The Willamette Valley is painted with a green swath of farm and forested land, sitting between the Coast Range and the Cascades, making Oregon justifiably famous. In the last ten years, this cool and misty breadbasket of the Pacific Northwest has produced everything from Hazelnuts, Marionberries to award winning Pinot Noirs. Some people would argue the slow food movement got its start here in Oregon where farm to table is merely an hour or so drive away.
This inspired one of our Food Photographers, Michael Shay. He began working on a series of still photographs and short videos celebrating the “Bounty of Oregon” showcasing local ingredients in their raw glory and preparing a dish in a wonderful artistic yet scrumptious fashion for us to try and enjoy.
In cooperation with ace food stylist Carol Ladd, the wonderful fall gift of Oregon apples was featured. And they don't get any more local than this, having been plucked from Carol's tree.
The video was done as a collaborative effort between Michael Shay and one of Polara's other photographers, Jeremy Dunham. Jeremy had a keen eye for angles while helping with gaffing and editing the final piece you see. Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4xYGfYt5Iw
Like so much of the work at Polara (especially food photography) “the sum of the parts is greater...” as the saying goes. And the sum of these parts was a delicious apple tart, as much a feast for the eyes as for the stomach. Bon Appetite!
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