I believe in sharing...
In Meghan’s role as a forager at PRINT, she acts as a liaison between the farm and the table, carefully selecting each vegetable. She works closely with all of the food and beverage purveyors and helps to connect the restaurant with the community.
I learned most of my photography skills by practicing, but also from the wisdom that so many photographers shared on the web that inspired me to start this blog. I believe that outstanding education should be free and accesible to everyone, and internet is a mayor player in this endeavor. From now on I will post my personal photographic experiences.
Let's start by talking about "Publications." When I came to New York I found a print magazine in my neighborhood, W42 ST, to show my work, that kept me working while connecting with the locals. This process is key and might take a while, from one to several years, depending on your social and marketing skills. Today I'm celebrating more than a year of publishing every month.
The woman in the pictures is Meghan Boledovich, a forager who works for Print restaurant in Hell's Kitchen NYC. Her job is to act as a liaison between the farm and the table, carefully selecting each vegetable to be prepared. I was so lucky to have her as my subject. My assignment was to capture a working day at the greenmarket at Union Square. That day the light was unique and my bouncer became my main tool thoroughout the session. I'm a speedlight photographer so I felt a little bit outside of my comfort zone working the way that I did with Meghan, but at the end I was happy with the results and the editors of the magazine too. The retouching was minimal. To identify good natural light is a skill that took me a few years by playing and experimenting. Moving light modifiers around the subject has been key in understanding light.
