http://granttaylorimages.com/blog Commercial and editorial photographer based in Western New York Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:27:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_596" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Fifth and Sixth-generation farmers! Ron Holter and his son."][/caption] In early August of 2009, I was sent by the Wegmans Advertising Department to Jefferson, Maryland to photograph for a day at Holterholm Farms, a supplier of milk for Organic Valley.  Established in 1889 by the great-great grandfather ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2010/06/30/holterholm-farms-for-menu-magazine/ [caption id="attachment_569" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The July, 2010 North American Whitetail cover. On newsstands NOW!"][/caption] It was back in early November of 2009 that for me, at least, the groundwork for this project began to form.  It was about that time that my friend, Garret Armstrong, of Elite Archery, shared with me ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2010/06/15/north-american-whitetail-cover/ [caption id="attachment_540" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Taylor Chace, for Boston Globe Magazine.  This is the image that the editor picked to run in the magazine's "Boston Uncommon" article on March 7, 2010."][/caption] As I write this post, Taylor Chace is still in Vancouver, British Columbia.  I would guess that he and his teammates ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2010/03/24/taylor-chace-for-boston-globe-magazine/ [caption id="attachment_510" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Lauren Tracy, filmmaker, in the Editor's pick. This is the image that ran in Boston Globe Magazine on November 01, 2009."][/caption] Every so often, a job will come along that is so very enjoyable, it makes me feel as though I'm getting away with something!  I ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2010/03/23/lauren-tracy-for-boston-gobe-magazine/ [caption id="attachment_438" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The Judge, new for 2010, in a matte black "Ninja" Edition. Extremely Slick!"][/caption] My New Year holiday weekend was capped off with the completion of photography for Elite Archery's 2010 Product Catalog.  I'm really excited to get my hands on the final printed piece, because the ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2010/01/04/test-elite-archerys-2010-bow-lineup-test/ [caption id="attachment_466" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="The "Holly Day Martini" and a few of her sparkling friends!"][/caption] In early September, our studio took the call from Wegmans to photograph two drink recipes that were developed to help Menu Magazine readers refresh themselves cheerfully throughout the holiday season!  The images would run in the ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2009/12/20/holiday-beverages/ [caption id="attachment_426" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Daniel Caruso, Sous Chef, in the Test Kitchen of Next Door Bar and Grill."][/caption] Last week, our schedule at Myers Creative Imaging exploded into a super busy and exciting week! One of our coolest projects from the past few days was again, for Wegmans, but this time, the ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2009/12/13/next-door-bar-and-grill/ From flowers to soldiers and back again!  The subjects we cover here at Myers Creative Imaging are extremely diverse!  I find there is an interesting rollercoaster of ruggedness and sensitivity that we experience during the course of our work week! I am creating this particular post on the evening of December ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2009/09/24/wegmans-holiday-floral/ [caption id="attachment_383" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Receiving UAV imagery from a concealed position."][/caption] 19 August, 2009. Location: Highly Classified.  However, it was HOT and full of sand.  There was no Starbucks here, if you know what I mean. Mission: Creating images to support the Harris 7800T, a ruggedized, handheld, encrypted communications system designed for hard-core ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2009/08/25/harris-corporation-7800t/ Back in the latter part of August, the call came from Wegmans for us to fulfill their need for some new photography that would help to illustrate their Floral Department's seasonal offerings.  The concept was to create a series of cohesive images, both of the arrangements and bouquets developed by ... http://granttaylorimages.com/blog/2009/08/21/wegmans-fall-floral-offerings/