Field Notes
Notes from the work.
Case studies and process notes from brand, hospitality and portrait shoots around Detroit and northern Michigan. What the brief was, how it got shot, and what I’d do differently.
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Hospitality Photography for a Northern Michigan Cottage: Stillwater
Two days at a lakeside cottage in Omena, hired for creative, artistic frames and warmth, not another round of the usual rental interiors.
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Travel Photography and Brand Work: Provence and a Layover in Amsterdam
Most brands only get photographed when there is a deadline. What a few days in a Provence stone village and a quick Amsterdam layover taught me about light, restraint, and small scenes.
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Product Photography for a Coffee Roaster: Pops Coffee Company
How a small Michigan roaster gets product and lifestyle photos that still match years later, shot two ways on every release.
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Short-Term Rental Photography in Northern Michigan: Blackbirch Cabin
Most rental owners hire a real estate photographer, which is why so many cabin listings look identical. Three days at a Northern Michigan A-frame, and what a marketing set has to do that a listing set does not.
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Brand Photography for a Trades Business: AZ Overhaul
Most trades businesses market themselves with phone snapshots and stock photos of somebody else’s crew. Here’s what happens when a contractor gets photographed doing the actual work.