One Year as a Freelance Photographer in the Books

Henri Hollis - Soup 1

This week marks one full year since I worked on my first assignment as a professional freelance photographer for the AJC. In February 2017, I visited several different restaurants for a cold weather soup roundup, and I was very nervous about getting photos that would be good enough for the paper. I was even more nervous because one of the restaurants included in the assignment was Pancho’s, the divey Mexican place with the huge sign that overlooks I-85. Continue reading “One Year as a Freelance Photographer in the Books”

Shooting Truffle Eugene: When the Ingredients Cost More than Your Camera

Henri Hollis - Truffle Eugene Menu Detail

Capturing an Ambitious Tasting Experience at Restaurant Eugene

A great pleasure of working with Restaurant Eugene as a photographer is witnessing the creativity and skill deployed so consistently in the kitchen. The full depth of those qualities was on display recently when Executive Chef Chris Edwards presented Truffle Eugene, an ambitious week-long menu featuring black Perigord and white Alba truffles. There was a tasting menu that involved seven courses, each jam-packed with both types of truffles. There were also several a la carte menu items featuring truffles, and truffles could be added to many dishes for a surcharge.  I had the opportunity to photograph the raw ingredients and the full tasting menu, which was spectacular. Continue reading “Shooting Truffle Eugene: When the Ingredients Cost More than Your Camera”

2017 in Review: Favorite Images of the Year

Henri Hollis - Bottle Shop

2017 – what a year of highs and lows. I got married, which is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. And even though I’ve changed jobs plenty of times, becoming my own boss was a huge leap; I’ve never been more excited or terrified about my career. Those major life events made up for plenty of stress and uncertainty in the past year, feelings that I know were pretty common across the country.

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Shooting the AJC Dining Guide

In case you hadn’t heard, I’m freelancing full time now. In an extremely unusual (for me) turn of fate, my timing happened to be perfect. As I stepped out on my own in late September, the AJC was planning its Fall Dining Guide, which has just now been published. I reached out to the editors to let them know that I would be much more available for photoshoots, and they had a TON of assignments to dole out for this Autumn 2017 edition of the AJC Dining Guide.

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