In the course of working on the Tutto Ferro project, I photographed Sezmu Restaurant. It’s a newer establishment and I haven’t yet had the chance to sample their food. I will say that if their food is as good as the architecture of the restaurant, it will be amazing (and by all accounts that I’ve heard, it is). I was mainly concentrating on the bar and metal details, as these were the items that Tutto Ferro had produced. However, I did get a chance to photograph the exterior as well.The owners are very nice people and were quite helpful with arranging the shoot. Sezmu is on Mt. Rose street in Reno, just east of Arlington.
Last month I photographed the principals of ‘Champagne & Bacon,’ a Reno/Tahoe event production company. It was a fun shoot…nice folks, interesting location (the back of a downtown bar). The photos were for the cover story of this month’s Reno Passport magazine. Keep an eye out for it around town! Below is the cover shot.
Well, post-production is finally complete. A lot went into these images as far as colour correction and dodging/burning/HDR techniques. I had a very specific idea of how the final images would contrast the colour of the garments with that of the desert landscape, and the end result is quite close to what I envisioned. These are the group photos…individual model shots to follow. More images after the jump.
Always nice to see my work being put to use, especially by a rockin’ punk outfit like The Grannies.


The Reno News & Review, our local weekly paper, has a “Best Of” contest every year. Today, upon opening the paper, I was pleasantly surprised to see that I’ve received Best Filmmaker for the third year! Looks like I’d better get The Addict released soon…
Erica Tavormina, the talented fashion designer responsible for the Fort Churchill project from a few posts ago, keeps coming up with great material to photograph. We took this photo at about 5 AM in order to have the location to ourselves (it’s a public spot right near Virginia Street in Reno). Lit with the same portable strobes that I used at Churchill.
It’s been a while since my last update, but there has been plenty going on behind the scenes. I’ve been doing a considerable amount of architectural photography lately, and recently had the chance to photograph the joint creation of Jack Hawkins and Baron Hershberger. It’s an incredible place, made even more impressive by the synergy between the modern structure and the original 1940’s homes in the neighborhood.
I’ll be posting more material from this project as time permits. In addition, many of the photos will be featured in an upcoming issue of Reno Magazine.



