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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Mmmmm. Beer.

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I'm sure Homer Simpson would have thought he'd died and gone to heaven - if he'd only taken time out of his cartoon life to attend Deschutes Brewery's annual Fresh Hop Tasting in their beautiful Mountain Room.

Indeed, the beer flowed free and strong, and Homer would have been quite certainly delirious, trying to decide which to grab first: the Mt. Angel Fresh Hop Stock Ale or the Harvest Moon Fresh Hop Strong Pale Ale? Or maybe the Fairweather Fresh Hop Golden Ale?

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Incidentally, Deschutes Brewery hired me to shoot the event and venue that evening, so while I can provide visuals, Jon over at The Brew Site has a far more educated and ind-depth review of the affair than I'd ever be able to conjure up.

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Did I mention though that the desserts rocked too?

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Viticultural Gems

Fall is always a great time for some indoor shooting. Not restrained by weather or needing that perfect simmering sunset, I can stretch myself creatively - and I love those clients who pretty much give me free range.

Such as Volcano Vineyards. Not only are these guys great people and make kick-ass wine - they are also heaps of fun to work for cause they just throw their product at me, and say "go!". So I did. And got a bit playful and creative:

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Sophisticated satin and sparkling diamonds just somehow seemed to go well with these viticultural gems ...

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