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I love beer (photography).

Nicolle — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:37:09 +0000

The Fall issue of Beer West has finally hit the newsstands and I am really excited to share with you the assignments I had the opportunity to work on with art director Amy Johnson.

A couple weeks before the photo shoot Amy and I sat down to discuss possible cover concepts, as well as the front-of-book opener and the final full-page closer. All-in-all I was hired to shoot the cover, FOB and BOB, and a full-page product shot. Needless to say Amy and I really enjoy working with each other. She’s a very talented designer, and I’m always really pleased with her layout skills and concepts. We are currently in the process of a very exciting (and long-awaited) personal project collaboration- I will be handling the portraits/photography for the project, and Amy the layout, copy, and design. We hope to have this project ready for the world by the beginning of 2013- so get ready to be blown away!

For the food issue of Beer West we tossed around a number of cover ideas and both decided the packaged-meat “EAT” was easily the most fun option. We spent the whole day in studio with my good friend Brian Cannarozzi styling the food for all three shots.

Art Direction: Amy Johnson
Food Stylist: Brian Cannarozzi

The studio shot of Jon (James Staton) was a lot of fun for everyone- especially him because he got to munch down on a delicious Fir Burger (from the infamous Doug Fir restaurant in Portland) while the crew was working hard and being hungry. The final dessert shot had it’s immediate rewards, as we all had a chance to eat some of the meaty dessert as soon as we got the shot. Devon Chase, head-chef at Oven + Shaker (located in the Pearl District in downtown Portland) was kind enough to make a special dessert of baked berries and prosciutto, heating the berries in a wood-fired oven until they burst while simultaneously crisping the meat. She then tops the dish with house-made vanilla gelato and biscuits, and garnishes with fresh mint. Her goal is for people to eat this dish and leave loving savory desserts as much as she does. “When the dessert is fresh, it’s a mixture of temperature, texture, savory, and sweet” says the chef.

Thanks to the whole crew: Devon Chase, Brian Cannarozzi, Jon James Staton, Ashely Anderson, and Amy Johnson!

Filed under: Beer West, editorial, food, news, tear sheets Tagged: beer, Beer West, cover, editorial, feature story, food, food photography, published

More Published Work (that I totally meant to post earlier, but didn’t. oops!)

Nicolle — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:56:17 +0000

As the title states- I get busy and forgetful on occasion. Here’s a handful of published work from the past 4-5 months!

Shark Kitty in Space - Portland Mercury cover 9/2011

Director David Weismann for NEXT Magazine 9/2011

Fall Arts Preview for Portland Monthly 9/2011

PDX Approved for the Portland Mercury 7/2011

Mizu Desierto for Portland Monthly 6/2011

Portland Mercury / Pet Whisperer feature 11/2011

and finally, Chris Powell released a new book last month using one of my portraits for the cover!:

Chris Powell : Choose to Lose

Filed under: animals, celebrity, editorial, portrait, tear sheets Tagged: chris powell, cover, david weissman, editorial, feature, next magazine, Portland, portland mercury, Portland Monthly

The Portland Mercury Bike Issue

Nicolle — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:51:53 +0000

Earlier this month I was approached by the new AD at the Mercury to shoot the cover and feature for the Bike Issue. Having only been in town for two months I was very excited to produce a conceptual cover shot for a publication with such a large local following. It took us two shoot days and (luckily) a lot of sunshine, and we nailed it. After showing the editor a couple shots in-camera of publisher Rob Crocker on his mountain bike at the Eastbank Esplanade, the first words out of her mouth were, “That sh*t looks crazy!!”.

portland mercury bike issue :: rob crocker

I will take that as a compliment… not to mention the high-fives that ensued once we wrapped for the day.
The next day found us at two other eastside locations. First off– the cover shot!
Our cover model, Marissa Sullivan, is one of the lovely sales reps for the Merc, and she showed up on set ready to rock! She gave us so much energy and literally kicked the shoot’s ass.

We ended our adventure in SE Portland for our “Portland Gothic” shot.

portland gothic :: bike issue

Thanks again to everyone involved! We really made a winner of an issue! And special thanks to Art Director Suji Allen and Editor Sarah Mirk for making it all happen! Below are the digital tear sheets from the issue:

Filed under: editorial, humor, tear sheets Tagged: bikes, cover, editorial, feature story, Portland, portland mercury