Friday, October 1, 2010

Spro Cafe

Jay Caragay, owner of Spro Cafe in Baltimore's Hampden neighborhood, for Baltimore Magazine (October 2010 issue):




Above is my favorite image from the shoot.  I loved the light and the layering of the reflection in the window.  The image was going to appear fairly small in the magazine though, so it wouldn't have translated in print very well.  Here's the shot they ended up using:


Jay Caragay in front of his coffee shop, Spro.

Although I didn't try any coffee while I was there, I'm looking forward to going back and getting a cup.  Apparently, they list five to eight varieties beans and brew using one one of seven methods.  According to the article (by Martha Thomas), the "baristas receive more than 100 hours of training".  The prices range from $2 a cup, for your basic variety, and all the way up to $13 for special blends.  I'm thinking of saving the $13 special blend for one of those particularly rough mornings....

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