Eggs Benny at Denny's

I was a get together recently amongst friends when we discovered one of my photos had influenced a friend's breakfast choice without him knowing it was my work!

From Roland: "Melissa and I were at a Denny's Restaurant in Vancouver one morning for breakfast. I was feeling a little greasy that morning, so upon opening the menu I was glad to come across a great photo of what struck me as a "healthy" benny, with it's juicy tomatoes, onions and chilis. It was the Salsa Sensation, and boy did it look like the ticket! I ordered it up along with a coffee and man was I satisfied!

"It wasn't until several weeks later, when we discussed Steve's recent food photography work that we realized that it was his work that had influenced my choice of breakfast that morning!"

Thanks Roland for letting me know that my photos do actually work!

Fresh Bowl Gastown

We had another great interior design photo shoot with the very talented Karin Bohne of Moeski Consulting Inc. Karin managed a great mix of modern and heritage with clean lined furniture against exposed original brick walls for this Fresh Bowl restaurant. If you haven't already watch this video to see how the renovation went. If you're ever in Gastown be sure to stop by check out the beautiful interior and delicious food!

Moon Residence by Fred T. Hollingsworth

Stunning example of West Coast Modern architecture by Fred T. Hollingsworth.

Shooting in Shangri-La

We were exceptionally lucky last week to photograph at Market by Jean G-Georges at The Shangri-La Hotel Vancouver. The patio is a stunning oasis in the middle of a hectic downtown!

Here's a behind the scenes shot of the models as they walked for the 100th time towards the entrance. So many great angles to shoot from, hopefully we'll be back to capture them all!

Go Big

As a photographer it's very satisfying to see your work in its final form on a website, or in print in a magazine. It's even cooler to see it when it's HUGE on a billboard! Here is an image I shot recently that has been on a few billboards around Vancouver.
It was a "must have" image for the client and it took a bit of effort. The only vantage point for the shot was from a dock in a private yacht club. And if you anything about photography, you know that moving docks and shooting long exposures at dusk don't mix! Shot at 1600 iso the image turned out better then I would have expected. Thanks technology!