Apologies for the lack of consistent updates. Lately I have been photographing for Beer Drinker's Society, an online presence promoting local and craft brews. They're a group of folks interviewing the communities of microbreweries, its people, news, and the stories behind the craft. I was fortunate to be brought onboard as a contributor through a good friend of mine, Ben Esely, who writes for them.
It's been a learning experience so far. I'm still left to my own devices when I'm photographing, so that part isn't any different, but the subject clearly is. I'm used to photographing weddings, bridals, and portraits. Environments I'm used to are floral, hold a lot of sunlight, and lots of white values.
When it came to brewery environments, I haven't accounted for boiling aromas, the constant cleaning around breweries, metal clanking from kegs, and the colorful beer cans and bottle layouts that accompany them. It sounds like the antithesis of what I normally shoot, but it's not. It's remarkable in its own way.
It's been a learning experience so far. I'm still left to my own devices when I'm photographing, so that part isn't any different, but the subject clearly is. I'm used to photographing weddings, bridals, and portraits. Environments I'm used to are floral, hold a lot of sunlight, and lots of white values.
When it came to brewery environments, I haven't accounted for boiling aromas, the constant cleaning around breweries, metal clanking from kegs, and the colorful beer cans and bottle layouts that accompany them. It sounds like the antithesis of what I normally shoot, but it's not. It's remarkable in its own way.
Brewers I've photographed so far include Peticolas, Lakewood, Community, Firestone Walker, Deep Ellum, Firewheel, Austin Beerworks, Black Star, Pinthouse Pizza Brewpub, and most recently Armadillo Ale Works.
Here's a small sample of recent work:
