Dan Watkins

In Print // UPPERCASE Magazine

dantheman241 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:59:15 +0000

Late last year I was contacted by Canadian art & design magazine UPPERCASE to photograph local artist Lilla Rogers for their current issue. Lilla’s studio was a visual overload of bright poppy colors and all sorts of cool little details – I was immediately reminded of those I Spy books from when I was a kid. Exploring her workspace with the camera was a great treat, especially in contrast to the gloomy November day outside. A portrait outtake and detail shot of Lilla’s materials can be seen above, and the tear from the magazine is below.

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All Photos ©2012 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Promo Portraits // Andrew W.K.

dantheman241 — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:08:25 +0000

Last week I had the opportunity to do a brief portrait shoot with rocker and self-proclaimed ‘King of Partying’, Andrew W.K. before his sold-out Boston show. Andrew and his band are in the middle of an international tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of his iconic debut album, I Get Wet. Although he only had a short time available to shoot, Andrew definitely brought the party! A beer and some faux piñata smashing later, here’s what we came up with…

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All Photos ©2012 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Editorial // The Painted Burro

dantheman241 — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:06:51 +0000

I recently had the pleasure of photographing Somerville’s eagerly anticipated Painted Burro for Improper Bostonian. The Mexican restaurant comes from the same team behind nearby Posto, and the dishes taste as great as they look. Pictured above are the achiote-citrus Street Cart Chicken, fish tacos, and the Sierra Madre – an aromatic tequila cocktail with jalapeño and passionfruit. Kyle Wright’s piece from the magazine can be read here.

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All Content ©2012 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Editorial // Spring Style

dantheman241 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:07:41 +0000

It would appear the gorgeous weather this week has taken a cue from recent editorial shoots!
Given the abundance of sun and rising temperatures this week – as well as the official beginning of spring – I thought it would be appropriate to share a few tears of mine from the current Improper Bostonian. The first is an advertorial for CambridgeSide Galleria featuring items from many of the mall’s stores, and the second is a Style piece on light and lacy spring dresses.

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All Photos ©2012 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Editorial // Mare Oyster Bar

dantheman241 — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:14:40 +0000

For the current issue of Improper Bostonian Magazine I photographed the newly revamped Mare Oyster Bar in Boston’s North End. In addition to its impressive raw bar, Mare offers, hands down, the largest lobster roll I have ever seen! It’s hard to beat a whole lobster on fresh-baked brioche. If you’re interested in checking them out, I’d recommend going by while the weather is nice, as the dining room windows open up.

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All Photos ©2012 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Editorial // Clio & Uni

dantheman241 — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:28:29 +0000

For Improper Bostonian Magazine.

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All Photos ©2012 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Editorial // Moksa

dantheman241 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:25:00 +0000

Some dishes I photographed from the soon-to-be-open Moksa are running in the current issue of Improper Bostonian.
Chef Patricia Yeo’s dishes are always really pretty and they added a nice pop of color to a gray winter morning.
You can check out the written piece here.

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All Content ©2012 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Commercial Shoot // SkyZone Trampoline Park

dantheman241 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:44:34 +0000

Right before heading back home for the holidays I was contacted by the PR firm representing SkyZone Trampoline Park‘s newest location in Everett, MA. They were beginning to promote the newly opened space, and were eager to get some quality images of the facility. While I have shot at another SkyZone location in the past, the first shoot was much simpler: one setup to create a very particular portrait. This time, however, SkyZone required all sorts of photos – from interiors and staff portraits to action shots of flips, dodgeball and aerobics classes, among other things. Oh yeah – and a two day turnaround on the photos due to marketing deadlines!

Always one up for a challenge, I headed to Everett to shoot as much as we could in a four hour period. The shoot required bringing enough lighting into trampoline pits to stop motion but still blend well with the ambient light. It also required the flexibility of moving right from one setup to another – bouncing between completely different situations requiring different lighting and camera settings. (Pun intended.) As any photographer with sports or live music experience knows, a large part of shoots like this are just trying things again and again until you time things perfectly and get that one great shot. The people at SkyZone were super patient about doing things over and over until it worked.

Here are just a few of the many images we produced that evening. If you’re looking for something different to do sometime, check ‘em out!

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All Photos ©2011 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Taqueria El Amigo

dantheman241 — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:10:44 +0000

I recently ventured out to Waltham to photograph tacos de cabeza at Taqueria El Amigo for Improper Bostonian.
(Funny how the first issue of a new year is always health and fitness themed, yet the second is always bar food!)

A different shot is running in the current issue, but I wanted to share a few outtakes here, including a portrait of Jorge, the owner.
Liz Bomze’s full review of the tender beef cheek tacos can be seen in the current issue of Improper. My take: delicous.

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All Content ©2011 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.

Video // Tortilleria La Niña

dantheman241 — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:23:17 +0000

On a recent shoot at Tortilleria La Niña for Improper Bostonian Magazine, I decided to film some footage of the tortillas being produced in addition to making photos.
This video is a brief compilation of what I filmed. Photos from the shoot can be seen in the current issue of the magazine.

Music: ‘La Morena’ by Los Primos. http://theserenata.com

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All Content ©2011 Dan Watkins. May not be used without permission.