National Turkey Day

Just don’t try this at home- especially my home. Did I mention how good the deep fried turkey was? And only 40 minutes from salmonella to carving board!

Red, white and male

I don’t like to go on about politics, so I will just say no matter whom you voted for, America has taken a huge step forward in electing a black man as it’s President.

Can a woman be far behind?

And can we even look forward to the day when we can stop prefacing the term President with an adjective?

Shake 'n' break

Just got a copy of the December 2008 Consumer Reports, which features two images from a shoot I did there earlier this year. CR is a truly great place to shoot- a cross between Dr. Emmett Brown’s laboratory and the back room at Costco. A wild place to see and be able to hang out & create fun images.











Photos by Andrea Patton









I can’t wait to get back in there and see more things get baked, watered, bent, crushed, stained, scraped, pulled, pushed, burned, smashed, tortured and destroyed.

And they have a good cafeteria as well ;).

In memoriam

It is not often I post sad news, but I must mention the passing of my friend, photographer, fellow APA|NY board and longtime Success Team member Susan San Giovanni, on October 9, 2008 after a long illness.

Her sometimes sardonic wit, calm demeanor and ability to cut to the quick of things will be missed by all of us here in NY, and especially those of us who worked with her. She was never afraid to tell you what she thought of things, and her can do spirit & courage made her a valued member of the NY photo community.

I would post a link to her site to celebrate her work, but unfortunately, her domain lapsed while she was ill, her site is no longer accessible. She did beautiful environmental portraits for corporate, not for profit and music clients- hopefully, someone will be able to post a gallery of some of her best pictures at some point.

Be at peace, Susan. We miss you.

New at Workbook

Just a quick mention to take a peek at the new Workbook online portal. I have reworked my galleries, arranging them loosely by category, and added a whole new gallery just of images from SHE"S OUT THERE!

Amazon amazing

The truth can now be told- my book project, “SHE’S OUT THERE! The Next Generation of Presidential Candidates” not only has a publisher- LifeTime Media, but a pub date of April 2009. So you will only have to wait six more months to get your hands on it.







You can go to Amazon and preorder it to avoid the April 15 rush (and don’t worry, the real book will actually have a cover with my photo on ;).

If you can’t wait to see some more shots, you can look here.

Son of

I finally managed to score a reservation at Ko, albeit on a federal holiday, but hey, I still got to eat, right?

So what was it like? Was it worth the time & effort to gain admittance to the temple? Of course it was…although with this big a buildup, even a Bacchanalian feast would be a let down. Okay, cut to the chase, what did I have?

Among other more pedestrian ingredients, ther was bacon dashi, duck breast, pickled strawberries, pepperonchini broth, corn raviolis with chorizo, Riesling glacis, buttermilk & white miso sauce with poppies, and if I understood correctly, an English muffin toped with whipped pork fat.

It was such a swirl of ingredients, tastes, textures, presentations, not to mention a paired wine, beer and sake, that without taking notes, it is hard to know what was real, and what was an illusion (cue the Moody Blues). I guess I should have taken notes, taken pictures, stayed sober…but I didn’t, so you will just have to take my word, use you imagination, or just get clicking at 10:00:00 AM every morning for a few months to see for yourself.

And I am thinking maybe I should start again & get a jump on that holiday rush…..