The big reveal-The NEW Chris Hynes Photo Studio in Madison

Out with the old and in with the new! -Finally, photos of the new studio layout and the new fully renovated prep kitchen in our Madison, WI studio.  We have expanded, remodeled, renovated and created a separate company (across the hall!) to house all of the props and backgrounds that are so essential for all of our client's projects. 

 We have kept the cozy atmosphere and just brightened up the space. Oh, and did we mention we have vinyl, as in records, and a great turntable?  Resident DJ, Mark G., will spin some favorites for you the next time you are in -Dance Party anyone?

Phox Band in the Studio

The wonderfully talented & Midwest favorite band, Phox, stopped in the studio courtesy of our friends at Iristocracy to show off some new eyewear.  Phox will be on tour in Europe through the end of November and then will be on tour opening for The Head and the Heart upon their return.  

The Faces of Food Fight

We have had the pleasure of photographing Food Fight's various restaurants menus for some time now -Recently we were asked to begin photographing portraits of the chefs, managers and the other hardworking people who are the heart & soul behind all that delicious food. Here are a few of those final portraits combined next to some of the menu items from each restaurant. In order from top left, clockwise to bottom center:
 Michael Pruett, Exceutive Chef for Cento;  Jordan Bright, Assistant General Manager for  Cento &  Emily Perina, Maitre D'/Dining Room Manager for Cento .
 Tim Larsen, Executive Chef for The Coopers Tavern
 Jason Kierce, Executive Chef for Johnny Delmonico's
 John Jerabek, Executive Chef for Fresco

SERRV Summer Look Book

Fair trade clothing can be fun & fashionable.  Here's a quick look at the Summer Look Book we photographed for SERRV.

Thank you to our stylist, Kirsten Earley, hair & makeup artist, Vanexa Yang, & models from The Rock Agency. Art direction & styling Kirsten Earley & Chris Hynes

Josh Rossi's interview featuring yours truly!

I was thrilled to be interviewed by Josh Rossi this month for his popular pod cast, "Full Time Photographer".  I think it's the perfect title for his series because he is a commercial and advertising photographer himself and has found the time to interview other pros in the industry.  I have found myself checking back through the interviews he has done with a wide range of photographers to hear the inspirational stories. I hope the interview I did with him is inspiring to others:

http://fulltimephotographer.com/120-chris-hynes-how-to-get-your-name-out-in-unique-ways/

I encourage everyone who thinks they are ready to make the jump to a professional career in photography to check out Josh's podcast. The link above takes you to his home page and you can find the Full Time Photographer series available on iTunes.

Local Craft Beer cover shoot for Madison Magazine

Madison Magazine's May cover shoot featured three local craft beers:  Ale Asylum's, Nut Brown, Vintage Brewing Co.'s, Weiss Blau and Karben4's, Fantasy Factory.

We started with one tall single beer and decided to change it up by featuring three distinctly different flavors with great color & depth. Photographing a single beer with a perfect foamy head is challenging enough but now our food stylist, Jim Rude, had to work with 3 different types of beer simultaneously. Needless to say, Jim has a few special techniques just for this purpose and after a little experimentation we had our shot.  A few fried cheese curds later and the "local craft beer explosion" cover was complete.

Food Stylist Jim Rude with another of his special inventions.

Cento Restaurant

Cento is the newest restaurant endeavor from our client, Food Fight Restaurant Group.  Chef Michael Pruett along with Sommelier (and managing partner) Caitlin Suemnicht are bringing a special dining experience to downtown Madison.  Cento will combine Old World Italian traditions with modern techniques.

We spent the day with Chef Michael photographing (and sampling!) some of his new dishes. I hope everything we tried makes it on the final menu because I can't wait to try them again.

Cento is tentatively scheduled to open the end of June, 2014.  Alla Salute!