Photos with Chef Aaron / by Johnny Michael

Here is some photography practice with my friend Aaron Licardo, Chef and founder of Licardo Hospitality — a food and hospitality company servicing Miami. He needed some photos for his business, I need some practice shooting humans… Perfect! We chose Brickell as the location because it’s our neighborhood and a pineapple prop to represent hospitality and a sense of approachability and fun. Plus, who doesn’t love a pineapple?

The cityscape made for a strong and empowering backdrop and our second location at his kitchen showed him in action. We lit stuff on fire and I snapped photos as he came alive, showing off his true passion. Watching him chop stuff, was like watching a fish swim!

I used my Canon EOS R with a Canon nifty-50 RF lens. Here are some favorites from the shoot: