A beautiful thing happens when businesses connect and grow.  Thanks to Jeff, owner of the Heights Cafe in Huber Heights (where I did my very first showing of artwork, and where I also love to enjoy a wonderful weekend breakfast), he put me in contact with another budding business owner, Randy, of Spicey Rooster BBQ Company, who was in need of a photographer to help him build his website.  Randy specializes in making sauces from locally grown ghost peppers…and his sauces are amazing, I use them myself.  And hopefully once his website is up and running, I (and you) can start purchasing them online.  Or maybe you'll see them in stores, who knows?  Anyway, here's a sample of what I was able to do for him...

I learned that with taking photos of products, how you set up your additional lighting is absolutely critical.  Managing the reflections and positions of the lights can make a big difference.  I spent a lot of time playing with my soft boxes and working in Adobe Photoshop CS5 to clean things up.  Needless to say, my "Photoshop" skills were definitely in full swing on this project.  So…if you or anyone you know are in need of product photos…give me a shout!