Chatting With Sherri welcomes back multi-talented photographer; Ian L. Sitren!

Ian L Sitren is a multi-talented photographer. He creates amazing pictures of fast food, athletes, models, actors and aircraft! "As a little boy I used to build military aircraft models and hang them from the ceiling in my room. Now I get to photograph them and fly in historic and military airplanes from World War II and many others.”

Inspired by the controversy surrounding fast food photography, I decided to take matters into my own hands. Critics seemed intent on making fast food look unappealing by squashing burgers and manipulating the presentation. On the other hand, advertising images are meticulously staged and often unrealistic. I chose to photograph the food exactly as it comes out of the bag, against a simple black background, capturing its true form. To my surprise, the food actually looks quite appealing. I am now planning to create large-scale photographs for an exhibit, along with an accompanying photo book, offering what might be a historical perspective on fast food.

"Photo excursions started out a few years ago with me just looking for interesting shoot locations. Then a couple of my friends wanted to come along so they became road trips for the purpose of finding the odd and unusual. One of the guys in our group does paintings from his photographs and is now in galleries here in Southern California and Montana and has been in number of prestigious art shows. Another of our group has also been successful in art shows with his photographs, here and abroad. Art Patron Magazine last year did a story about our photo excursions."