Taroko Pan-Pacific Bistro Restaurant Shoot

Yesterday I shot some photos for a hip restaurant here in Ashland Oregon, Taroko Pan-Pacific Bistro [official website] [Yelp link]. I’ll be back later this week to shoot some interior shots on a busy evening as well. I shot five dishes, each in a variety of setups. The venue is quite cool looking, with great art on the walls, polished cement floor, full bar in the back, and more. If you’re in town, be sure to stop by — the food is great!

The lighting was a balance of long exposures to capture the ambient light (as long as five seconds), and usually a single strobe (although for a few shots I used a second strobe for fill). The main light was shot through a 32” diffusion panel hovering just above the food for a nice, soft light.

Taroko Pan-Pacific Bistro Restaurant Shoot

Hong Kong Story in The Daily

I’m very excited to say that my story and photos on Hong Kong landed in The Daily this Saturday morning, in the new WKND Travel section. It’s always exciting to see your words and pictures in a major international publication!

Of course not every photo was published in the article, so here’s a larger collection of images to enjoy [open photo gallery].

And if you haven’t read the article itself yet, you can check that out here!

Read the Hong Kong story in The Daily

Lightning Storm over Ashland

I was on a job all day yesterday (those following on twitter or Instagram may have seen the cute little meals-to-be I was shooting) and on the way home, a huge lightning storm settled over Ashland for a while. I pulled off to shoot it, and once it moved away I climbed a hill to capture its retreat.

The technique used in these photos is a little bit of interesting trickery that I’ll hold onto for now. I’ll be doing a video2brain training as well as a webinar for Nik Software in the upcoming months, and I think I’ll show this then. It was one of those experiments gone right.

Hat Trick by Joseph Linaschke

Purple Rain by Joseph Linaschke

Edenvale Winery, Location Scouting

It’s an unbelievably nice day here in Ashland, so I went to a winery I’ve been wanting to location scout this morning. Plus, I’m trying out 500px as a place to post images.

Pear Blossoms by Joseph Linaschke

Old Car by Joseph Linaschke

Old Barn by Joseph Linaschke

Richard Don Simms, Banjo Player at the USO at DFW

Several years ago (2008 to be exact) on a layover in DFW (Dallas Fort Worth) I walked past the USO and out front a fellow by the name of Richard Don Simms was playing the Banjo. He plays nearly every Thursday afternoon there, so if you find yourself in DFW on a Thursday, be sure to look for him.

He called me completely out of the blue yesterday. Said he’d found my card, and just wanted to call and say “hi”. What a kind gentleman!

Click the montage below for a better view…

Richard Don Simms at the USO in DFW airport