On Location in the British West Indies
Posted by jess | Filed under Commercial, Misc, Travel
I personally can’t think of a better place to be in December than the Caribbean! Here with Erin Hulbert, coffee aficionado and expert on all things espresso (check out her website Finding The Grind) taking photos of the new Brasserie Market on Grand Cayman (photos coming soon - stay tuned) . Here’s a sneak peek video of some of the very hard at work new baristas :
An Espresso Tutorial from Jessie Redstone on Vimeo.
Tags: Espresso, Finding the Grind, Grand Cayman
Tricycle Winery
Posted by jess | Filed under Commercial, Travel
Check out some photos from the first Day of Crush in Napa! Alex Beloz of Tricycle Winery gave us a tour of their facility and a barrel tasting.
Tags: Wine
Top Prize at the Travel Photographer’s Conference!
Posted by cass | Filed under Fine Art, Travel
Last week Jessie attended the annual Book Passage Travel Writer’s and Photographer’s Conference in Marin, CA taking top prize in the Photography competition! Judging was done on a selection of three photographs submitted by each participant. Here are Jessie’s winning shots :
Tags: Travel
Oahu Holiday
Posted by jess | Filed under Travel
I had no idea Oahu had so much to offer! What a fun place to spend the Holiday - we went snorkeling at Hanama Bay, took surfing lessons at the Hans Hedemann Surf School with my little brother, watched the O’Neil World Cup Surfing Championship on the North Shore, and spent countless hours basking in the sunshine.
Pro Surfer at the World Cup on the North Shore
Surf Contest Crowd
Brand New Surfers - We call ourselves "Team Baby Wave"
At Turtle Bay
Turtle Beach
Tags: Hawaii
Brooklyn, Manhattan & The Berkshires….
Posted by jess | Filed under Misc, Travel
Just back in town from a quick getaway to the East Coast - we had a great shoot with Anna Bergman, went to some inspiring museums, ate great food and got to visit with firends. Along with some fun snaps from our trip I’m including some advice for anyone heading out that way.
Restaurants :
Westville in Manhattan’s West Village serves affordable, fantastic food in a cozy, hidden little spot. Try a selection of their “market sides” 4 for $13 - we had sweet potato fries, brusel sprouts in a honey dijon sauce, braised kale, and roasted beats with goat cheese. Pair it with a Malbec and you’ve got your own slice of foodie heaven!
Cafe Moto in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn is a super hidden spot (no sign out front, just the address) tucked under the J train. It was established in 1938 and still has that historic feel to it (complete with missing heat - wear something warm if dining in fall or winter). We sampled the “fonduta” and steamed mussels (both great) but the real winner of the night was the date cake - don’t leave without trying it!
Old Inn on the Green in the village of New Marlborough (up in the Berkshires of Massachusetts). If you’re in the area (likely for the amazing foliage in fall) this is a dining experience not to miss. This is your splurge night - and well worth it! We had the risotto and the sword fish (amongst a host of other small bites the chef sent out to our table) and it was all phenomenal!
Museums :
Be sure not to miss MASS MoCA if you are up in the Berkshires. It’s a beautiful drive from Great Barrington up to North Adams and the museum is an amazing space. One of the current installation exhibits, by Jenny Holzer, was our favorite.
If sticking to Manhattan I would highly recommend a trip to MoMA. There’s an interesting exhibit on the history of the photographic printing process, plus a sculpture exhibit of Picasso’s work and a newly opening exhibit of Joan Miro’s paintings.
Specialty Spots :
The Boom Boom Beauty Bar for all your waxing, beauty and pampering needs. Joe for coffee even Seattleites will approve of, and Baby Cakes for vegan cupcakes.
OK - and now for some photos!
MASS MoCA
Installation exhibit by artist Jenny Holzer
Manhattan street scenes
San Francisco & Fitness 19
Posted by cass | Filed under Commercial, Travel
We just got back from a Commercial shoot in San Francisco. We were hired by Eben Design here in Seattle to photograph Fitness 19 - a fitness company with over 100 different locations across the Nation - down in the Bay Area. They were wanting to update their website using real people who actually work out at their gyms.
Here are some images from the shoot!
Maui Wedding
Posted by cass | Filed under Travel, Wedding
It’s moments like these where it is so easy to love this job! We had the pleasure of photographing a fun couple on their wedding day in Maui. We started out with at the Grand Wailea and then on to their ceremony on the beach.
Here are some photos :
Our couple at the Grand Wailea
Reflected in the pond
Mendoza (Argentina); Wine Country & Marita Lavosier
Posted by cass | Filed under Fine Art, Misc, Portrait, Travel
Heres’ a cool story - we met an incredibly interesting woman who reminded us a bit of Georgia O’Keefe. Here name is Marita Lavosier and she’s an artist who is quite famous in that part of Argentina. We first noticed her work at a the little artist hotel we stayed at, Parador Del Angel. After seeing her paintings all over the valley, at Bodega Salentein and Zuccardi we finally, on our last day, asked the owner of our little boutique hotel about her. It turned out that Marita is his mother in law and we got a private tour of her studio. Long story short we did a photo shoot of her and her work that afternoon and got to keep one of our favorite pieces. An interesting shoot with my minimal Spanish skills and Marita’s minimal English. Here is some of the shoot…
Marita
Here are some more pics from the Mendoza area :
Mendoza Plates
Autumn Vineyard
Rancher
Football Field
Tags: Add new tag, Argentina, Mendoza
Argentina
Posted by cass | Filed under Fine Art, Travel
We took our first trip to South America this year! We visited Argentina and took a quick peek at Uruguay. We stayed in Buenos Aires mostly, renting a great studio apartment from ByT Argentina in Palermo Viejo (a fun, hip section of the city) and visited Mendoza (the Napa Valley of Argentina).
Here are some pictures from the first leg of our trip.
Buenos Aires near San Telmo
Buenos Aires, San Telmo flea market
Buenos Aires, San Telmo barrio
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Tango at Confiteria Ideal
Buenos Aires
Tags: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Travel
