50th anniversary

50 years is certainly something to celebrate. On press today.

fast cars and printing

ummmm sports cars and printing two of my favorite things.

three potato four

these folks do charm like no one else. I kinda am having crazy dreams about the cafeteria seating it might be a problem very soon.

love of ampersands

I love ampersands so much I gave them their own board. contemplated a tattoo a few months ago, I think I'm too chicken. Maybe when I'm 50 and I know for sure I still love them.

Brooklyn Bride and Groom

Just getting around to photographing some invites. This one is from a June bride and groom from Brooklyn. Black and white with chevron theme.

oh those black envelopes are not my friend with the camera.

Mix Tape

Johnny Was Mix 1 from richiedesigns on 8tracks Radio.

I've been doing a bit of writing for a groovy clothing line called Johnny Was. We've started making mixed tapes so this is an experiment for them - but pretty fun I might say.

1. Baby, I love You - Aretha Franklin
2. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
3. Tequila Sunrise - Eagles
4. Mambo Sun - T.Rex
5. 1963 - Rachael Yamagata
6. La Cienega Just Smiled - Ryan Adams
7. Place To Be - Nick Drake
8. A Strange Arrangement - Mayer Hawthorne
9. Last Good Day of the Year - Cousteau

Oré Originals

like with any job somedays are more fun than others. I just wrapped up a shoot for my client Oré Originals. This was our last shot [photographer Eric Hameister is up, literally in the rafters to get overhead] with crew, talent and many a food prop already snarfed before the last click of the day. The most fun [and exhausting] of weeks! It's moments like these that I cherish my work.

see more behind the scenes stuff over on Instagram

HOPE - VOTE

Source: gracefully-cheap.tumblr.com via Richele on Pinterest

I hope you get out and rock the vote today.

Finger Jello

I'm elbow deep in Jello right now. Kids catalog shoot this week. Have you ever had Finger Jello? You can pack it in a lunch box it doesn't melt. 1970's trickery I tell you! My mom use to make this for us when we were little so I called her and got the recipe.

3 - 3 OZ packs of jello whatever flavor
4 - individual packets of Knox unflavored gelatin.
4 - cups of water

I particularly wanted to make it into Mega Block Lego Shapes [top image]...but it didn't go so well. Even spraying them with PAM I had to wedge them out with a skewer. But silicone ice cube trays from ikea worked like a charm [and really are a better size for eating] I also sprayed the trays with PAM to get them out.

Voliá mini fish and star Jello shapes. The flower tray is especially cute and the perfect button of Jello.

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