HALO Foundation - KC Bartenders Competition

I must admit I don't photograph many live events but I couldn't let this one get away. Ryan Maybee from JP Wine Bar invited me to participate in doing my charity work for the week and capture the fabulous 2007 Bartender Competition for KC to benefit the HALO Foundation. A great event and a wonderful experience; please have a flick through some of the moments from the show. Talking about charity; let's get together and buy the Uptown a "w" - way to ruin a great shot!



Credits:
HALO Foundation
Ryan Maybee

Nara Lifestyle - 360 Architecture

Following up from the original shoot 360 Architecture had us add to their photographic portfolio in time for the latest AIA award submission. The best part was that we got to work with some people this time! A big thanks to the folk at 360 and Nara for working with us to capture some fantastic images.



Credits:
Nara
360 Architecture
Design Ranch
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum and Neil DeKrey

Townsend Incorporated - Matt Sheperd Advertising and Design

I spent a fantastic week shooting a bunch of editorial work, unfortunately I can't reveal all those intimate details so here's a shoot from a couple of weeks ago that I never had the time to show off. It was another trip out with Matt Shepherd and the Wall St. space and we had a great time capturing the newly furnished conference room and coffee area.



Credits:
Townsend Incorporated
Matt Shepherd Advertising and Design
Art Director - Matt Shepherd

Nickelodeon Wal Mart Presentation - Kendal King

Great experience working with the wonderful folk at at Kendal King capturing some great photos of the incredible exhibit they had just finished for Nickelodeon to present to Wal-Mart. Great visuals and some superb technology.



Credits:
Wal-Mart
Nickelodeon
Kendal King
Art Director - Adam Herbig and Renee Brobst
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

KC Magazine, KC Homes & Gardens, KC Business and 435 South Magazine

Editorialtastic! Well, we got in a bunch of magazines this week and I'm very happy with how that turned out; as you can tell from the title of the post we ended up in KC Magazine with a great set of shoots on downtown Kansas City, a wonderful house by the gorgeous Sandra Joyce for Kansas City Homes & Gardens (in their spanking redesigned magazine), a great article on a really cool pharmaceutical firm named Proteon in Kansas City Business and then finally a luxury three million dollar home in 435 South Magazine. Not bad!









Credits:
KC Magazine
Kansas City Homes & Gardens
KC Business
435 South Magazine
Art Director - Andrea Darr, Erin Benda, Brooke Pearl, Katie Spearing and Kathy Boos among many great folk...
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

Argosy Casino Hotel and Spa - MMG Worldwide

This was a superb shoot; I got a chance to work with MMG Worldwide - a brilliant agency here in Kansas City. I also got a chance to work with Jennifer Jahde-Bedell and her team who are simply wonderful. We photographed a variety of the spaces of the Argosy Riverside complex; including the spa, the gaming floor and the restaurants.



Credits:
Argosy Casino Hotel and Spa
MMG Worldwide
Art Director - The Beautiful Jennifer Jahde-Bedell and her Wonderful Team
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

Ten - Fitch

Here's another great piece from the Fitch team in Phoenix. This is a great restaurant interior that Fitch brought to live. I adored the photo shoot and I hope you like the subtle elements that make for a fantastic restaurant to dine in.



Credits:
Fitch
Art Director - Brian Harvey
Assistant - Dylan Priest

Phoenix Offices - Fitch

A little slow on the old posting; but here come some great shoots. I got a fantastic chance to work with my old friend Brian Harvey at Fitch and photographed their lovely new Phoenix office interior; it is seriously incredible. The highlight is the killer double-decker bus that Brian obtained and restored as a very unique conference room.



Credits:
Fitch
Art Director - Brian Harvey
Assistant - Dylan Priest

Fish Construction NW

Just got back from a wonderful trip to sunny Portland to work with Fish Construction to capture some great home designs; really comfortable designs. I had a great time working with the whole team; thanks to Jeff, Patricia and Evan (Evan your secrets are safe with me...). Plus it was lovely to see that old friend Mr. Tim Ganey. Hope you like the images; I must admit I'm slowly getting over my vertigo with all these crane shots...



Credits:
Fish Construction NW

Nick Vedros Workshop - Digital Labrador

Ok, still playing catch-up! I had a great photo workshop with Nick Vedros last weekend and I got a few interesting shots in lovely Weston and up at the Heart of America Vintage Motorcycle Show.



Credits:
Nick Vedros
Digital Labrador

Seven - Green Tie Creative

Wow! I got a little behind on posting. Sorry for the delay and without further ado here is Seven Part Deux. We had a great photo shoot capturing the loft area and lifestyle elements of Seven on top of the architectural and food photographs from last month. Check out their website to see the photos in use.



Credits:
Seven
Green Tie Creative
Art Director - Timothy Tiegreen
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

Abdallah Shrine Rodeo - Tonganoxie, KS

This week it's another adventure in building the stock rustic lifestyle library with a trip to the Abdallah Shrine Rodeo in beautiful Tonganoxie, KS. It was a great night for photographing bull riding, bronco busting and tie down roping.



Credits:
Abdallah Shrine Rodeo
Abdallah Shrine

Townsend Incorporated - Matt Sheperd Advertising and Design

A lovely portrait shoot this week of Chet Clark over at Townsend Incorporated; these are the guys who created the Wall Street Tower condos in Kansas City and are working on the reserve building and are also about to start marketing their Omaha NE Wall Street Tower condos - hopefully we'll see a lot more photography from them!



Credits:
Townsend Incorporated
Matt Shepherd Advertising and Design
Art Director - Matt Shepherd

McDuffee Builders

I had a fantastic trip to beautiful Raleigh, North Carolina, this week to shoot some incredible home interiors and exteriors for McDuffee Builders. Curt, his wife Suzie and their sons Todd and Ryan were incredibly good fun to work with and I was delighted with the results.



Credits:
McDuffee Builders

Equine Photoshoot - Tim Hamill

I went to photograph Tim Hamill from Bernstein Rein's beautiful herd of horses today. They're out on a ranch in Lawrence, KS, and after a bit of searching with some very pleasant canine companions we stumbled upon them in a beautiful piece of pasture land. My favorite was the young foal who decided I was a scratching post. It was a fantastic shoot with some beautiful light, colors and textures and brought the joy of checking for ticks when I got home!



Credits:
Tim Hamill

Seven - Green Tie Creative

An absolutely incredible shoot of what is bound to be another excellent addition to Kansas City's downtown architecture drinking tour. We had a lovely food, cocktail and interior architecture photo shoot at the new bar Seven today.






Credits:
Seven
Green Tie Creative
Art Director - Timothy Tiegreen
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum, Anne Fisher

Nara - 360 Architecture

Okay, I have no idea what Robata Sushi is, but Casey (Nara) is really cool and Tracey Sterns (360) designs cool stuff. So I loved photographing this breathtaking interior in shiny metropolis of downtown KC; plus I am head over heels in love with the exterior signage shots. A little tilt-shift action there. The restrooms are the big surprise.



Credits:
Nara
360 Architecture
Design Ranch
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

Suzannah Fromm - Total Package Marketing

We got the chance to work with a fantastic new agency, Total Package Marketing and shot one the next world champion in amateur quarter horse showing, Suzannah Fromm, all in delightful Wichita, KS.



Credits:
Total Package Marketing
De La Torre Design Group
Art Director - Landon Fuhrman
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

How Design International 2007 Awards

Hot off the press! Willoughby won an environmental Merit award for their Feng graphics (captured by my photography).



Credits:
Willoughby Design Group
Art Director Feng: Zack Shubkagel
Assistant: Angela Needham

Wong Residence - Kansas City Homes & Gardens

This week we got a chance to work with Kansas City Homes & Gardens and photograph a beautiful interior located in Mission, KS. The design is a collaboration between Bill Poole at Driftworks and the owner Jean Paul Wong of Contract Furnishings; both with an eye for contemporary design. The result is two fantastic fireplaces and a wonderfully detailed finish. Here's an on-line version of the article.



Credits:
Contract Furnishings
Kansas City Homes & Gardens
Driftworks
Art Director - Andrea Darr

Schwartz Residence - Electronic House Magazine

A recently completed house in beautiful Elmhurst, Chicago. Gregg Schwartz of Trage created an interior laden with electronics that control a completely integrated audio and lighting system with some incredible details - check out the Chihuly chandeliar.



Credits:
Electronic House Magazine
Trage

GlobalShop 2007 - Exhibitor Magazine

Woohoo, Vegas! Another GlobalShop and more cool stuff. You're looking at Fleetwood, Ammuneal (love their stuff), Eventscape, Sparks, Journee, idX and ScentAir. All fantastic exhibits.



Credits:
GlobalShop
Exhibitor Magazine

Take Two – Helix Architecture

Take Two just moved into a beautiful video production facility located in downtown Kansas City. Designed by Helix Architecture, this was a great interior architectural photo shoot and I would definitely recommend checking them out at one of their social gatherings.



Credits:
Take Two
Helix Architecture + Design
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

Omni (Addy) Awards - I'm a Winner! (Still)

Alrighty then; known as the Addy awards outside of KC these are called the Omni's inside of KC - don't know why, I'm just there for the shiny stuff. This time we picked up one silver for the incredible Feng interior photo shoot - thanks Willoughby, one silver for the horse portraiture - thanks Cabbie, and a silver and a bronze for the Bigsby mailer - thanks Bigs.

The BEST part was seeing Willoughby pick up a Gold for the Feng photos in their custom brochure. Love to see the clients win.



Credits:
Willoughby Design Group
Art Director (Feng): Zack Shubkagel
Assistant: Angela Needham, Bigsby, Cabbie

Scion Exhibit - George P. Johnson

I just got done photographing the wonderful Chicago auto show and yet again George P. Johnson had the pick of the show with an incredible Scion Exhibit.



Credits:
Scion
George P. Johnson

AIGA Awards

Unfortunately I missed the awards ceremony but luckily my clients did not! Willoughby won a fantastic series of awards that included a coveted "Juror's Choice" for their Feng branding (featuring my photography), and an environmental award for their Feng graphics and their Westside Transit Oasis Bus Shelter (captured by my photography).



Credits:
Willoughby Design Group
El Dorado Architects
Art Director Feng: Zack Shubkagel
Art Director Oasis Bus Shelter: Nate Hardin
Assistant: Angela Needham and Melissa Dehner

Olathe House - Lore Magazine

Lore Magazine has us photograph another incredible house, this time in sunny Olathe, Kansas. The three million dollar house is a new build project and is likely to end up as a football player's mansion one day soon. Here's an on-line version of the article.



Credits:
Rockwood Falls Estates
Lore Magazine
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

Lawrence House - Lore Magazine

In addition to the Plaza images Lore Magazine has us photograph the interior and exterior of this wonderful house located in Lawrence, Kansas. An eclectic palace of incredible spaces, finishes and props galore, this is a photo shoot I absolutely treasure. Here's an on-line version of the article.



Credits:
Terre Wood
Lore Magazine
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum

Kansas City Country Club Plaza - Lore Magazine

I just got back from shooting the ever popular Kansas City Country Club Plaza in all it's illuminated winter finery. It's part of a spankingly new article on Kansas City by Lore Magazine - "Live's in Real Estate". If you haven't seen the Plaza in the winter they absolutely smother it in light bulbs and it's darn unique. Here's an on-line version of the article.



Credits:
Country Club Plaza
Lore Magazine

Jannes Library - BNIM Architects

A brand new year and a brand new shoot, courtesy of BNIM Architects. This incredible Library Extension at Kansas City Art Insitute is a beautiful blend of the original building and a wonderfully open stacks and reading area.



Credits:
Kansas City Art Institute
BNIM Architects
Assistant - Ryan Yoakum