when big fish communications presents v.a. shiva for a wall street journal write-up, they need an image that stands out and communicates their story. for those of you in the dark, shiva is famous for inventing email as we know it. and this august 30th, email as we know it is celebrating it’s 30th birthday, according to US copyright issue. set your calendars to send a card or birthday greeting through… you guessed it… email.
a great piece of jewelry completes an outfit, and can be a token of many things, including admiration and longing. lauren harkness recently invested in her first big catalogue shoot with us in miami. we moved through setups of her new collections effortlessly thanks to the styling and savvy of rising star model-on-the-side kristin burnett. and for the record, shooting lauren’s work is almost as much fun as wearing it!
adding a little spice to valentine’s day was a cinch for the women that celebrated their sassy chic selves in a tandem shoot with allison evans. we brought in a makeup artist and stylist to add to the transformation. art is one of the best beauty treatments in the book – and becomes more valuable over time. and speaking of books, we are now offering press printed books to our portrait clients (of all sorts).
*note – images in this entry are from a range of subjects; identities are shielded to protect the innocent.
our studio shot the wbur gala in boston again this year, thanks to our friends at altieri events. tag team duo rob lorino and bethany krevat enjoyed capturing the luminaries they listen to in the studio, and matching faces to voices of some of our favorite npr personalities.
wayne geyer is a copywriter with a mission: to change the way visual thinkers communicate. in his ‘write more good’ workshop in dallas this fall, wayne helped creatives learn to write boring headlines, and then make them better, along with other valuable skills such as learning to solve communication first, then design. my one regret was that i missed day two, where i could have captured participants learning to distill any creative challenge to five words (or less). five is indeed my favorite number, but i had to catch a flight back to boston for an assignment. not to worry, we are working with wayne on our own boring headlines – stay tuned!
our studio simply swoons over callie curry (there, we said it; so shoot us) and we were thrilled when louis vuitton invited us to capture the artist’s work and conversation at an intimate gathering. “anthropocene extinction” is made of precisely handcut paper with trails of woven sculptural elements that lead to a 400lb bamboo structure in the ICA’s glass elevator shaft. and, it’s much more than that; to find out more about this delicate eco-system, please visit the exhibit weblink and scroll down for a video of her process.
“At once patriotic, grief-stricken, and hopeful, many of these terse, roadside expressions… are juxtaposed with incongruous commercial messages.” – The Boston Globe
a decade ago i was exploring digital photography out of a south end loft. one gorgeous september day, i was catching up on early morning emails, and my sister rang from brooklyn, saying “turn on the tv….” the rest is history, and my personal response involved a digital point-n-shoot, a lot of driving, and documenting countless marquis signs that struck a chord. ed broms composed an original piece for the online project, ‘god bless america: reading the signs’. this blog post is a small ode to a large event that shaped the way america stands, and what it stands for. god bless america, home to so many.
we love working with artists. so we’re extra-happy to be working with ilex flowers next year, who referred us to the lovely sarah and jack. sneak a peek at their engagement session, where we shared a short & sweetly affectionate sunset on a rooftop overlooking boston’s skyline over good wine and great conversation.
when kaye contacted the studio for a photoshoot, she said, and we quote: “I’m pretty sure my CD will be called ‘Wide Open Road’…so I’m going to need, at a bare minimum, a road. :)” we took her up on this, but her husband was the location scouting hero here; finding a little-used road in one of the ‘burbs near an old hospital of sorts. getting up before the crack of dawn isn’t exactly rock & roll but since kaye’s got a little country in her, we were up & at ‘em in the wee hours to catch the early morning mists. with styling by emily neill of ‘closet smarts’ book fame (yes, we shot that too), and a little coaching from makeup artist elizabeth moon, it was one of life’s simple pleasures to record this visual journey before the nine to five workday officially began.
this year we collaborated with actor’s shakespeare project around a unique intersection of drama, language, age, and youth at risk. ASP has a way of bringing shakespeare to the masses, including those who don’t have the freedom or mobility to attend a performance. we created a bare stage upon which simple props, words, and gestures brought personal dramas expressed in an unusual format. there were minimal rules: keep the players anonymous, use one prop, choose one word, and offer one gesture. and in the little downtime we had, the studio got involved, too – liz linder image courtesy rob lorino; rob lorino image courtesy liz linder.
