Palmetto Portraits

Palmetto Portraits
Images by Contemporary SC Photographers

Last night was the opening of the Palmetto Portraits exhibit at The State Museum in Columbia, SC. There are 275 photographs by 24 South Carolina photographers on display. Most of the photographers were present, as well as many of our subjects.

I would like to thank The Medical University of SC, The State Museum, and the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art for the opportunity to be a part of this project.

The photographs will be on display until January 2011.

CIO Magazine

Client: CIO Magazine
Art Director: Terri Haas
Subject: George Muller, CIO, Imperial Sugar Company

The assignment was to produce an environmental portrait of George Muller, the CIO of Imperial Sugar Company. Art director Terri Haas wanted a portrait that captured the industrial environment.

Since the company had experienced a deadly accident several years ago, safety is their top priority. Consequently, there were many restrictions as to where we could shoot and what equipment we could use. My assistant, Jeff Smith, and I were required to wear fire retardant suits, hard hats, safety glasses and steel toed boots at all times.

After scouting the plant, we found a great location that would give us the feel that we wanted for the portrait. We shot the job with a Canon 5DII and a Horseman 8x10 camera with Portra 160NC 8x10 film.