We spent Mother’s Day at Orange County Animal Services photographing a sweet bunch of dogs! They’re all available for adoption, so if you or anyone you know is looking for a new companion, go visit them at the adoption center. To see the other dogs, check out Pawsitive Shelter Photography.

Who doesn’t love a nice bowl (or cone) of ice cream? Personally I’m a huge fan, with mint chocolate chip being my favorite flavor. One thing about ice cream is it can be extremely challenging to photograph since it melts so quickly. I recently photographed a sherbet cone featured on the back cover of ZEST Digital Magazine. I thought it came out very nicely, but it had me wanting to experiment more with ice cream. When my wife Erika & I found a recipe for homemade ice cream, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity!

This is where I should make a confession. The homemade ice cream recipe was actually for fake ice cream. The cherry, banana, sprinkles, and waffle cone bowl you see in the above photo are all real. The ice cream is fake. The “whipped cream” is fake too, it’s actually cake icing.

So how does one go about making fake ice cream? All you need is cake frosting and powdered sugar. Put the cake frosting in a stand mixer and add the sugar until the consistency is almost like cookie dough. The results look pretty darn good. Best of all, you don’t have to worry about it melting! The only drawback is it doesn’t really taste very good.

Watermelon Drop

Watermelon Margarita

Watermelon Cosmo

Click here to see all the dogs Pawsitive Shelter Photography and I photographed this Sunday at Orange County Animal Services!

We spent Earth Day at Orange County Animal Services working with more than 20 dogs! Here are just a few of the beautiful, sweet dogs looking for new families.

If you would like to give any of these dogs a forever home, go visit them in person at Orange County Animal Services Pet Rescue and Adoption Center.

This weekend I spent time volunteering at Orange County Animal Services with a wonderful organization called Pawsitive Shelter Photography, an initiative started in October 2011 to help more animals find forever homes through quality photography.

Each week, Pawsitive Shelter Photography photographs dozens of shelter animals looking for new families to adopt them, and I’m proud to help with the efforts! These are just a few of the dogs currently looking for homes at OCAS. You can see a current list of adoptable dogs here, and you can keep up with Pawsitive Shelter Photography and all the adoptable animals on their Facebook page.

If you would like to give any of these dogs a forever home, go visit them in person at Orange County Animal Services Pet Rescue and Adoption Center.

Update 4/18/12: It seems like the handsome German Shepherd, Chief, will be going home with a new family soon!

I recently completed work on ZEST Digital Mag’s Spring 2012 Issue. We worked on several different layouts and projects this issue, but my favorite to shoot was by far was the feature on Classic Cocktails.

My goal was to create vibrant and stunning shots of these iconic mixed drinks. I really wanted the drinks to pop and come to life. In the end I was extremely happy with the shots, which you can see below.

You can see the rest of the photos in the Spring 2012 Issue.

This week I worked with Pet Rescue by Judy again. This time I photographed some of the cats in the Cat Play Room at their Sanford Adoption Center. Here are some of the images, enjoy them!

I recently shot for the Winter issue of ZEST Digital Magazine. My favorite item from the shoot was the Raspberry Whoopie Pies, which ended up being the cover shot. I’ve included a few of my other favorites as well.

This week I had the opportunity to work with Pet Rescue by Judy photographing some of their rescue animals. It was a unique experience and I am glad I could do my part in helping these loving animals find a new home. Above is an image of Lulu and Petey interacting. Below you’ll find images of Disney, Vincent, Whistler, Lulu, Brownie, Ziggy, and Andy.