2009

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CARIBBEAN CUISINE: A CULINARY VOYAGE

By eppyphotog on June 9, 2009

For a photographer to collaborate with a chef on a cookbook is one the greatest joys one can have. To be in on the creative process and have influence on how and what appears in the book really is what makes the photography golden.

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Epstein Studios wins IACP People’s Choice Award for 2009

By eppyphotog on June 9, 2009

A photo that was created with food stylist Traci Zitzer for our portfolios was entered into the annual photo show for the International Association of Culinary Professionals. The hands belong to a famous baker in Phoenix. At the annual convention, this year in Denver, it was awarded the People’s Choice Award after being voted on [...]

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Champagne Bottle exploding with confetti

By eppyphotog on April 16, 2009

My client is importing these champagne bottle poppers. He wanted to capture the explosion of confetti as the air cartridge in the bottle is pierced when you twist the bottom of the bottle. It happens with a fairly violent explosion and considerable noise. It occurs so fast that you could not react fast enough to [...]

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MDA-Help Bail Me Out photo shoot

By eppyphotog on April 14, 2009

Many of you have already made a donation to the Muscular Dystrophy Association and I thank you very much. I am in 5th place at this point in online donations. Any help you can give will help bail me out of jail. Some of you would rather I stay in jail for a while. That’s [...]

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Splash! A behind the scenes look

By eppyphotog on April 14, 2009

One of the main things I want to do with my blog is give you, the viewer, a behind the scenes look of how I create some of the special effects, food, or other shoot I do in the studio or on location. This photo of the water splash was captured for a client who [...]

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Ken’s Radio interview with Rick Kidder of the Scottsdale Area Chamber of Commerce

By eppyphotog on April 8, 2009

I was interviewed by Rick Kidder, CEO of the Scottsdale Chamber for the Good Morning Scottsdale radio show on KXAM Independent 1310AM. Here is the link http://eppyphotog.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-15T14_41_33-08_00 . Rick made me very comfortable in front of the mic and we just had a conversation about photography and how I accomplish some of the projects i [...]

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Ken Epstein wins IACP 2009 People’s Choice Award

By eppyphotog on April 6, 2009

WOW! I am both excited and surprised. I created an image with Phoenix food stylist, Traci Zitzer, and a local baker to capture the feeling and emotion of an artisan bread baker as he works his dough. The baker arrived at the studio with a tub of dough, some flour and his hands. I spent [...]

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