I worked photographing food with Roy Breiman when he was Chef at the Salish lodge and Spa. We have worked on a couple of food photography projects together. I was impressed with Roy's creative spirit with an imaginative dish named Hot Rocks. It has remained in my mind for years so I was keen to work with him on his new labor of love the Copperleaf Restaurant. Keeping with our creative synergy we kept it loose using a mixture of hot lights (photogenic minispots), strobes (Canon 580EX flash heads with the pocketwizard Flex TTI and TT5 remote system that uses the cameras TTL metering, amazing.) and the best of all lighting, the sun. To make it exciting with had a time limit to give it that game show feel. We started out with the Heirloom tomatoes tight and with the dining room location a mixture of hot lights, strobe and ambient light. A shaft of light came in through the windows onto the table so we used a mixture of daylight and the strobe to break the contrast slightly with the incredible Kodiak Island Halibut. Last we photographed the Scallops on location by the pond and used only direct sunlight. A very refreshing shoot as we had no rules and let our creativity flow. I was very impressed with Chef Mark Bodinet's recipes. Chef Mark's artwork with the pea vines on the scallops is representative of the sophistication of his creations. I samples the tomatoes and scallops, both extremely fresh with a signature depth of flavors with a distinctive beginning, middle and finish much like a fine wine. The Cedarbrook is an amazing Oasis of Hospitlity near the Seatac airport. Check out more cuisine images on the ResortHotelPhotographer website
