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The Anatomy of Ice Cream
Sarah and I work with Anthology Magazine to explore the Anatomy of Ice Cream.
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The Furniture Cart
We found a guy selling two factory furniture carts on Craigslist, so we bought them to refinish them and use them as tables.
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Early Days
Allen and Sarah dated long distance, communicating solely through email, for almost a year before they met face-to-face. During that time, they had gotten to know each other extremely personally, but were missing some pretty basic information: when Allen first saw Sarah his first thought was “Huh. You’re taller than I expected.” Through their digital courtship they found ways to share themselves with each other by way of some creative art projects.
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allenhemberger dot com
When Allen wanted to try showing his photography in the New Zealand Art Show, his application to the show involved building a new portfolio website for himself. With Sarah helping him with the design, he came up with an experimental site that not only showcases some of his favorite photos, but presents them in a colorful, interesting way that highlights his patterns and habits as a photographer.
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5 Years In New Zealand
We both lived in New Zealand for just over 5 years, working as visual effects artists at Weta Digital and trying to adventure around the country as much as possible while we weren’t working long hours on films like King Kong and Avatar. While living there, Allen birthed and nurtured his love for photography, spending much of his free time taking photos of people and places he encountered. He shares some of his favorites here.
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Eveo Summer Party 2010
Our first attempt at working as photographers for a corporate event was a lot of fun. Sarah’s particularly talented at shooting cool moments with kids; Allen had to periodically remind himself to take photos of things other than the food.
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Nola Belle
We hung out with Nola and her parents during their first few weeks as a family to take photos of them, and surprised them with a printed and bound album of the photos.
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The Alinea Project: Pork Belly
We recently finished shooting a short documentary-style video of the creation of a recipe from the Alinea cookbook: “Pork Belly, Pickled Vegetables, BBQ Sugar, Polenta”. Guys, it was seriously delicious.
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The Alinea Project
Allen’s been meticulously working his way through the Alinea cookbook, “Julie and Julia”-style (only way, way, way more slowly). Come read about how he started this project, what he’s learned so far, and how it’s changed his understanding of how we interact with food.
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The Anatomy Of A Cupcake
A birthday gift meant for our friend Lesleigh has turned into…something else. Read about how this print traveled the world completely inadvertently.
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