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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
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| Photography: Mikkel Vang, Styling: Studio Marcus Hay, Inc |
As in most photo shoots, there
are many shots that just can’t fit onto the pages of a catalog or magazine.
When Studio Marcus Hay, Inc joined Williams Sonoma in Fishkill Farm for Open Kitchen we shot for
3 days solid and straight days, come rain or shine. We even spent the
first day shooting product shots under the only outdoor covered area, which was
the verandah leading off the farm store during heavy rain, needless to say we
all returned to the hotel that night fulfilled but a little damper.
The great thing about being
on an outdoor photo shoot is that it is always an adventure and while you work
hard often creating environments in the middle of nowhere, you always have
mother nature to help you along as a backdrop, but as we all know mother nature
is unpredictable and at times a little wild so you do have to be sensible and
at times deal with unruly situations. I can only imagine what it is like
working on a farm, dealing with these elements, your day determined by the
weather as a start.
Dodging sunburn, ticks and
other critters is part and parcel and stylists that turn up in high heals
looking for the glam world of photography ain't going to cut it on a farm and
let me tell you I have had some of those Assistants in my day but thankfully I
had a great robustly enthusiastic team, a big shout out to Quin, Andrea and
Jill for being such troopers.
I grew up in the city but I
would occasionally visit my second cousin’s farm in rural Australia and I often
laugh at the memory of the wispy fringed blond kid in my Blondie T-Shirt being
whisked around on the back of a motorbike over acres of muddy property clinging
to the back of one my much tougher third cousin’s waist (who indecently were
all from a family of girls) for dear life. I was scared to death but I still kind
of loved it. For a city fellow, the farm still brings out an inner delight but
I have to say a hot shower at the end of the day is what I crave for most of
the day.
Thanks again to Fishkill Farm for being so accommodating and Thanks again to
Williams Sonoma for the opportunity.
The Fishkill Farm story was photographed by the uber talented Mikkel Vang, Food Stylist Alison Attenborough also wove her magic, Also check out the video for the project we shot and extra pics including all the guests from the farm here at the Williams Sonoma Taste blog.
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