program. They covered me shooting for Stop & Shop in the studio as well as on location in The Met Club in Back Bay. It was a little strange to see myself on TV but also a really nice acknowledgment.

Here are some production stills of the shoots as well as a link to the actual program.

Jen Costello styling the roast!

The fabulous Verne Cordova styling our set

I post these pics and wonder what I was saying... the body language here reminds me of my dad. Jenna's expression tells me I must have been talking like him too :)

Jen has now moved on to Austin TX to open a restaurant. We will miss her!!!

A little weird to be on the other side of the camera

and here is the link to the segment that aired:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/video/26439058/detail.html

Or it least it was.. back in October. That's when we were shooting Holiday stuff. sometimes it's even earlier but this year seemed to be concentrated in October. Here's a look at our shoot for BJ's.

You start with a layout

Add in a few props...

Mix in some coffee and a few laughs

Throw in some food styled by Maria Del Mar Sacasa

This is why you should never photograph someone chewing...

Meanwhile across the studio not a creature is stirring except Sara who is busy styling the gift guide cover

Which is where we moved to after lunch

a little Christmas morning light

and we're good to go

Happy Holidays everyone!

I blogged about our trip back in August to NYC to photograph Mario and here is the final ad.

It was an interesting shoot because we had no food for the shot with Mario. So we had to make notes everything we did from angles to lighting and then shoot it later back in the studio. I wanted to make sure the food was lit well but also looked like it was part of the same scene where we shot Mario. BJ's put together the final image.

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It's getting there... we are almost finished!

Because of our home improvement saga (our contractor has disappeared) and so many others that I've been told about, I took another look at how I run my business in comparison. The two most important things I demand to run my business are integrity and efficiency. I drill that home to my staff so much they think I'm a nut case. I have never gone over on an estimate, ever, and I never will. If I tell you I can do it for that I will. Then I set out not only to make sure that happens but to make sure everyone on my staff ,the clients, and all our support crew are getting what they need and having a good time in the process. I only hire people that are organized and efficient which ensures that every production is smooth thus allowing room for creativity rather than worry. Finally, I make sure everyone knows the number one priority is to make sure our clients are taken care of. It's what I pride myself on it and it's one reason my clients keep coming back.

So now I'm the GC and I'm running this project like I would my business. In the last 2 weeks I hired a carpenter, electrician, plumber, roofer and painter. I got the garage floor poured, the house sealed up, the fireplace finished, the kitchen counters installed, the trim work finished, hired a tile person, the garage is getting insulated and sheet rocked as we speak and the doors installed next week. We should be living in the new space next month.

All the subs are terrific and every day there is a ton of progress. Best of all, come December we will be able to shoot in a brand new location with absolutely gorgeous light... my new kitchen.

Dave Nyren did our stonework. Terrific guy and gorgeous work!

Walter Lane did our cabinets. Another good guy who we were really pleased with!

Selva Stone made our granite counters we picked the slab and he installed them 4 days later.

I called Dan White about my floors and he was pouring them the following day.

This is Howard Peer and his crew... we love them!

You cant imagine how happy it made us just to see switches instead of wires.

Oh yeah, I got the grass re-seeded too...