i like the clever opening page layout to the Katsuya Food Review in Houston Modern Luxury | #editorial #tearsheet #houston #hml #food #philippe_starck (Taken with instagram)

a quiet glimpse into a designer’s creative process…

Cheryl Schulke at Stash Studios (FB) or Stash Co.

photography © 2012 debora smail

Kiran’s Shrimp & Scallop.

photography © 2012 debora smail

notes to my editor | disaster | sometimes you just can’t get the shot

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last night i was assigned to shoot a profile shot of a band for a print editorial assignment. all i needed was one decent shot.

it was a clusterf**k to say the least.

these photos represent a communication between myself & my editor in Chicago. sometimes you have to show a little with the telling.

not captured:

• sax player falling off chair during performance.
• sax player disguised as a Sasquatch Photo Bombing Ninja falling off chair.

My editor’s conclusion, “Every photographer needs good war stories to tell. For every amazing shoot…there has to be a proportionately bad one.”

Chef Jonathan Jones of Concepción plates his Scallops y Chorizo - Grilled scallops, nopales, citrus, mexican oregano, chorizo & chile manzano | 819 West Alabama Street | #iphone_editorial #foodphotography #soft_opening # montrose #houston (Taken with instagram)

jaume plensa sculpture ‘tolerance’ | inside out | buffalo bayou @ montrose blvd. & allen parkway #houston #jaumeplensa #art

photography © 2012 debora smail | realityphotography.net

tear sheets / uchi / houston

Oxheart in Texas Monthly.  (better than bills in my mailbox!)

Lovely hand thrown plate by local clay artisan Steve Campbell.
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He donates to Empty Bowls Houston benefiting Houston Food Bank.

Uchi’s Chef de Cuisine - Kaz Edwards

photography © 2012 debora smail | realityphotography.net

dining | uchi | fried milk - chocolate milk . toasted milk . iced milk sherbet.

photography © 2012 debora smail | realityphotography.net

i *highly* recommend. you must go! #sushi #food #montrose #houston (Taken with Instagram at Uchi)

uchi houston | hama chili - smoked baby yellowtail . ponzu . thai chili . orange supreme

photography © 2012 debora smail | realityphotography.net

oxheart | layered cake of heirloom carrots, hazelnuts and coriander.

photography © 2012 debora smail | realityphotography.net

La Fisheria & Aquiles Chavez gets 4 stars! Houston Magazine!

had a great evening shooting exteriors & interiors for @elgranmalotx - i love them! - if you haven’t gone, you’re missing out! Got plans tomorrow? Consider their new Sunday Brunch! #infusedTequila #yummyFood #greatAtmosphere #houston #ella (Taken with Instagram at El Gran Malo)