This was a change for me!  I don’t make a habit of commercial work but every once in a while something comes up that I just cant resist  I’ve been commissioned to photograph a number of stunning antique porcelain mugs and tankards for a book on Chinese Export.  I can’t show off too many pending publication but here are two of my favorites – the art direction was fairly strict as they had to “match” the other items being photographed around the world for the book.

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this one was interesting – how do you show the amazing luminosity of an 18th century mug with varied thicknesses?

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